Cross-Country & Nordic.
The Leaf Lake Ski Trails at km 53.8 of Highway 60 — immediately west of the East Gate at Whitney — are the headline classic-cross-country network reached through the township. The Old Railway Bike Trail corridor between Mew Lake and Rock Lake, along with frozen-lake routes off the Highway 60 access points, opens up backcountry-XC travel once cover sets.
The brief.
Reliable Canadian Shield snow cover holds the season together from mid-December through early March in most years. The Leaf Lake network sits inside the Park and a daily Park vehicle permit is required to access it.
The trailhead is a short drive west of Whitney through the East Gate at km 55.8. Backcountry-XC on the frozen lakes and the Old Railway Bike Trail corridor follows standard winter-travel discipline — open water risk on shoulder-season ice, no marked grooming on most off-network routes.
Black-fly and mosquito season pulls down summer trail use from late May through mid-June; the corridor is much quieter on early-shoulder ski days than it is on summer hiking days.
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Leaf Lake Ski Trails (km 53.8 Highway 60)
Classic-XC network immediately west of the East Gate inside the Park; the headline groomed network reached through the township.
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Old Railway Bike Trail corridor (winter use)
The Mew Lake–Rock Lake corridor opens up backcountry-XC travel once snow cover sets.
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Today's read.
Temperature (13.9°C) above the typical range and outside the typical season window.
