Winter Activities in Silent Lake

saturday February 8

ActiveDays is excited to invite you to the Silent Lake winter edition.
Silent Lake is situated near the Kawartha Highlands and is known for its beautiful trails and lakes. Imagine frozen lakes, snowy trails trees, and glacial carved rocks! This will be an epic day full of winter activities.

If you stick with the group for the day you’ll have a mix of hiking with scenic views and good times. Additionally, you are welcome to enjoy cross-country skiing or snowshoeing. More than 34 km of cross-country trails where the terrain is rugged but ideal for family skiing.
You can explore Bonnie’s Pond Trail by snowshoeing, a 3 km loop past mature beech trees and a beaver pond, is converted into a snowshoe trail during the winter season. Additionally, a 5 km loop of the Yellow Ski Trail also permits snowshoeing.

Please note there are no lessons provided. Winter activities can be really fun! If you’re trying something new please do so at your own risk.

Snowshoe rentals are available from the park ($15/day)

Trail Difficulty: Easy - Moderate

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DAY SCHEDULE

8:00am - Pick up at 34 Asquith Ave, just north of the Yonge and Bloor Subway stop. We recommend getting there 15 minutes early to make sure you have enough time for the bus.

Stop at On Route for washrooms

11:00am - Arrive Silent Lake Provincial Park

11:00pm - 2:00pm - group hike led by your ActiveDays Trip Leader. Lunch break trailside

2:00pm - 4:00pm - Continue hiking or trek snowshoe/ski in small or large groups on the trail system

4:00pm - departure to Toronto

WHAT TO BRING?

Lunch! If you can, bring something warm- This helps a lot in staying warm on a cold day
Tea (optional but, again, a great way to keep warm)
Winter boots / Hat / Scarf / Mitts
Ice Cleats, Grippers or Spikes (mandatory)
Water (at least 1.5L)
Skis, Snowshoes (Snowshoe rentals are available out of the Park Office)
Medications
Weather appropriate clothing- Layer up!- wool is great as a middle layer as it helps wick water away from the body and keep you warm!
Camera
Whatever else you need to have fun on the trail :)

WHAT TO EXPECT WITH ACTIVEDAYS

To us, facilitating this event is about creating an environment that you can engage with in your own way. This is your experience and everyone has their own relationship with the outdoors and their bodies. We want to meet you where you are at — you can take part in the group activities OR choose your own adventure.

Active Days is also a community. This is an inclusive space to meet new people, share stories and have fun! To us, there is no better place to get to know someone than the outdoors. We all share a desire to get out, explore and move.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

What is there to do in the park while we’re not on the hike?

- Cross-country skiing: 34 km of cross-country trails. The terrain is rugged, but ideal for family skiing. All four connecting loops start and finish at the day use parking lot and are colour coded for easy recognition.
- Snowshoeing: a 3 km loop around Bonnie’s Pond. Additionally, a 5 km loop of the Yellow Ski Trail also permits snowshoeing.
- Other winter activities: make a snow fort.

What if there is no snow? Do you cancel buses because of the weather?

- There is a possibility that we will cancel a bus due to weather conditions that make visit to the park unsafe or not enjoyable due to trail closures. We generally make this decisions in consultation with park staff. In case of bus cancellation, we will offer an option of a full refund, or a rebooking to a different date, if available.

Are there places to get food?

- Park doesn`t sell any food so we highly recommend that you bring your own lunch, snacks and drink with you to be self sufficient.

Are equipment rentals included with the bus ticket?

- We do not include equipment rentals with tickets.

How much are rentals?

Snowshoe rentals are $15/day on a first come first served basis. The park has a great stock to make sure they do not run our of your size.

Can I bring my skis/snowshoe on the bus?

- Yes! Lots of room.

Are there bathrooms on board the bus?

- Yep!

All ActiveDays participants are required to sign a waiver. We will bring printed copies of the waiver to sign on the bus. You can find a digital copy of a sample waiver HERE

Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking part in this event you grant the event organisers full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes to help achieve the group’s aims. This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in their printed and online publicity, social media, press releases and funding applications. If you do not wish to be photographed please inform an event organiser.