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33 Super Fun Outdoorsy Things To Do In Ottawa Before The Snow Falls

Winter is coming...

Since summer's still sticking around you may as well start checking off everything in the list of things to do before it snows. We all know once the snow hits the ground in Ottawa, it basically becomes hibernation season for most of us. 

From time to time in the winter we decide to brave the cold and do something, but once we head inside we automatically remember why we don't leave the house. Right now the weather isn't that bad, you can go outside for a whole day and come back in without any issues like wet socks or frozen fingers. It's time to take advantage of this fantastic round 2 of summer, here are 33 outdoorsy things you can do before the snow takes over!

Hikes 

Activities

Walking Paths

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Hikes: 

via @hikeaddicts

Lusk Caves Trail // Gatineau Park 

Distance: 12 km

Hemlock Bluff Trail // Algonquin Provincial Park

Distance: 3.5km (loop)

via @brittfitzp

King Mountain Trail // Gatineau Park 

Distance: 1.9km

via @jutamatketkaew

Mount Marcy // New York

Distance: 24km

via @finn.oswald

Wilson Carbide Ruins // Gatineau Park

Distance: 3km

via @martadaws

Centennial Ridges Trail // Algonquin Provincial Park

Distance: 10.4km (loop)

via @alexsully_

Luskville Falls Trail // Gatineau Park 

Distance: 4.5km

via @bdevison

Booth's Rock Trail // Algonquin Provincial Park 

Distance: 5.1km (loop)

via @emdaless

Pink Lake Trail // Gatineau Park 

Distance: 2.5km

via @paomich08

Lauriault Trail // Gatineau Park

Distance: 3km

via @jennavrbanac

Champlain Trail // Gatineau Park

Distance: 1.3 km

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Activities:

via @sarahggraham

Go pet some of your favourite animals at Parc Omega 

via @spacekydet

Rent a canoe or kayak on Dow's Lake or the Rideau Canal

via @_mymz_

Do something completely different and go horseback riding at Captiva Farms 

via @janessalarocque

Pick some delicious apples at Log Cabin Orchard

via @ekthers

Head to Arbraska Laflèche and be adventurous AF

via @anikaleung

Embrace the last bits of summer sun at Morrison's Quarry 

via @alysonvictoria

Take a swing at one of Ottawa's mini-putting courses 

via @claudiamercier

Pretend you're not in Ottawa and visit Princess Louise Falls

Head to Camp Fortune and attempt to finish their many arial trails

via @mi.mots

Enjoy having popsicles in the sun before winter hits at Playa Del Popsical 

via @reyeshanna

Go for a sunset boat ride before the river freezes with Capital Cruises

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Walking Paths:

via @mattjprich

Rideau Canal Pathway // Downtown Ottawa

via @karlthefuture

Wakefield Covered Bridge // Chemin du Vieux-Pont

via @eblaisem

Mer Bleue Bog // Ridge Road

via @stacieha

New Edinburgh Park // 193 Stanley Avenue

via @beccaferrero

Pine Grove Trail // Ottawa, ON

via @alex.hewko

Alexandra Bridge // Downtown Ottawa

via @lievgianni

ByWard Market // Downtown Ottawa

via @tequila_and_art

Stony Swamp // 4897 Old Richmond Road

Chapman Mills Conservation Area // 254 Winding Way

via @monica.bordin

Major's Hill Park // Mackenzie Ave

via @juliannemag

Sarsaparilla Trail // Ottawa, ON