Is the Ottawa Rideau Canal open for skating?
When open (weather permitting), the Rideau Canal Skateway is free and accessible 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Non-skaters can walk or shuffle along the edges of the Skateway (away from skaters), or on the pathways above the canal.
What is world’s largest skating rink?
the Rideau Canal Skateway
Entering its 49th year, the world’s largest naturally frozen skating rink, the Rideau Canal Skateway, winds its way through the heart of Ottawa over a total length of 7.8 kilometres, stretching from downtown to Dow’s Lake.
Where is the world’s largest ice skating rink?
Ottawa
Once the holidays are over, the winter fun has just begun in Canada’s capital city of Ottawa. January marks the opening of the Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa, winner of the 10Best Readers’ Choice title of Best Ice Skating Rinkand holder of the Guinness World Records title of Largest Naturally Frozen Ice Rink.
Will the Rideau Canal Open this year?
The Rideau Canal is open for navigation.
Is Rideau Canal skating open today?
When open, the Skateway is free and accessible 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
What is the longest skating rink in Canada?
The Rideau Canal Skateway
The Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is 7.8 km (4.8 miles) long and has a total maintained surface area of 165, 621 m² (1.782 million ft²), which is equivalent to 90 Olympic size skating rinks.
Where do you skate on the Rideau Canal?
There are three locations along the canal where you can rent skates; Rideau (Rideau St & Colonel By Dr), Fifth (Fifth Avenue & Queen Elizabeth Dr) and Dows (Dows lake off Preston St). Ice skate rentals are available through Capital Skates as well as the Dow’s Lake Pavilion.
What is the Rideau Canal used for today?
pleasure boating
Parks Canada operates the Rideau Canal. The canal was opened in 1832 as a precaution in case of war with the United States. It remains in use today primarily for pleasure boating, with most of its original structures intact. The locks on the system open for navigation in mid-May and close in mid-October.
Is Rideau Canal man made?
Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada is a 200 km man-made waterway running through a corridor of communities from Ottawa River to Lake Ontario.