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White-Knuckle Rafts
Canada’s fast-flowing rivers
offer plenty of opportunities
for keen whitewater rafters.
Beginners should try the
Slave River between Fort
Smith and Fort Fitzgerald in
the Northwest Territories
(p360), where the rapids are
relatively gentle. Adrenaline
junkies can opt for the rapids
of Ottawa River Provincial
Park, or the Shubenacadie
River in Nova Scotia, where
tidal bores create unique
rafting conditions.

Whitewater rafters
racing through
spraying rapids
Surf’s Up
You’ll find Canada’s best surfing conditions
along the west coast. Hardcore surfers
should head for the Pacific Rim National
Park Reserve and the town of Tofino (p102),
renowned as Canada’s top surfing spot.
For Atlantic waves, White Point Beach
(p319) is one of several popular surfing
beaches along the coast of Nova Scotia.

A surfer balancing amid the waters
of a choppy mountain river in Alberta

TOP HIKING TRAILS
4 IN CANADA
Meewasin
Valley Trail
A popular riverside
trail in Saskatoon.
The West Coast Trail
This Vancouver Island
route follows paths
used by First Nations
ancestors (p104).
The Bruce Trail
From Niagara to
Tobermory, this is
Canada’s oldest and Kite boarders soaring
longest marked trail. above the lakes of
Squamish, BC
The International Windy Watersports
Appalachian Trail
This route begins at the The Patricia and Pyramid Lakes (p141) provide a scenic
US border and continues mountain backdrop for windsurfing and sailing. Winds gusting
to an island off Labrador. across the Great Lakes also make them prime spots for sailing
and kitesurfing. When conditions are right, you can even try
lake surfing on Lake Huron (p232) or Lake Ontario (p194).
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