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CROSS COUNTRY SKIING IN PRINCE ALBERT NATIONAL PARK


Spruce River Highlands

This trail is a challenge , great for an advanced skier! It travels clockwise climbing 4 km through a continuous series of ups and downs along the Spruce River hillsides. At 3.5 km , the trails highest point on a jack pine slope offers a commanding view of Anglin lake. From here the trail begins to descend. At 4.5 km is a junction. To the right the Spruce River Highlands trail continues, completing the 8.5 km loop through mixed woods and aspen stands. To the left the trail travels 1 km and connects to a network of provincial ski trails at Anglin Lake.

Several loop trails exist in the network to make a total of 18 km . Retrace your tracks to the original trail to complete the final 4 km of the Spruce River Highlands Trail. Half a kilometer from the parking lot stands the 10m. high Spruce River Tower - worth a climb any time of the year.

Length:
   8.5 km loop
Level:
   advanced
Condition:
   Freestyle track
Time:
   Approximately 2.5 hours
Start:
   25 km south of Waskesiu on Route 263
Note:
   4.5 km along the Spruce River Highlands trail is a link to the Anglin Lake provincial ski trail network with 18 km of trails

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