Trail Running Guides: Gear, Hydration & Training

LECAMO ROOT5 5L trail running vest in Maple Orange with two 500ml soft flasks

Trail Running During Hunting Season: Blaze Orange and Safety

Blaze orange that shows over your pack, no dawn or dusk runs in hunted areas, noise, busy trails, a leashed dog in orange, and local rules checked first.

Trail Running During Hunting Season: Blaze Orange and Safety

Blaze orange that shows over your pack, no dawn or dusk runs in hunted areas, noise, busy trails, a leashed dog in orange, and local rules checked first.

Blue LECAMO hydration reservoir with slide closure and drinking hose

How to Keep a Hydration Bladder From Freezing on Winter Runs

Protect the drinking tube: insulate it, cover the valve, sip often, blow it empty after each sip, and switch to flasks inside your layers when it gets very cold.

How to Keep a Hydration Bladder From Freezing on Winter Runs

Protect the drinking tube: insulate it, cover the valve, sip often, blow it empty after each sip, and switch to flasks inside your layers when it gets very cold.

A hiking trail in Gatineau Park; use the NCC map to identify the Pioneers route

Ottawa Trail Running: A First Gatineau Park Outing

Plan an Ottawa-area trail run at Gatineau Park across the Québec border, using official seasonal maps and a simple Pioneers loop.

Ottawa Trail Running: A First Gatineau Park Outing

Plan an Ottawa-area trail run at Gatineau Park across the Québec border, using official seasonal maps and a simple Pioneers loop.

Chalet du Mont-Royal, a landmark for a Mount Royal park outing

Montréal Trail Running: Find Your First Mont Royal Route

Use Chemin Olmsted for a first Montréal hill run, with clear landmarks, shared-use etiquette and winter route checks.

Montréal Trail Running: Find Your First Mont Royal Route

Use Chemin Olmsted for a first Montréal hill run, with clear landmarks, shared-use etiquette and winter route checks.

Rouge River and Little Rouge Creek confluence in Rouge National Urban Park

Toronto Trail Running: A First Rouge Park Loop at Woodland

Use Parks Canada’s Woodland Trail for a Toronto first trail run, with parking, water, ticks and a route alternative.

Toronto Trail Running: A First Rouge Park Loop at Woodland

Use Parks Canada’s Woodland Trail for a Toronto first trail run, with parking, water, ticks and a route alternative.

Nose Hill Park in late summer with Calgary in the distance

Calgary Trail Running: A First Nose Hill Park Run

Plan a first Nose Hill run around official entrances, designated routes, exposed prairie weather and shared use.

Calgary Trail Running: A First Nose Hill Park Run

Plan a first Nose Hill run around official entrances, designated routes, exposed prairie weather and shared use.