Nestaweya River Trail at The Forks

Public skating at Nestaweya River Trail at The Forks: the next 7 days

Currently out of season The Forks says the Nestaweya River Trail has no set opening date and depends entirely on weather and ice conditions (historically it opens in January and closes in March); its page says the trail is closed until next year and the daily Open/Closed conditions list is posted at theforks.com/skate. The Forks says the trail is closed until next year and posts daily conditions at theforks.com/skate. Official schedule update

A skating trail on the frozen Red and Assiniboine rivers at The Forks

The Nestaweya River Trail runs along the frozen Red and Assiniboine rivers from The Forks, which the Forks describes as a meeting place for over 6,000 years at the junction of the two rivers. It bills the trail as a Winnipeg tradition where you can skate, walk, run or sled, and as the one-time Guinness World Record holder for the longest naturally frozen skating trail.

The trail is laid out in named sections, such as The Forks Port to Queen Elizabeth Way, and each is posted open or closed on The Forks' daily conditions page. There is no fixed opening date: in the past the trail has opened in January and usually closed in March, and sections close when ice quality, cracks or grooming access make them unsafe.

Skaters are reminded that the trail is built on moving water, so the surface is not comparable to a flat rink or an indoor arena, and that flooding machines and tractors work on the ice to keep the trail going.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.