Colonel Samuel Smith Park

This park is lovely. I honestly felt like I was up north or secluded somewhere other than the heart of the GTA. Its a great spot for a breath of fresh air or a nice walk on a sunny day. Theres great paths through the trees and along the water. WHAT A BEAUTY! Its a bit of a drive from dt Toronto which is a shame, but makes it feel like way more of a lovely outing!

This is a very cool spot to skate. It’s described as a skating trail, but might be more adequately described as a roughly figure 8 design. It doesn’t go that far, 250 meters long, but it’s enough to actually get a nice break from the rink.
I recently went on a nice sunny Sunday and found that it was busy, but not so crowded as to be unpleasant.
Some facts of interest:
–There are cubbyholes but no lockers.
–NO skate rental.
–Restrooms and indoor change facilities are available and heated.
–Ample parking next door (free on weekends, pay M-​F)
–Electrically chilled, zamboni resurfacing.

What a perfect winter day! We had a blast at the Colonel Samuel Smith Park skating trail. People of all ages and levels come here to skate and to have some fun on this outdoor figure eight shaped path. It’s not a very big trail, but more than enough for a novice skater like me.
There’s a lot of seating beside the trail on one side to rest and lace up. There’s also a building where skaters can warm up, lace up, store their boots in unlocked cubby holes, and even make a washroom run. There’s large green p parking lot right next to the rail. Parking is free on the weekends.

This place is actually one of the better ice-​rings in the lakeshore area. Let’s start with the fact it’s actually a figure eight not a circle, and it’s quite big «guessing 200meters if not more».
You got a warm and cozy dressing room with plenty of sitting and storage areas.
The one negative I could find is the ICE tends to be a bit rough on some corners.

I had no idea about this little place and yet I work about 5 minutes from it.
It is a skating path with a couple loops and a little spot for the kids who are beginners. They also got an indoor area for you to change your skates on those very cold winter days.
It was filled with people of all ages however still wasn’t uncomfortably crowded.
It is very easy to get via TTC as the 44 Kipling South goes right in there.

The skating path is awesome. Notice I used «path» and not a «rink». It’s not a rink. The path is shaped kind of like a figure eight.
The weekends are packed with people of all ages. It’s too bad it’s not very easy to get to via TTC. Great job on the revitalization! I can’t wait to see it in the summer, or years to come to see the foliage grown in.

I love the new skate rink here!
It’s not a rink, it’s a trail. I did think that it would be a bit longer and more complex from the pictures, but essentially it’s a figure 8 with an extra loop. It definitely was a lot more fun than the traditional circle (which I never really understand bc of so much wasted space in the middle).
Lots of people young and old was skating through the rink. They do come with a zambonie to clean it up every so often. There is free parking (at least when we went Monday afternoon) and close enough to waddle to the skate rink in your skate guards so not to have to leave your shoes by the bench.
It was really nice, and I wish the city can create more of these, and more complex for the winter time!
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