Walking the World's LARGEST Skating Rink! 4k Tour Canada's 7.8km Rink

Описание: Walking on the World's Largest Skating Rink! Natural water outdoor rink stretches for almost 8 kilometers when fully open!

Welcome back to Wander Walker. Winter has finally returned to Southern Ontario, albeit briefly, and we finally have our world famous canal back! Today we're walking in Ottawa on the Rideau Canal Skateway, the world's longest, biggest skating rink with over a million visitors each year!
Each winter, the National Capital Commission transforms the historic Rideau Canal into the world’s largest skating rink. The Rideau Canal Skateway winds its way through the heart of the National Capital over a total length of 7.8km. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Rideau Canal in winter becomes a treasure that is the pride of the National Capital and a signature destination.

The skating season typically runs from January to early March, but it is weather-dependent. When open, the Skateway is free and accessible 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Due to a trend of warmer winters lately we've been having smaller skating seasons - last year the skateway failed to open even once, a historic first since the original winter opening of the canal in 1971.

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I'm an Ottawa based YouTube channel providing 4k walking tours of Ottawa, the surrounding towns, hiking trails and other Canadian cities. I film and edit all of the content on this channel in gimbal-assisted 4k with the focus of documenting cities, towns & events for artistic and entertainment purposes. Let your curiosity be your guide as you relax and let me do the walking for you.

Video contains a small opening preview of the walk with music track "Ice Cream Today Ice Cream Tomorrow" by Geoff Harvey, and 4k walking footage of the Rideau Canal in Ottawa with ambient city & ice rink sounds.

00:00 Preview, Music by Geoff Harvey
1:00 Walk Start, Pretoria Bridge
2:07 On The Ice, History of Canal
7:30 Patterson Creek, Ice Exit
8:53 Queen Elizabeth Dr - Beside The Canal
11:42 Back on the Ice to Rest Area
15:17 Rest Area Chalets & Benches
16:52 Ice Exit, View from Flora Footbridge
19:54 Queen Elizabeth - Back on the Ice
22:19 Under Bank St Bridge
27:23 Ice Exit at Bank St, Echo Dr
29:24 Bank St, View From Bridge, Walk End