The Ottawa Outdoor Club organizes day and weekend outdoor excursions year-round at minimal cost for residents of and visitors to the Ottawa and Gatineau communities. Our environmentally-sound recreational activities include hiking, walking, bicycling, canoeing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and skating. Club members range in age from post-high-school to retirement age and, like Ottawa itself, are of many nationalities.

Day outings are planned for nearly every Saturday and Sunday throughout the year. The Club offers numerous weekend-long trips to destinations in Ontario, Quebec, and the mountain ranges in New York and New England.

All day outings and weekend trips are open to all, members and non-members. If you're not a member, we'll ask you for $5, but you can apply that fully to your membership fee when you join within a week. (Two caveats: the Thursday evening walks are free to all, and the Wednesday evening canoe outings are an exclusive benefit of membership.) And if you don't have a car, we car pool. You just need to join us at the meeting location for the event, and we'll go from there.

Members of the Club enjoy added benefits, such as Club discounts of up to 12% at local outdoor equipment shops; free introductory courses in activities such as canoe rescue and snowshoeing, as well as subsidized courses in leadership training and wilderness first aid; and notification of social events throughout the year, including parties, movie outings and other events. We are a volunteer-run club and, as a result, prices are at cost.

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