White Butte Trails Recreation Site
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| White Butte Trails Recreation Site | |
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  White Butte Trails Recreation Site Location within Saskatchewan  White Butte Trails Recreation Site White Butte Trails Recreation Site (Canada) | |
| Location | RM of Edenwold No. 158, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Nearest major city | White City |
| Coordinates | 50°28′35″N 104°22′03″W / 50.4765°N 104.3676°W |
| Owner | Saskatchewan Parks |
| Trails | 10 groomed |
| Longest run | Butte (3.6 km (2.2 mi)) |
| Total length | 12.7 km (7.9 mi) |
White Butte Trails Recreation Site[1] is a cross-country ski area in the RM of Edenwold No. 158[2] in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The name "White Butte" is an amalgamation of the nearby communities of White City and Pilot Butte. The park is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of White City and 20 minutes east of Regina in a region referred to as White Butte. The ski area consists of ten groomed trails with varying levels of difficulty. During the off season, when the snow melts, the area is transformed into a hiking and cycling area.[3] The park is part of the Trans Canada Trail system and is under the jurisdiction of Saskatchewan's Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport.
Access is from Frank Lake Road, which runs south from Highway 48 to Highway 1.[4]
Ski trails
There are nine groomed cross-country ski trails totalling 12.7 kilometres (7.9 mi) that are maintained by the Regina Ski Club. In addition, there's one 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) trail that is for winter walking and snowshoeing. The landscape is treed with native grasses and rolling hills.[5]
Facilities include two parking lots, two warm-up shelters, and outdoor pit toilets.[6][7]
- Beginner trails
- Aspen (0.7 km)
- Marsh (1.6 km)
- Meadow (0.2 km)
- Rose (0.8 km)
- Sage (0.8 km)
- Willow (1.7 km)
- Intermediate trails
- Butte (3.6 km)
- Cherry (1.3 km)
- Snowberry (2 km)