00:00What's up guys, it's Alana from MTLblog. I'm on my way to go around the city discovering
00:13local skating rinks that are within a 15-minute walk from a metro station. So let's see how
00:18it goes. I'm on my way to the first skating rink. It's at Park Martin Luther King in Coteneige.
00:26It is at Plum on Dome Metro. Little note to make sure you get out at the Barclay exit.
00:32If not, it will be an 18-minute walk like I accidentally did. But if not, it's a 15-minute
00:37walk. And on this list, it's the farthest one from a metro, so let's see if it's worth it.
00:42The park is right on that street on Appleton and it is super close to Plaza Coteneige.
00:56The ice is cleared off. It looks super nice. Very private. It's in a very residential area.
01:02There's two rinks. That one over there looks like it's for hockey. This one, beautiful
01:08size. And there's no one here right now. It's still Thursday morning, so it makes sense.
01:13So I would say this park is amazing to come skating. It is right off Coteneige Road, so
01:19there's tons of places to go eat around. Also, if you have kids or your little cousins, there's
01:25a little park right here too. And there's two rinks, so tons of space. Very clean. I approve.
01:35We are now on our way to Mackenzie King. I'm getting off at Coteneige Metro. It is supposed
01:42to be like two minutes away, so very easy to get to. Google Maps was not lying. The park is just
01:49minutes away from Coteneige Metro, but the skating rink at Mackenzie King Park is currently
01:55being cleaned, so I can't exactly rate the ice. And obviously no one is on it, but we know
02:03it's being cleaned, being taken care of. I found a major bonus.
02:11Look at the views that you get of St. Joseph's Oratory. Absolutely worth it. There's also a cute
02:16little forest behind. It's very calm, very serene.
02:23So Jean Brion is just four minutes from Coteneige Metro, but there's tons of stuff around it too,
02:30so we can get some ramen and coffee at the SAQ. You can see the skating rink right in front of me.
02:37It's close to a road, but the other way is pedestrian, so it's pretty quiet.
02:43And like I said before, tons of stuff around, so definitely worth it.
02:47There's some cool little structure next to it, a little artsy vibe.
02:54There's two different rinks. The one to the right is for hockey. This one is just a circular skating
03:04rink. Looks well done, quite clean. There's tons of pedestrian way around, super easy to get to.
03:14So clearly Coteneige and NDG have got it going on.
03:23Got off at Cadillac station and I'm making my way to Parc de Jean
03:29Haimont. I believe that's how you pronounce it. On your walk over a little glimpse of the Olympic
03:36Stadium. I'm making our way. Very residential area, but very, very cute. Yet again, we got
03:47two rinks. One for hockey that looks like it's upkept. Skating one, not so much. Tons of snow.
03:59Maybe they just haven't gotten around to it yet. There's a little Maison des Jeunes here,
04:05snowed up skate park. Definitely a cool place in the summer.
04:13It's a beautiful walk up Sherbrooke with a great view of the Olympic Stadium and,
04:19well, you can't see it, but it's got Les Montagniques to your left. So here we are at
04:25Parc Maisonneuve. There's a whole round loop to skate. This is a huge space compared to all the
04:33others. People are cross-country skiing. People are skating. There's people over there playing
04:41hockey. There's a big roundabout, sort of like a trail in Parc Maisonneuve that you can skate. So
04:50tons and tons of space. Also, if you are into snowboarding or skiing, just on the other side
04:56of the park, right in front of the Olympic Stadium, is a snow park where, as you can see,
05:02people are hitting slopes. We have now made it to the sixth and final skating rink at Parc
05:11Walter Stewart in Ville-Marie slash Hochelaga-ish. It's right near Rue Ontario.
05:18There's a cute view of a church right in front and currently I'm about to have the ice all to myself.
05:29So I have to say, out of the six, definitely Parc Maisonneuve. Maybe it is one that people do know
05:37about. But beautiful skating rink, beautiful views of the Olympic Stadium. And I would also have to
05:42say, even though it was a whole mission to get to, I really did like the rink at Parc Martin Luther
05:49King. It's in a super good location in Cote-des-Neiges. Honestly, I would go to all six of
05:53them again. Go out, discover Montreal, do everything. It's so worth it during the winter. We love to stay
05:59in our beds. It's so easy. But I'm telling you, all the exercise today made me feel amazing and
06:04it would do the same for you. Thanks for watching. If you enjoyed this video,
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