Tobogganing in Toronto

This past weekend my group of friends and I decided we would take advantage of all the beautiful snow in Toronto and go tobogganing. Tobogganing is a winter sport that is cheap and a lot of fun no matter how old you are. We being a little older then most people you would see at the park decided to head out in the late evening when most of the kiddies would have gone to bed. We decided to head to my favourite hill and what I would consider to be one of the best hills in the city for this sport Riverdale Hill.

Riverdale Park has one of the steepest hills in the city and has one of the best views of the Toronto skyline another reason for making it the number one spot. To our discovery the hill was packed with people all similar in age, who all thought of the same idea. We even saw some very interesting sled ideas. There was this one group of boys who decided to take an old couch and put skis on it. As they rode down the hill they popped open an umbrella to help them stop it was a very clever idea and a pretty neat sled. Another group of people tried using an old mattress to slide down the hill, one of my sisters decided to embark on this form of transportation down the hill and said it was the most luxurious ride she's ever taken. My friends and I came prepared with some krazy karpets, the old classic wooden toboggan and some other black plastic toboggans that went exceptionally fast. All and all it was a lot of fun, I have never laughed and smiled so much! It was wonderful to feel like a kid again and I would highly recommend it to anyone at any age.

Riverdale Hill is what I consider to be one of the best for tobogganing but there are a few more that may be closer to you that you may want to try. Some other suggestions are:

Christie Pits Park

Withrow Park

High Park

Lithuania Park

Trinity Bellwoods Park

So as we prepare for another snowy day try and take advantage of it and embrace it by trying something like tobogganing. I can ensure you, you will not regret your decision.