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Riding Mountain
National Park
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Selkirk
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Brandon
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Gimli
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Trail Length: 10 km return
Getting There: 2 hours from
Winnipeg, PTH 8, 165 km N
along the west shore of Lake
Winnipeg to Gull Harbour.
Best For: Trailblazers of all levels
Spirit
Sands
Trail
50˚N
Assiniboine
West Quarry Trail
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Red
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Provincial Park
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Length:
Whitemouth Lake
Varies
Getting
There:
hills, contains a beautiful bluePostcard-worthy views abound 1 hr 45 min from Winnipeg, W
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Dakota
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at Hecla/Grindstone Provincial on Trans102˚W Canada Highway
100˚W
98˚Warea.
96˚W
of water in the
Park, set against the backdrop south on provincial highway #5.
On hot days, avoid midday
of Lake Winnipeg’s sparkling Best For: Intermediate hikers hikes, as the temperature of the
and0adventurous types
waters.
sand can hit 50°C. 250 Miles
There are plenty of hiking
trails to explore, including the The0 unique environments in the 250
Oak
Hammock Marsh
KM
West Quarry Trail. Beginning area of Spruce Woods Provincial Trail Length: Varies
at the campground office, this Park make it an unmissable day
Getting There: 35 min from
long hike winds through tall trip. With desert sand dunes,
Winnipeg, 20 km N on Hwy 67
aspen and white spruce. Stop prairie grasslands, and wooded
Best For: Nature nurturers and
at a wildlife viewing blind areas, the park’s Spirit Sands
family fun
overlooking a blue lagoon to Trail offers some of Manitoba’s
bird watch and catch a glimpse most varied landscapes.
A quick drive from the city, this
Formed by glacial meltwaters prairie marsh is an idyllic spot to
of muskrat skimming the water.
The end of the path leads out more than 15,000 years ago, what wander, with more than 30 km
into an abandoned limestone looks like a desert is actually a of trails ranging from wooden
quarry that operated at the turn delta of the Assiniboine River. boardwalks through the marsh
of the century, when the island’s The trail leads through towering to gravel and earth pathways.
bedrock fuelled a thriving sand dunes, eventually making
The on-site Conservation
a steep descent into a shady Centre is fun for kids and nature
mining industry.
To take in the trail on a wooded area known as the geeks alike, with informative
shorter hike (3.5 km return), Devil’s Punch Bowl. This dip, material on wetland animals and
access from the end of the north formed by underground streams environmental conservation.
eroding and collapsing the area’s
shore subdivision road.
Venture onto the network
of trails, which cut through
Spirit Sands Trail
sprawling bluff and tall grass
prairie. Those up for the
challenge can explore the longer
dyke routes, which have no
access to shelter, water, food or
bathroom facilities.
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Carman
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Morris
Winkler
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Emerson
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Lancaster
83
Red
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Upham
McMunn
St. Thomas
Roseau
59
Karlstad
Turtle’s Back Trail
Trail Length: 5 km return
Getting There: 3.5 hours from
Winnipeg, W via Trans-Canada
Hwy and MB 10S
Best For: Prairie mountaineers
looking for a good calorie burn
Within Turtle Mountain
Provincial Park, tucked between
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