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Posted: 4/22/2007 9:44:05 PM | I would love to get out hiking while I'm here in town, I was thinking somewhere in Whiteshell. Does anyone have any good suggestions on some good trails? Anyone up for a hike? My schedule is pretty open so weekdays and weekends work for me.
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Posted: 4/23/2007 7:23:52 AM | | Who needs a trail? Just walk off into the forest. Don't forget your compass. I used to hike a lot around the Bisset area and that's usually what I did. Sometimes I'd walk old logging routes but most often I'd just park along the road and walk off into the bush. That was before my knee gave out. | |
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Posted: 4/23/2007 7:43:27 AM | | Incidently twoshadows, the RCMP would like to question you about the disappearance of two hikers that went missing near an old logging route, in the Bisset region. | |
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Posted: 4/23/2007 8:14:15 AM | | Whiteshell - mantario hiking trail. It's a great trail, but not something that you should think of doing unless you have done a fair bit of hiking - or are nuts and stubborn. Look up friends of the mantario trail for more info. It's about a 60 km trail, higher difficulty for those from manitoba, low for those from anywhere with mountains. | |
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Posted: 4/23/2007 3:43:08 PM | Who needs a trail? Just walk off into the forest.
Power of the Mind I'm pretty sure you will get a lot of offers to check you for ticks after that...... you never know where you mind find one................
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Posted: 4/23/2007 4:58:48 PM | I was looking at a book today of walking trails in Manitoba - its just been published. Really nice short descriptions of trails throughout Manitoba, with photos and basic information.
Try googling prairiepathfinders.
Of course you might be looking for more than just a walk in the park. | |
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Posted: 4/23/2007 5:05:32 PM | Hiking is what I do best ................... in Winnipeg , the transcanada trail is very good , The best place to start in behind the Springers gymnastics club , from there you can go for miles , chances are you will see a few deer , and a lot of joggers ,,,,,  | |
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Posted: 4/23/2007 6:26:13 PM | | just go along hwy 44, lots of trails there - easy ones are Bear lake & McGillivary Falls or the transcanada trail. ticks should be out soon. | |
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Posted: 4/23/2007 6:32:55 PM | There is a great trail at Westhawk, called Hunt Lake. It shares a bit of the Mantario Trail. One of my personal favourites. If you go at a decent pace and take a rest now and then and also at Little Indian Bay, it could take up to 5 hours.
Bear lake is nice. Cabin Lake is nice too. But if memory serves me, there is a beaver dam to cross. If you don't mind the occasional booter, you'll be just fine.
If you just want to take a stroll, you can do Pine Point in the Whiteshell also. It's a nice guided trail and it brings you to some rapids, so be sure to bring your camera for some nice shots.
The Trans Canada Trail from Falcon to Westhawk is nice also.
If you want to take your bike with you, you can do the last two. | |
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Posted: 4/24/2007 7:11:16 AM | The ticks are out already. The good news is that since it was so dry last year we won't have many mosquitos even if it gets wet this year. Ticks are easy to deal with. Wear long socks and spray a little repellant on the tops of them.
As for the two hikers,well they started it. | |
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Posted: 4/24/2007 3:32:15 PM | The Cabin Lake trail does have a beaver dam to cross and normally it is very wet this time of year. But it has been dry so you might be alright. It is a really nice trail, at the end there is an unoffical trail that crosses the swamp and continues on the other side of Cabin lake.
If you stop by the Rennie Office they will have maps available of all the hiking trails. | |
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Posted: 4/24/2007 3:57:31 PM |
If you stop by the Rennie Office they will have maps available of all the hiking trails.
You should still be able to go to The Forks (Travel Manitoba I think it's called - at Johnston Terminal) They have gads of maps/trail lists for all of the trails in Manitoba | |
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Posted: 7/3/2008 3:57:07 PM | I'm thinking of heading to the whiteshell this weekend for a hike with my dog. Are dogs generally welcomed offleash on the hiking trails?
Some folks at the "offleash" dog park get annoyed when a dog runs up to them...  | |
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Posted: 7/3/2008 7:19:30 PM | ^^ I got this from this site: http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/yt/kluane/activ/activ11_e.asp which states that "If you are traveling with your dog, National Park regulations require that it be kept on a leash at all times."
I have been hiking at Spruce Wood park many times and it won't even allow dogs.
If I were hiking with young children, definitely won't want to bump into some uncontrollable animals... | |
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Posted: 7/3/2008 10:43:44 PM | I too don't appreciate off-leash dogs in the forest environs. It takes one deer too close to the trail to create a real situation, because most people don't have dogs well enough trained to come back when they perceive "prey" running off through the bush. (And I can almost hear a chorus of "my dog would never do that!") As much as you might think your dog Spike will protect you from a sow black bear with cubs, think again!
As far as hiking in Manitoba is concerned, there are some lovely trails in the Whiteshell to be sure, both dayhikes as mentioned by some and the Mantario as mentioned by Caspian. Riding Mountain has a bunch too, Grey Owl's cabin is quite renowned, there is an extensive network leading to and from Whirlpool campsite where you're likely to see elk and there is a nice walk around Moon Lake where you are sure to see moose, or at least tracks. Let's not forget the escarpment trail there too! There is also the big hill to go down and up at Pembina Valley in the southern part of the province, and a bunch of easy/biking trails at Adams Lake. Sandilands is mostly bush, ticks and not much to view... best done on a bike.... you can keep ahead of the horseflies and skeeters that way.
Pinawa used to be a great hike till they pushed the Trans-Canada trail through there. Now it is almost wheel-chair accessable, since they filled in all the spots where the frogs jump across the trail with gravel and eliminated the bouldering along the channel completely. I am not too excited by the whole Trans-Canada trail concept as they have taken the trails and created paths much like those in Assinaboine park, basically "bunny" (beginner) trails. Boring!!
My favourite day-hike of all in MB is Elk Island. In a low water year, you can boulder and walk the beaches all around the island. In a high water year, there is a swim involved to get there, and it's rather dangerous if there is a west wind and the current through the channel is running. Imagine a place like Grand Beach with only a handful or no people on it! It's fairly inacessable to most (that is a long walk to get to the north beach) and the biting beach flies can be a problem some years.
Cheers! | |
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Posted: 7/4/2008 8:06:26 AM | Don't forget Birds Hill Park for nice short 45 to 60 minute trails... and wooow lots of great information here... i know where i will be hiking soon... EVERYWHERE I CAN!!! lol...  | |
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Posted: 7/4/2008 2:14:08 PM | I love hiking around my place, I have lots of trails and making more this year.
But, ya got love going for a morning walk in the fall with all the leafs falling and the colours, nothing beats the smell of gun powder and burnt feathers in the cool fall morning air. | |
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Posted: 7/4/2008 2:23:15 PM | Hiking & camping is great, I haven't been for a few years tho :(. And I mean camping, hiking out to a place with what you need on your back or canoeing there , not going to Birdshill Park or the Whiteshell and getting a serviced lot for your trailer.
Nothing wrong with that either, but it isn't camping, it's getting away from it all. | |
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Posted: 7/5/2008 12:39:01 AM |
Some folks at the "offleash" dog park get annoyed when a dog runs up to them...
And I have to ask... If they are at an "off leash park" should they not be expecting this? Particularely if they have dog too?
Silly me, I thought this would be normal behavior.
T_M | |
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Posted: 8/11/2008 7:33:42 AM | I have a couple more to add to my list.
A friend and I went up to Duck Mountain this weekend and we checked out a couple of trails.
The Blue Lakes trail was great. Would definitely do it again if I were in the area. Not too hard and not too easy. Beautiful scenery as you travel along side both East and West Blue Lakes. Lots of roots though...Almost twisted my ankle. The sign suggests to allow 2.5 hours and we did it in an hour and forty five minutes.
Although my friend detested the Baldy Mountain trail (because the latter half of it is all uphill), I didn't mind it. Well except for all the flies and mosquitoes. Unlike the Blue Lakes Trail, there isn't much to see. You're walking through mostly bush and the trail is quite narrow. There is a pay off at the end though. There is a viewing tower that provides a southward view of the Grandview Valley and slope of Riding Mountain beyond it. The time suggested for this one is 2 hours and we did it in and hour. | |
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