Trails - Manitoba
Southern Manitoba's rolling prairies are mainly farmland, but there are the occasional pockets of parkland forest. The eastern and northern regions of the province are part of the more rugged and forested Canadian Shield. Many hiking destinations are found in the province's parks. Pisew Falls Provincial Park Duck Mountain Provincial Park Riding Mountain National Park Spruce Woods Provincial Heritage Park Turtle Mountain Provincial Park Fort Dufferin Trail Bird's Hill Provincial Park Grand Beach Provincial Park Hecla Provincial Park Whiteshell Provincial Park Mantario Trail Altona Rhineland Gretna Beginning close to Rosengart, this part of the trail follows portions of the historic Boundary Commission Trail, created while establishing the Canada - United States boundary along the 49th parallel in 1872. At Buffalo Creek, the trail leaves the dike and heads north and then east along rural roads paralleling Buffalo Creek as it meanders its way to the Town of Altona. There it connects with the Buffalo Creek Nature Park in the northwest corner of town. From Altona to the Village of Gretna the trail follows an abandoned rail line for about 12 kms. East of Gretna it returns to the Boundary Commission Trail along the border until it jogs a mile north to link up with next municipality. Within the Town of Altona, the trail joins up with the community trail system, which has asphalt trails and benches for rest stops; excellent for biking, walking, rollerblading, and jogging. A small detour into town will take you past the worlds largest Van Gogh painting. Gretna is currently working on the trail location in their community. Altona offers camping next to the Buffalo Creek Nature Park and the trail head sign. Washrooms and drinking water are accessible at this location. Accommodations and equestrian facilities are available within town. Gretna has drinking water and washrooms as well as a restaurant and has several historic monuments. As most of the trail is in open prairie there is little shelter and appropriate precautions should be taken. Belair Provincial Forest Belair Provincial Forest is located 100kms North of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada just off Provincial Hwy59, approximately 10minutes North of Grand Beach Provincial Park. The area is densely forested with an assortment of wildlife including deer, fox, coyote, wolves, rabbit, black bear and various birds including bald eagles. Depending on the season, you will find blue berries, wild strawberries, saskatoons, and raspberries. Blue Water Trail This will be a particularly wild and beautiful part of the T.C.T. abundant with native plants and wildlife. Moose and Great Grey Owls are not uncommon sights. Trail planners have tried to provide a beautiful route that will take you in and out of the forest with breathtaking views of the river, the falls and the rolling farmlands with unique outcroppings of granite. Where they have met with strong opposition from hunting groups, however, they have had to take "the path of least resistance". Blue Waters Trail Association: (52 miles / 83.7 km) From Grand Beach Provincial Park to Old Pinawa Dam site, across Belair Provincial Forest, via Powerview, Great Falls, Lac du Bonnet. Carberry North Cypress TCT The Town of Carberry has many attractions, a number of very nicely maintained historic buildings, a museum and the (Ernest Thompson) Seton Centre. No construction in 2000 as the route is still being negotiated. Permission to run the trail along the edge of the Shilo Base has been denied. Instead the route will run along the shoulder of highway #5 for km. which the highway will keep mowed. TCT signs will be put up when directional signs are in place. Lorne Municipality Trail The route enters the municipality just south of Cypress River, meanders through the valley to Lake Seven, carrys on to the east to the village of Bruxelles, then south to Swan Lake, and down the old #23 Hwy. to Somerset. From Somerset the trail heads south to the village of St. Leon where we have built a walking trail around the town's lake. As most of the trail can be used now it is hoped that signs will go up soon. The route chosen passes through some very pretty parts of the Pembina Mountains, the sources of both the Cypress and the Boyne Rivers, the Swan Lake First Nations reserve and cairns that mark routes of both La Verendyre and Alexander Henry. Part of the route will coincide with the Boundary Commission and North West Mounted Police Routes. Miami Thompson Trail The Miami Thompson Trail links with the Lorne Trail about one mile west of Deerwood. It follows a creek down the escarpment as it runs northeast through private land then along municipal roads that angle back southeast along the base of the escarpment. then directly south passing near the site of the old Lone Tree Ski Slide (near the Trestle Bridge), to the Wayside Park on Wiener Hill on the north side of Highway #23. There are several excellent views of the Red River Valley Lowlands from the top of the escarpment including the view from the Wayside Park. At the bottom of Wiener Hill the trail crosses Highway #23 and descends to the Tobacco Creek footbridge near the Mountain Glen School site (1902 -1950), when ascending the Tobacco Creek Ravine you are provided with another panoramic view. The trail continues east for 3 miles and then one mile north into the town of Miami. then southeast again passing through fertile farm land (former Tall Grass Prairie). As it turns yo/est it passes the Dunston Cairn marking one of the earliest settlements in the area, the town of Nelsonville (1877 -1885) before linking up with the Stanley Trail in the adjacent municipality.
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