Outdoor Activities
Nature Manitoba conducts a variety of outdoor activities throughout the year. Our activities include canoeing, hiking, cycling, snowshoeing, camping, cross-country skiing, and other outdoor recreational pursuits. All Outdoor Activities are free for members, with the exception of any cabin/park fees if applicable. Non-members may attend a trip or two at no cost, in order explore the option of membership. Note that a trip's difficulty is rated using the following Trip Rating Guidelines.
We are always in need of more volunteers to lead outdoor trips, please fill out our online trip submission form, email triplist@naturemanitoba.ca, or contact our office if you are interested. After trips, trip leaders must complete and submit a Trip Leader Package (pdf).
Updates to the trip listings are available via e-mail. To receive these updates or to submit information for the list, please send an email to triplist@naturemanitoba.ca.
If you are a member, please contact the trip leader directly with any questions, as listed below, otherwise please contact our office.
You can also view these trips in calendar view.
Sat, May 25th -- General Trips
Join Les McCann for this popular, rough but beautiful full day hike.
See photos from last years trip at http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturemanitoba/
Register by calling Les at 204-895-8108, or email lmccann2001@yahoo.com
[Trip Rating: 3.0]
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Wed, May 29th -- Bird Outings
Meet at the main parking lot at 6:30pm.
No registration required.
[Trip Rating: 1.0]
Sat, June 1st -- General Trips
Join Bryon for a day hike around Otter Falls in Whiteshell Provincial Park.
Bryon Burvill, ph. 233-7904, email bpb1@mymts.net
[Trip Rating: 2-3]
Sun, June 2nd -- General Trips
Join Gerry for this fast water day canoe.
Gerry Recksiedler, ph. 204-467-8518, email grecks@xplornet.ca
[Trip Rating: 3.0]
Mon, June 3rd -- Bird Outings
At St. Adolphe there are five active chimneys in the area and an artificial nesting tower. There should be lots of activity as swifts search for insects and drop into nests in the area. Meet at 8:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Catholic church. Rate date will be June 10.
For more information, contact Frank Machovec at 204-798-6275.
[Trip Rating: 1.0]
Wed, June 5th -- Grey Hares
Have lunch at Amma's Tea Room and tour the Icelandic Museum (admission $3-6) before returning. Option for someone else to lead hike in/around Gimli, possibly meeting up for lunch.
Phone Marilyn Hurrell for details and to register at 204-832-8908.
[Trip Rating: 3.0]
Sun, June 9th -- General Trips
Join Les McCann for a leisurely 35 km. cycle on a former railroad bed and some quiet country roads.
Register by calling Les at 204-895-8108, or email lmccann2001@yahoo.com
[Trip Rating: 2.0]
Fri, June 7th - Mon, June 10th -- General Trips
Sign up for a four-day weekend canoe trip to the Mantario cabin which features “off the grid” equipment such as solar powered lights, composting toilets, ceramic water filters, wood and propane cook stoves, and a wood fired sauna. Learn how to safely operate the equipment to become an authorized cabin renter or just refresh your existing knowledge. Learn techniques, tips and tricks from experts Leigh and Dale, such as the secret location of the oven pilot light, the ins and outs of composting toilets, the litmus test for dishwater, water pump lube job, baking bread in a wood stove oven, making emergency calls with the phone stick. Experienced leaders and new cabin users are welcome.
Phone Peter at 204-654-4112 or email pdervee@gmail.com.
[Trip Rating: 3-4]
Sat, June 15th -- Bird Outings
Led by Gordon and Jaye Grieef. Meet in the parking lot at 8:00 a.m. Address is 1964 St. Marys Road.
No registration required.
[Trip Rating: 1.0]
Sat, June 15th -- General Trips
Starts at 10 a.m. Address is 1964 St. Marys Road. No registration required. Alternate date is June 22 should the original event be rained out. Rate 1.
No registration required.
[Trip Rating: 1.0]
Wed, June 19th -- Grey Hares
Reply by June 14th. Contact June Thomson at 204-837-6469 to register.
[Trip Rating: 1.0]
Sat, June 22nd -- General Trips
Join Bob Wrigley for a field trip to explore the insect and mammal habitat of the Carberry Hills. This is a follow-up to his March 4th, Discovery Evening presentation.
Register with Les McCann, ph. 204-895-8108 or email lmccann2001@yahoo.com
[Trip Rating: 2.0]
Sun, June 23rd -- General Trips
This day trip begins at Betula Lake and goes downstream on the Whiteshell River. It is a fairly easy paddle. A bit of lake and river paddling (with three short portages) gets you to the enchanting Pine Point Rapids site where a picnic shall occur.
Jerry Ameis, ph.284-1902, email raven981@mymts.net
[Trip Rating: 2.0]
Thu, June 20th - Mon, June 24th -- General Trips
Get out of the office and into a canoe. Work and play in the Mantario Wilderness Zone. Help us maintain Nature Manitoba’s Mantario cabin and prepare it for the summer program. Cabin fees are waved for this trip.
Phone Peter at 204-654-4112 or email pdervee@gmail.com.
[Trip Rating: 4.0]
Sat, June 29th -- General Trips
Start the Canada Day long weekend on a good note with Roger Sutherland on a canoe paddle on Caddy Lake, then up to South Cross Lake. Distance covered will depend on conditions and the group. We will swim, snorkel and fish (for those who want to) and have a picnic afterwards.
Phone Roger at 204-451-1219.
[Trip Rating: 2-3]
Mon, July 1st -- General Trips
Monday July 1 or Sunday July 7
Help the Habitat Committee count and pull out leafy spurge in study plots on one of our prairies. We'll meet at 9 a.m. at the Loewen Prairie (4 km east of Tolstoi on PR209), work for 2-3 hours, then eat lunch at the interpretive trail and go for a plant walk. It's a great way to help preserve the tall grass prairie and learn more about prairie plants at the same time. If the timing is right, the endangered White Fringed Orchids will be in bloom.
Please register with Marilyn Latta at 253-9245 or mjlatta@mymts.net ahead of time so you can be notified of the date, which will depend on weather and flowering stage of the spurge. Car pooling will be arranged as needed.
[Trip Rating: 2.0]
Wed, July 3rd -- Grey Hares
Canoe/kayak depending on water levels. Alternately, hike/bike from Pinawa Suspension Bridge to Old Pinawa, with a chance to explore the ruins at Old Pinawa Dam.
Contact Kathy Picard for more info at 204-345-8422.
[Trip Rating: 2.0]
Sat, July 6th - Sun, July 7th -- General Trips
Join Jerry and Les for a relaxing weekend at Reynar Lake. Explore and fish as desired. The trip takes about 2 hours in a small lake system with one 150-metre portage. Experts and beginners welcome. The trip begins at Davidson Lake. Extra canoe and some equipment available.
Conact Jerry Ameis, 284-1902, email raven981@mts.net or Les McCann, 895-8108, email lmccann2001@yahoo.com
[Trip Rating: 1.0]
Tue, July 9th -- General Trips
Interpretive walk with a focus on botany. Meet in the parking lot of the park at 7:00 p.m., 1964 St. Marys Road. No registration required.
Contact Marilyn Latta at 204-253-9245 or mjlatta@mymts.net for more information.
[Trip Rating: 1.0]
Wed, July 10th -- Grey Hares
Book by July 3rd.
Contact John or Pat Gray at 204-269-1765 to register.
[Trip Rating: 1.0]
Sat, July 13th -- General Trips
Join Roger Sutherland for a canoe and snorkel on Falcon Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park.
Contact Roger at 204-451-1219.
[Trip Rating: 2-3]
Thu, July 11th - Sun, July 14th -- General Trips
Join Jerry for an easy 4 day paddle (with no portages) to beautiful Garner Lake. The trip begins at Beresford Lake in Nopiming Park. Most of the paddling occurs on Beresford Creek and the Garner River. Enjoy two days of exploring and fishing (if desired) on the lake and upstream part of the Garner river.
Contact Jerry Ameis, ph 284-1902, email raven981@mymts.net
[Trip Rating: 2.0]
Wed, July 17th -- Grey Hares
Travel on Winnipeg River from Otter Falls. Full day trip requiring a 7 a.m. start. To include a swim stop at Pinawa townsite.
Contact Les McCann at 204-895-8108 to register.
[Trip Rating: 3.0]
Wed, July 24th -- Grey Hares
Location to be chosen at a later date.
Contact Julia Schoen at 204-269-8004.
[Trip Rating: 1-2]
Sun, July 28th -- General Trips
Join Roger Sutherland for a scenic hike along the Pine Point Rapids trail in Whiteshell Provincial Park, followed by a picnic.
Phone Roger at 204-451-1219.
[Trip Rating: 2.0]
Tue, July 30th - Thu, August 1st -- Grey Hares
Minimal portages.
Book by July 12th!! Contact Sharron and Brian Bettess at 204-256-2248.
[Trip Rating: 3.0]
Wed, August 7th -- Grey Hares
Note: Rate is 1 - 3.
Contact Doug Belcher at 204-334-2108.
[Trip Rating: 2-3]
Sat, August 10th -- General Trips
Join Roger Sutherland for a canoe trip around Elk Island (situated on Lake Winnipeg close to Victoria Beach), and then have a short hike on the island.
Contact Roger at 204-451-1219.
[Trip Rating: 2-3]
Wed, August 21st -- Grey Hares
From Larter's to Selkirk and back.
Contact Marilyn Hurrell at 204-832-8908.
[Trip Rating: 2-3]
Sat, August 24th -- General Trips
Bike through St. Boniface to the new Winnipeg stadium, with a possible tour of the structure. Meet at Robin’s Donuts at the corner of Provencher and Desmeurons just prior to 10:00 a.m.
Contact Bryon Burvill at 204-233-7904 or bpb1@mymts.net .
[Trip Rating: 2-3]
Sun, August 11th - Sat, August 24th -- General Trips
Join Jerry (3 additional people maximum) on a canoe trip into Woodland Caribou Park. The trip begins and ends at Wallace Lake. Woodland Caribou is a place to let your spirits soar and revel in the sights and sounds of a wilderness park.
Jerry Ameis, ph. 284-1902, email raven981@mts.net
[Trip Rating: 2-3]
Sun, September 8th -- General Trips
Please join Roger Sutherland on the picturesque and challenging Hunt Lake hike close to West Hawk Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park.
Phone Roger at 204-451-1219.
[Trip Rating: 3-4]
Fri, September 13th - Wed, September 18th -- General Trips
I (Al Louer) have been thinking of this for a few years and would like to cycle the Mah Dah Hey Trail in the North Dakota Badlands. I have been to Medora right at the south end of Theodore Roosevelt National Park twice and loved it. I plan on using an outfitter to haul our gear to the different campsites. There would be four days of cycling and two travel days. Check out the websites www.mdhta.com and www.dakotacyclery.com for more information. Interested persons need to contact me by May. I have started gathering some information and am planning a few bike trips in the spring to get in shape and hopefully others as well.
Contact Al at 204-235-1790 or alainlouer@hotmail.com.
[Trip Rating: 5.0]
