Mantario Hiking Trail is the longest in the Canadian Shield area of Western Canada. It stretches more than 60 kilometres across the rugged Precambrian terrain and takes most groups 3-5 days to complete.

Surrounded by the boreal forest, Mantario Hiking Trail is surprisingly hilly, filled with plenty of steep ascents and descents. This challenging trail is a great fit for experienced backpackers.

Hikers love Mantario Hiking Trail for its stunning vistas, breathtaking lakes and creeks, beautiful granite ridges and rich wildlife. While enjoying the views of the wilderness, you may be lucky enough to spot moose, beaver and river otter, mink, tree frogs, bald eagle and, of course, black bear and wolf. And if you are up for an angling adventure, take a detour to one of the dozens of surrounding lakes and try your luck fishing for walleye and northern pike.

Location: south trailhead - PR 312 at Caddy Lake, north trailhead - North Shore Big Whiteshell Lake, PR 309. Both trailheads are approximately two hours away from Winnipeg. You can choose to hike the whole trail or go for a shorter, 15-kilometre day trip from PR 312 to Marion Lake.