SKTrekking the Mantario Trail (6 days)
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Mantario Trail (Manitoba/Ontario Border)
Distance: 63 km point-to-point
Terrain: The ultimate backcountry test. Extreme wilderness trekking across granite shelves and peat bogs.
The Experience: If you want the definitive Western Shield backpacking experience, this is it. Running through the wild eastern edge of the Whiteshell, the Mantario features zero level ground. You will scramble up granite balds marked only by stone cairns, plunge down into muddy valleys, and cross untamed beaver dams. It takes most seasoned backpackers 3 to 4 days to complete.
A $100 deposit is required to demonstrate seriousness, and will be applied to shared costs. The deposit is due by the registration cut-off date and is re-fundable up to that time minus any sunk costs for reservations.
There is a full day of travel each way from Saskatoon. See map:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/FKXWKiycNJrQZaxG7?g_st=ac
FYI, there has been an ongoing restoration project to re-open the trail this spring after last years wildfire. See link:
Sharing link
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/mantario-trail-manitoba-hiking-trail-9.7210692
There is something oddly beautiful about burnt Boreal Forest when it reveals it’s Canadian Shield Skeleton.
Mantario Trail Day 1 : White Pine to Caribou Lake Campsite [CLOSED] on AllTrails
https://www.alltrails.com/en-gb/trail/canada/manitoba/caribou-lake-east-campsite-via-mantario-trail?sh=qx0vvk&utm_medium=trail_share&utm_source=alltrails_virality
Mantario Trail Day 2 : Caribou Lake Camp to Moosehead Lake Camp [CLOSED] on AllTrails
https://www.alltrails.com/en-gb/trail/canada/manitoba/mantario-trail-day-2-caribou-lake-camp-to-moosehead-lake-camp?sh=qx0vvk&utm_medium=trail_share&utm_source=alltrails_virality
Mantario Trail Day 3 : Moosehead Lake Camp to Ritchey Lake Camp [CLOSED] on AllTrails
https://www.alltrails.com/en-gb/trail/canada/manitoba/mantario-trail-day-3-moosehead-lake-camp-to-ritchey-lake-camp?sh=qx0vvk&utm_medium=trail_share&utm_source=alltrails_virality
Mantario Trail Day 4 : Ritchey Lake Camp to North Trailhead Camp [CLOSED] on AllTrails
https://www.alltrails.com/en-gb/trail/canada/manitoba/mantario-trail-day-4-ritchey-lake-camp-to-north-trailhead-camp?sh=qx0vvk&utm_medium=trail_share&utm_source=alltrails_virality
