Hunt Lake Trail
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 6.15 mi
- Elevation gain
- 764 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 712 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,237 ft
- TrailRank
- 39
- Min elevation
- 1,079 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 471
- Uploaded
- February 17, 2008
- Recorded
- February 2008
near Big Island Landing, Manitoba (Canada)
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Itinerary description
See http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/parks/popular_parks/whiteshell/hunt_lake_hiking_text.html
Waypoints
Waypoint
1,156 ft
Waypoint
After the trail disappears through the clear-cut, regain it here on this ridge.
Waypoint
1,116 ft
'Broken Ankle Bridge'
Primitive log bridge crossing the Whiteshell river. Before this bridge was built you had to jump across, which was very tricky when the rock near the water was wet and slippery.
Waypoint
1,103 ft
'Clear Cut Crossing'
Primitive log bridge over Whiteshell river. Not much to look at but it gets the job done. Before this bridge was built you'd have to find a conveniently fallen tree to cross.
Waypoint
1,175 ft
Beaver Dam
The last, and most formidable, beaver dam you have to cross. You have to find a path through bushes and small trees that have grown on the dam. The dam is still maintained, so you might not have much room on the water side. Look further to your left to see another upstream dam that's even more impressive.
Mountain hut
1,093 ft
Shelter
End of the official trail. There is a shelter where you can have your lunch before heading back. In nice weather you can sun yourself on the rock or cool your feet in the water. If you continue on the 'unofficial' trail, keep heading East.
Waypoint
1,152 ft
ON Border 1
Crossing into Ontario.
Waypoint
1,184 ft
ON Border 2
Back to Manitoba.
Car park
1,129 ft
Parking Lot
There is a large sign marking the start of the trail, and a metal box that usually contains paper maps. The first 20 meters is indicative of the climbing involved on the rest of the trail - if that's too much for you, you probably shouldn't continue.
Waypoint
1,224 ft
Turnoff to Visitor Centre
Junction of side trail that apparently leads to the border Visitor Centre. I've never taken this side trail.
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I hiked the whole hunt lake hiking trail including the back loop on August Long Weekend 2017 and just last Friday, October 22, 2017. The non maintained loop was very hard to navigate in the summer with all the leaves. I marked the trail a bit in August. On Friday when I went the trail was way more enjoyable and easier to navigate with all the leaves gone. I marked the trail like crazy especially between the shelter and the Manitoba/Ontario border where the trail is most grown in. I used light red flagging tape. The trail should be easier to follow now. I didn't mark from where the trail enters the clear cut to the second creek crossing because I didn't know where the actual trail was.