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Central Trail

A 40.2-mile point-to-point in Manitoba, with 427 ft of climbing. Reaches Cripple Lake.

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Length
40.2 mi
Elevation gain
427 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
14%
Steepest mile
+298 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.2 mi
Shape
point-to-point
Surface
Gravel

Elevation profile

1,802 – 2,207 ft16111621263136

Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 63% of the ascent, between mile 26.8 and mile 40.2. It gives back about 646 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Central Trail

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

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Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Central Trail access. 50.91280, -100.88022 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:31 a.m., the sun rises at 8:04 a.m. and sets at 6:53 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:26 p.m. (CDT) — 10 h 49 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 40.2-mile route works out to roughly 15 h 05 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.

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