Manitoba trails · FortWhyte Greenway
FortWhyte Greenway
A 3.5-mile out-and-back in Manitoba, with 18 ft of climbing. Reaches Bison Viewing Mound and other viewpoint destinations.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 3.5 miles.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Bison Viewing Mound (viewpoint)
- Penny Bowles Bird Feeding Station (viewpoint)
Getting there
FortWhyte Greenway access. 49.81914, -97.22501 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:16 a.m., the sun rises at 7:48 a.m. and sets at 6:40 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:12 p.m. (CDT) — 10 h 52 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.1-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 38 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:27 a.m. — 8 h 13 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Storied People's Trail + FortWhyte Greenway — 1.4 mi loop, 6 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Bunn's Creek Trail — 11.4 mi
- Lakeview Trail — 20.1 mi
- Bluestem Trail — 20.7 mi