Manitoba trails · Gorge Creek
Gorge Creek
A 3.4-mile out-and-back in Manitoba, with 889 ft of climbing.
Length
3.4 mi
Elevation gain
889 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
24%
Steepest mile
+443 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.9 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Dirt
Bikes
no
Horses
no
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Dead Ox — parking nearby, restroom. 50.67343, -99.62124 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:26 a.m., the sun rises at 7:59 a.m. and sets at 6:48 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:21 p.m. (CDT) — 10 h 49 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.9-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 26 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:25 a.m. — 7 h 23 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Escarpment — 1.3 mi
- J.E.T. — 2.4 mi
- Bald Hill — 4.6 mi
- Cowan Lake — 8.5 mi