Manitoba trails · Ochre River
Ochre River
A 9.1-mile out-and-back in Manitoba, with 675 ft of climbing.
Length
9.1 mi
Elevation gain
675 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
17%
Steepest mile
+270 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.3 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Dirt
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Heads up
Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:27 a.m., the sun rises at 8:00 a.m. and sets at 6:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:22 p.m. (CDT) — 10 h 49 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 18.3-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 27 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:27 p.m. — 3 h 22 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Bead Lakes — 6.0 mi
- Moon Lake — 7.0 mi
- Cowan Lake — 11.1 mi
- Arrowhead — 12.2 mi