Birds Hill Park Chickadee Trail
What’s cuter than kids in costumes? Kids in costumes dashing through the woods!
Join us two days before Halloween for a spooktacular Halloween hike at the Chickadee Trail in Birds Hill Provincial Park.
We’ll have TWO activity stations with treats along the trail. One at the overlook tower and another one about 2/3 of the way along the 4 km trail. It’s a great chance to get outside and burn off some energy before the big day.
We had over 500 people at our 2023 Halloween hike! So we’ve set up arrival time windows to help spread the crowd out along the trail.
You can register for 11:30 am, 12 pm, 12:30 pm, 1 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm or a 3 pm arrival. (11 am and 2 pm slots are fully booked.)
–>Be sure to register on Eventbrite to secure your spot and get more details about how to get there and what to expect.<-- ***About The Chickadee Trail*** The 4 km Chickadee Trail is a great hike for families, people who are new to hiking, and experienced outdoorsy types looking for an easy but rewarding trek in the woods. Just a short drive north of Winnipeg (or south of Selkirk), it’s one of the more popular trails in Birds Hill Provincial Park for a reason. The Chickadee Trail is well shaded, with a brief patch of open prairie amidst the mixed forest of trembling aspen, burr oak, and fir trees. There’s also a wooden overlook tower about midway through the hike built at the top of an ancient glacier beach ( elevation on the hill is 265 metres , compared with Winnipeg’s elevation of 232 metres above sea level). At just four kilometres — with a mild elevation gain — speedy hikers can complete the Chickadee Trail in about an hour. People who stop for snacks or to appreciate the wildflowers, birds, and occasional deer should plan to be on the trail for up to a couple hours. The trail is well packed and is suitable for wagons or strollers with thick wheels. There is one hill with a relatively steep grade to get up and down but it's otherwise pretty flat. People seeking a longer hike have three other trails to choose from that connect to Chickadee: Aspen (6.5 km), Esker (6.0 km), and Bluestem (14.0 km). --->Be sure to register on Eventbrite to secure your spot and get more details about how to get there and what to expect.<---
