Eastern Manitoba Two Day Snowmobile Route

Start at South Beach Casino. Fuel up at Wavers across the highway. Head north on trail 50 for a day trip consisting of 234 km of scenic trail. Follow the map until you reach Saffie’s General Store to pick up some hot dogs and buns. After the stop, you will travel through the beautiful Jack Pine Forest. Pass through ‘The Swamp’ to Isbister Lake and into a mixed forest of pine, birch, and poplars. Follow the trail around until you get to the halfway point at the Red Deer Hut shelter to have lunch. Deer and foxes inhabit the Agassiz Forest around the Lac Du Bonnet area. After a short ride, you hit Beausejour – The Snowmobile Capital of Canada as voted by snowmobilers like you. There are several different amenities there for all your needs. Then you are headed north through the Mars Hill Wildlife Management area with winding trails and tall trees. Watch out for deer. You will travel along the Brokenhead River through the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation and then onto South Beach Casino for a lazy evening in the pool or on the casino floor.

Leave South Beach Casino after fueling up at Wavers. Today you are headed east on trail 280 for a day ride of 238 km. After a trip through the Agassiz Forest, you enter some scenic swampland. A little trip on the edge of Lac Du Bonnet and across Lee River to get to an early lunch along the trail at Trappers. You will then head south into a beautiful, forested area on a very winding trail. If a shelter and hot dogs appeal to you there is Rose’s Hut at the halfway point along this trail. For a later lunch, you can stop at the Pinawa Club, or you can call ahead and order at the Wilderness Edge Retreat and Conference Centre. A photo-worthy trail is along the diversion channel after leaving the Pinawa Club. This area is of course busy with hikers and cross-country skiers as part of the trail are shared with the TransCanada Trail so watch your speed. Then you will be arriving at the Seven Sisters Hydro dam. The scenic view of the Winnipeg River is amazing. You will continue west and north on your way back to the South Beach Casino where you can enjoy and relax after a day of great snowmobiling.