Kinosao Lake Trail

Date - May 13, 2018

Length - 7.4 km

Elevation Change - 169 m

Time - 1 hour 42 minutes

AllTrails map of Kinosao Trail

A short 5-10 minutes drive into Riding Mountain National Park from Wasagaming, Kinosao Lake trail is a pleasant jaunt through the park, perfect for an easy morning hike to get out of your cabin or as part of a day trip to experience what Riding Mountain has to offer. The trial is well kept and generally wide enough for two people to walk side by side.

The dock at Kinosao Lake

Two kilometers into the hike you arrive at Kinosao lake. There's a nice picnic area and a dock for swimming off of. One of the things we really enjoyed was the canoe that was there. We didn't actually use it, but it is a community use canoe that one of the residents maintains for everyone to use, including making sure there are paddles and life jackets.

View out over the lake

Wider shot of the picnic area

Unfortunately, for this and a few future hikes, my phone was not saving pictures all of the time so there are quite a few lost pictures and a few lost videos. With the issue found though I can be more careful and make sure we get all the pictures the two of us are taking shown here. There were quite a few marshy areas that we took pictures of, they have walkways over them for ease of use, as well as a 360 image of the lake from the dock. I guess you will just have to get out on the trail to see it!

Approach to Kinosao lake from Brule Trail

View from the Brule Trail approach

The dock has a second trail, the Brule Trail, come out to it as well. While we did not hike Brule, it is an easier trail meant for allowing people less able to hike over elevation changes to get to Kinosao lake.

In Roslyn's words:

"This trail is a very nice walk through the woods with a flat wide trail and a few small rises and falls. When the trail meets the lake there is a very nice, well kept floating dock with a community canoe. There are life jackets provided and stored under the canoe as well. A community canoe is such a wonderful piece of equipment to provide and I ask that anyone who uses it please respect the equipment and treat it with care. This is a real treat and it would be such a shame for it to be damaged. All in all, this was a lovely morning hike and look forward to one day trying out that canoe."

The remaining 5.4 km after getting to Kinosao lake was nice for a quick morning hike as well, with plenty of small ups and downs. We say signs of plenty of wild life in the area, including bears, but only saw a few types of birds. All in all, this is a the two of us would recommend everyone tries out.