Leda Lake Trail
A short 1 km loop trail, located in the town of Erickson, that starts at the Erickson Trans Canada Trail-head at the west end of Main Street (just behind the Viking Ship). This trail leads you along a wooded path dotted with elm, poplar and Manitoba maple, past an old homestead and toward a marshy meadow with a vantage of Leda Lake. The trail continues on north of town and hooks back up to the Trans Canada Trail near the Erickson Campground and allows you to walk back toward your start point along the old rail bed. The trail continues to be developed and in the future will boast a boardwalk/trail that will take visitors closer to Leda Lake to get a better view of the numerous bird species present here.
Baydak Lake Interpretive Trail and Boardwalk
Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve joined in partnership with Parks Canada, Lake of the Prairies Conservation District, the RM of Silver Creek and the Silver Beach Lake Cottage Owners Association, and the Baydak Lake Interpretive Trail and Boardwalk Committee to help to begin to create a new trail. The Baydak Lake Interpretive Trail and Boardwalk will take you along a boardwalk over a wetland area, past productive agricultural lands, along scenic lake shores, across into Riding Mountain National Park to a beautiful rolling landscape of mixed wood forest, wetlands, moist woodlands with ostrich fern, beaver dams and to the gorgeous scenery of Baydak Lake. Listen to the haunting call of loons, take in the smell of wild roses wafting in the air and watch for a variety of woodland creatures as you walk this 5 km return trail. The trail can be a bit wet so bring along your rubber boots!
For more information on Baydak Lake Trail please contact Lake of the Prairies Conservation District at 1-204-564-2388.
