The best family-friendly hikes and walks around Rural Municipality of Springfield

Nimowin Trail is a looped trail around a marshy pond perfect for a few running laps, a short hike or doing some bird-watching. The trail is easy to follow and is marked with a blaze depicting a black leaf on an orange background. This trail is flat, scenic and quiet.

Nimowin Trail can be accessed along a dirt road and parking is in a dirt lot that also serves the Spruce Trail. Just north of the parking area sits an Interpretive Workshop with restrooms and picnic benches.

Birds Hill Provincial Park spans 3,400 hectares just outside of Manitoba. There's a lot to do, including exploring an old homestead, looking for wild flowers, climbing a viewing tower and more. The trails here are open to walking, biking, running and horseback riding. The park is open year round with winter hiking and snowshoeing and in summer there are events like the Winnipeg Folk Festival, one of North America's largest folk music events.

This is a great, large sandy beach that sits along the shore of Birds Hill Lake and is known for its clear, shallow water, which is ideal for swimming. There are grassy picnic areas, change facilities, and easy access to nearby trails. It’s a popular spot on warm days, so you’ll see plenty of families, sunbathers, and paddlers enjoying the park’s picturesque lakeside setting while you’re here.

The Lakeview Trail is a relatively easy loop that circles the shoreline of Kingfisher Lake, with beautiful views of the water and the surrounding mixed forest. Its flat, well-maintained path is suitable for walking and casual cycling, with several great spots to stop and watch birds along the lake’s edge. The trail connects to nearby picnic areas and the beach, making it the perfect route for a leisurely nature walk within the park.

Birds Hill Provincial Park is a beautiful year-round recreation area that includes a mix of prairie, forest, and wetlands, and is home to plenty of wildlife, including deer, waterfowl, and over 200 bird species. Kingfisher Lake is at the park’s centre, surrounded by a 7.2-kilometre paved loop trail that’s a popular route for walking and cycling. While you’re here, you can explore nearly 30 kilometres of hiking trails, including the Chickadee Trail to Griffiths Hill, the highest point in the park. There is a day-use picnic area, campground, and plenty of other amenities, making this the perfect place to spend the day or a weekend enjoying the outdoors.

Once the site of an industrial plant, the Transcona Community Bio Reserve has been transformed into a lovely park with over 1.6 kilometres of crushed limestone trails and a thriving patch of Big Bluestem grass. In spring, frogs are active and vocal, and in summer, you’ll see plenty of wildflowers blooming along the trail, with butterflies and songbirds common throughout the park.

The Transcona Trail is a paved multi-use path popular with walkers, runners, and cyclists that follows alongside hydro corridors and the Central Manitoba rail line, bordered by chain-link fencing. The route winds through quiet residential neighbourhoods and open fields, with plenty of birdlife to spot along the way. Whether you're continuing your journey or pausing to explore, this junction offers a smooth transition into one of Winnipeg’s most accessible green corridors.