Mantario Marathon
A 2-day, 63K, Self-Supported Mantario Trail Fat-Ass event (Walk - Run - Trek)
This is a Fat Ass event which means = no fee, no aid, no swag, no whining.
Inclusive. Non-binary, Female, Male. Run, walk, hike, fastpack.
Since 1980 people have been completing the Mantario Marathon on the last full weekend in September. It's a 2-day, Self-Supported Mantario Trail run where you camp halfway at Moosehead Lake.
Saturday the race begins with a mass start at the Caddy Lake South Mantario Trailhead, finishing 32 km later at Moosehead, the halfway overnight campsite. All the race participants need to be self-reliant & carry everything needed for 2 days, including the halfway camp. Day 2, features a reversed start based on individual times from Saturday, with the first start at 7 AM and everyone else follows based on their time lead or placement from the day before. The race finishes 32 km later at the Big Whiteshell North Mantario Trailhead.
The event is challenging. It is not officially rated but consider it a Black Diamond trail. It's a difficult trail to traverse as well as to follow. Most people lose contact with the trail and have to find the trail again, often several times each day. There is no aid along the trail. Camping is wilderness camping with no services. Expect a lot of ups and downs with more than 1500 metres of loss and gain. The trail is through boreal forest and Canadian shield. There are numerous water crossings. The trail is often wet and slippery.