Mantracker (On Foot)

OPEN LATE APRIL – OCTOBER WEATHER PERMITTING 

A thrill for sports teams, families, community groups, youth and adults alike! 

Are you a thrill seeker that wants to be chased? Do you love feeling the excitement of anticipation? While in the midst of an adventure, your heart is pounding against your chest. Now, imagine that feeling growing exponentially as you try to find your way back home on foot while being tracked and by our mantrackers that are on their horses on the trails following the riverside.

This activity typically does not take more then 2 hours. Starting in St. Jacobs (drop off at 1000 Old Scout place), you will have to make your way back to the barn (535 Northfield Drive East). Drivers of participant will need to note the 2 separate locations of start and finish. To play you will follow the trails and collecting “lives”, while avoiding being caught by 2 of our mantrackers on horseback! Your group will be split into teams of approximately 5 people, depending on your group size. Along the trail, you will find “lives”. The goal is to collect as many “lives” as you can without being caught. Every time you are caught, you will have to surrender one of your “lives”. The team with the most “lives” at the end wins!

Mantracker’s starting and drop off locations are in St. Jacobs and the end is at the farm in Waterloo. Your own transportation must be arranged.

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PRICING:  
10 or less people: $150 HST Included
11 or more people: $15 per person HST Included

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HOW TO BOOK:
For more information or to reserve a spot, please contact the office at info@horsebackadventures.ca or 1-519-888-6503 (please leave a voicemail if the phone is not picked up).

Office hours for inquiries and bookings are from 9AM-5PM. Outside of office hours, this phone number is our emergency line for urgent situations at the barn. Minimum of 48 hours notice for booking. Before inquiring, please take a look at our Mantracker FAQs webpage.

WHAT TO WEAR:  
Long pants and shirts are recommended to protect from plants such as raspberry bushes and stinging nettle when hiding in the long grasses. Supportive shoes that you can run in but are comfortable to get muddy are also recommended.

Mantracker Map

DIRECTIONS TO MANTRACKER STARTING POINT:

Option 1: OPEN 

Starting Location: 1000 Old Scout Place, St. Jacobs (can be found on Google Maps) Drop off

Ending Location: 535 Northfield Dr E. Waterloo.  Pick up

Coming from Waterloo

1. North on King street in St. Jacobs; turn right onto Printery Rd (only has one entrance off of King).
2. Follow Printery Rd until you get to 1000 Old Scout Place, turn right onto Old Scout (only one entrance and exit onto Old Scout).
3. Follow Old Scout to the end of the road – This is your meeting location for your group.
4. Once all of your team has arrived, walk as a group on the trail (go left) towards underneath the overpass (that is where you’ll meet the horses).

Option 2: CLOSED

1. Turn onto driveway (790 King Street) in between Max’s Sport and the highway.
2. Follow driveway through 2 farms onto Old Scout Place and turn right onto Old Scout.
3. The trail entrance is hidden behind dirt pile but is accessible. At the trail foot path entrance, go left and follow the trail under the overpass.
4. The horses are not allowed to walk up to meet at this part of the trail, so we will meet at the river.

PLANTS TO WATCH OUT FOR:  
Please make your group aware of the plants out on the trail that they should avoid contact with!