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V E N U E S • 5 3 MOTORCYCLE (DIRT BIKE) Venue: Grunthal MX Distance from the Host Hotel: 71.2 km / 44.2 miles World Police and Fire Games Site Visit Committee 2016 Rating: Not rated Specs: The track is a 10-acre lot and accommodates A, B and C riders. It has a 42 gate drop of hard packed and sandy sections with a 90 ft. finish table top, winding bush section, step-up, 85 ft. triple jump and more. Info: GMX was selected Manitoba Track of the Year in 2013 and 2015 and is groomed, prepped and watered every week during summer months. MUSTER Venue: The Forks Distance from the Host Hotel: 2 km / 1.2 miles World Police and Fire Games Site Visit Committee 2016 Rating: Not rated; 2008 Rating: Outstanding Specs: The Festival Field grounds can accommodate approximately 20,000 – 30,000 depending on set-up. Info: The Forks has been a meeting place for over 6,000 years. Early Aboriginal peoples traded at The Forks, followed by European fur traders, Métis buffalo hunters, Scottish settlers, riverboat workers, railway pioneers and tens of thousands of immigrants. Today, framed by the banks of the two rivers, The Forks is Winnipeg's number one tourist destination with more than four million visitors annually. OPEN WATER SWIM Venue: Birds Hill Provincial Park Distance from the Host Hotel: 25.9 km / 16 miles World Police and Fire Games Site Visit Committee 2016 Rating: Very good Specs: Featuring hills and ridges formed by ancient glaciers, this 35 square kilometre / 22 square mile park is a mosaic of landscapes not commonly found in such close association, such as esker ridges, dry prairie, wet meadows, bogs, and aspen-oak and mixed boreal forest communities. Info: Amenities of Birds Hill Park include camping and picnic sites, horseback riding, a public beach, miles of walking trails and 7.2 kms / 4.5 miles of paved bicycle and roller blading trails.