Landowner Rights & Trail User Responsibilities

The Waskahegan Trail is a unique resource that exists only because of the generosity of landowners. Before you set foot on the trail:

  1. Know the landowner rights and the trail user responsibilities.
  2. Check the trail conditions

West Battle River Hike in the Autumn

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Sixteen people came out to hike the West Battle River section from the highway out of Gwynne all the way to the grassy meadow that forms the top of Schnee Hill. Most of this hike was a repeat of a hike we did in August, only this time we went all the way. Holding off until the end of wasp season was just the trick to make this a totally enjoyable hike end to end.

This depth of shadow in this photo makes it look like the sun has just come up. Look closely and you’ll see the pattern of icy glaze on the water.

Near the lunch spot we walked through a spectacular field of seed pods. These are from vetch—a favourite of cows.

Thanks to Lee for scouting and leading the hike and to the landowners for their continuing permission. You’ll find more photos on Flickr.

Where we’re going next.

Wonderful Fall Day at Waskehegan Staging

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It has been a while since we have done a summer/fall hike from Waskehegan Staging area. Eleven came out on a glorious fall day. Throughout the day we ran into numerous other hikers and cyclists.

We took the Lost Lake trail from Waskehegan Staging to Meadow Shelter for a relaxing lunch. Our return included several other trails — Grouse, Spruce Hollow & Neon. The summer rain had taken its toll on the trail, as evidenced by the number of downed trees, recent chainsaw cleaning, beaver activity, and extremely high water levels. Nevertheless, the park rangers have done a fabulous job maintaining the trail.

A wonderful day was had by all.