Alberta's Premier Hiking Trail
This is a hike in the Miquelon & Ministic area that we haven't done in a while and great for bird watching. The trail goes the Currie pasture, past the Sanctuary Estates subdivision and the Marsh Mitchell cabin. We'll meet at the trail head beside "A87" (Spilstead Access), ~0.2km south of the corner of Township Road ... Read more
This will be an afternoon hike, with a shorter option along the Allen Nature Trail. The full hike will go through a combination of forest & farmland, with lunch at the historic St. Margaret's Church on the edge of Hastings Lake. At the church we'll meet up with those looking for the shorter hike and ... Read more
This week's hike, some 10 km round trip, is along forest paths and across open fields with views of the glorious Battle River Valley. This huge valley was created in a matter of days towards the end of the last ice age, when an ice-bound lake covering the entire Edmonton area suddenly broke free. Bring ... Read more
This will be an afternoon hike. The hike is through the Ministik Bird Sanctuary and a bit beyond, much of which is the 'Ball Berg' section recently donated to the Nature Conservancy of Canada by the Ball family. This is of course a good chance to see birds, including waterfowl, as well as beaver. A ... Read more