Alberta's Premier Hiking Trail
This week’s hike, 10 km round trip, starts by following along the eastern shore of the north end of Coal Lake, and ends at a fine upland viewpoint. The hike will leave from Boat Launch at the north end of Coal Lake (along Hwy 616) at about 3:45 p.m.. The pictures August 6th, 2017. ... Read more
A great hike as most trails willhave wide paths allow the hikers to socialize. There may even be the occasional hawk, some chickadees and hopefully sand cranes. The hike start from the WTA Connector trail at A98 and loop through Blackfoot with lunch at Meadow Shelter. The pictures from July 8th, 2018. In Edmonton we ... Read more
Berry season for the Saunders Saunter A29 to A30 or longer will be a stroll for bird watchers and nature lovers; could be 7km to 10km with an emphasis on the different birds, of which Saunders Lake has plenty. The pictures from August 12th, 2018. In Edmonton we will meet at the Century Park Park ... Read more
This will be one of our 2 group hikes within the Ministik Bird Sanctuary. We'll all be starting "A87" (Spilstead Access) going towards Knull Lake. Jerry will lead one group to just past Knull Lake (6km round-trip) while another group will continue on to just past Horseshoe Lake (10 km round-trip). Notes from Jerry: Plants ... Read more
Canceled (2019-08-25 07:55am MT) - There has been too much rain and now the slopes are too slick to walk This week's hike, 11.4 km in total and hopefully, the 'blue route' that Brad J. reestablished a couple of years ago is still OK. This is along a very special part of the Waskahegan Trail. ... 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
Another hike that hasn't been done in a while due to needs for a reroute. Last season trail maintenance addressed the A51 to A52 section along Pipestone Creek, a glorious section of the trail that includes "Len's Parkland". This year trail maintenance will address A52 to A51, focusing on the reroute needed for a 2014 ... Read more
This week's outing includes two hikes: a first one that is 7 round-trip kilometres, and an optional second one of no more than 3 round-trip. The huge valley starting at Gwynne and containing the Battle River as it flows eastward across Alberta, was created in a few days. At the end of the last ice ... Read more
We are having the Members BBQ at Miquelon Lake Provincial Park. Please let us know if you are going to attend by emailing social@waskahegantrail.ca or call Anita at 780-929-2707. The pictures from the members BBQ - October 3rd, 2015 when it was last at Miquelon Lake Provincial Park. Note: This is a members only event ... Read more
The Miquelon Lake is another one of those interesting trails in the Miquelon/Ministik area that had once all been underwater, resulting in pockets of trees on some higher ground (had been islands) and alley ways (where the water was). In 2015 we followed the 'blue' route around the edge of Miquelon Lake and into the ... Read more