Whitemud Park to Hawrelak Park, via Laurier Park

McDonald's 87 Ave/149 St 8708 149 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

An exciting Family Day weekend hike that will start from the Whitemud Park (River Valley Parking lot at the bottom of the hill near the trails, off Fox Drive at Keillor Road) at about 10:15 a.m.. The pictures from February 18th, 2018. There is the added bonus of the Silver Skate Festival going on at ... Read more

Patricia Heights Ravine to Fort Edmonton / Alfred Savage Centre

McDonald's 87 Ave/149 St 8708 149 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The hike will leave from the parking lot on Westridge Shopping Centre (at the corner of Westridge & Wolf Willow) at about 10:15 a.m. The pictures from March 12th, 2017. In Edmonton we will meet at the McDonalds 87 Ave/149 St (8708 149 St) & carpool (leaving at 10 a.m.). Participants may proceed there directly ... Read more

Miquelon Provincial Park – Canceled

Century Park (Section I, near 109 St Entrance/Exit) 2515 111 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Due to the unavailability of the hike leaders we;ve had to cancel the March 1st hike. The next hike will be March 16th at Bunchberry. Miquelon Provincial Park has hiking and skiing trails that we rarely get around to visiting. On this hike, Irene and Scott Malcolm are going to take us on an exploration ... Read more

Bunchberry Meadows

Century Park (Section I, near 109 St Entrance/Exit) 2515 111 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Note: Rescheduled from January 19th While not part of the Waskahegan Trail, why not try out the Bunchberry Meadows along trails of old growth forest. This is a new conservation property acquired by Edmonton Area Land Trust and Nature Conservancy. Hike will be about 8km. The pictures from March 3, 2019. In Edmonton we will ... Read more

Waskahegan Staging towards Meadow Shelter – Canceled

Belvedere Park & Ride (free lot) 5900 129 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

In accordance with our province’s guidelines and directives on social distancing, we won’t be leading any Sunday guided hikes for now. But we are still working on our summer hike schedule. We’re also thinking about what we can do to keep the Waskahegan Trail available and desirable if this isolation continues past April—because by that ... Read more

Whitemud Creek Nature Reserve to Snow Valley – Canceled

McDonald's Century Park 11007 23 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

In accordance with our province’s guidelines and directives on social distancing, we won’t be leading any Sunday guided hikes for now. But we are still working on our summer hike schedule. We’re also thinking about what we can do to keep the Waskahegan Trail available and desirable if this isolation continues past April—because by that ... Read more

Snow Valley to John Janzen Nature Centre

Meet at Trailhead - We do not provide organized car pooling. However, participants are encouraged to make their own car pooling arrangements.

We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 status and will gradually restart our hikes, with some obvious protocol changes listed at the bottom. The hike will leave from the parking lot on Rainbow Valley (parking lot just before the Whitemud Drive underpass going into Snow Valley) at 9:00 a.m. The pictures from December 12th, 2019 ... Read more

Devon’s Prospectors Point Park

Meet at Trailhead - We do not provide organized car pooling. However, participants are encouraged to make their own car pooling arrangements.

We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 status and will gradually restart our hikes, with some obvious protocol changes listed at the bottom. While not part of the Waskahegan Trail, we will take the Devonian Trail from Twp 512 by Hwy 60 to Prospectors Point Park on the river. The pictures from March 31st, 2019. ... Read more

Whitemud Creek Nature Reserve to Snow Valley – Cancelled

Meet at Trailhead - We do not provide organized car pooling. However, participants are encouraged to make their own car pooling arrangements.

Hike cancelled due to the recent rain which made a few of the hills treacherous. It will be scheduled for another day. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 status and will gradually restart our hikes, with some obvious protocol changes listed at the bottom. The hike will leave from the parking lot on 23rd ... Read more

Devon Voyager Park / Lion’s Campground

Meet at Trailhead - We do not provide organized car pooling. However, participants are encouraged to make their own car pooling arrangements.

This week's outing makes good use of the Devon trails along the south side of the North Saskatchewan River. The trails climb up and down, in and out of the river valley, making for a more challenging hike than we might be used to on other city trails. The hike will be about 10.5 km long, leaving ... Read more