Hike

We will meet at the trail head (south of Blackfoot Recreation Area) at "A99" (the end of on Range Road 204), we should be there at about 10:15 a.m. with the hike starting at 10:30. The pictures from March 6th, 2022. If you are new to WTA hikes, then you should visit the Guided Hikes ... Read more

We'll meet at the trail head on on Valleyview Drive, Camrose (plug 2403 Valleyview Drive into your GPS & the trail head is next to it) at 10:15 a.m. and the hike will leave from at 10:30. We typically choose this area in mid-July when the cacti are in bloom, and have never hiked the Stoney ... Read more

This weeks hike will be in St. Albert along both sides of the Sturgeon River. The city trail is well-developed and maintained year-round, so it's a good choice during the mucky month of April.  We will meet at the huge free parking lot on St. Anne Street in St. Albert (opposite the Musée Héritage Museum / St. ... Read more

Updated (2023-04-11): we did a second try of scouting on April 10 & while still some snow, overall the route was good - from the map on Pg. 71 of the guidebook, we'll meet at the parking lot between the 'park office' & the trailhead at "A85" we'll likely follow the old golf club road ... Read more

Traditionally our first out of town hike of the season & a glorious way to start spring. The hike follows the Battle River east towards Stoney Creek and Camrose. It starts by following the river, low in the valley across open grassland, but eventually winds its way up out of the valley, stepping over a ... Read more

This is a hike in the Miquelon & Ministic area that we did last year with the "Red Deer Ramblers" and is 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 ... Read more

The Wanisan Lake hike incorporates the WTA's "Wanisan Stopover" and continues on into the Blackfoot Recreation Area. The hike will be about ~10 km along the edge of the lake and into the park starting at "A99" utilizing the WTA trail at Wanisan Lake plus various Blackfoot sections (the Lost Lake & Wanisan) with lunch ... Read more

  From Helen W. (Hike Leader) - Updated 2023-05-20 (23:30) Hi everyone, I am trying to reach as many people as possible who may be planning on going on the hike on Sunday, May 21st. I am cancelling tomorrow's hike after listening to the news tonight. The air quality is forecast to be 10+and the ... Read more

This is a section of the trail features pleasant paths through woods and pastures, an extensive boardwalk, and finally a stroll to the top of Mottet Hill. Here are the pictures from the hike on May 5th, 2019. The hike will leave from "A91", on Township Road 512 (just off Highway 14 at Range Road ... Read more

We are having the Members Social & hike at Miquelon Lake Provincial Park. The hike will be a shorter version of the North Miquelon hike from April, where we will go as far as Ft. FX Lookout before returning for the Members Social. The pictures from the members BBQ - September 25th, 2022 & hike to ST. ... Read more