Alberta's Premier Hiking Trail
Delaney will be redoing her June hike, this time with the fall colours & not being rushed by a pending thunderstorm. 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 ... 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 Anita P. or call 780-524-9817. The pictures from the members BBQ - September 19th, 2021. Note: This is a members only event for WTA Members & Volunteers. We'll meet at the parking lot ... Read more
A great hike for the fall hike, the trees should be displaying their full colour and the wide paths allow the hikers to socialize. There may even be the occasional hawk and some chickadees. The hike will leave from the parking lot at the Islet Lake Staging Area at about 10:00 a.m. We'll meet at ... 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). "Ministik" means island in Nehiyawewin (Cree). We tend to follow the 'blue' route around the edge ... Read more
Traditionally this was our first out of town hike of the season & a glorious way to start spring ... and for the past few years we've also added it to our fall schedule, providing another chance at an out of town hike before winter hits. The hike follows the Battle River east towards Stoney ... Read more
This week's hike is a 2nd pass on the trail we did on June 12th & it is a great fall hike as well. The hike is a 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 ... Read more
We'll meet at the Whitemud Creek Parking Lot (parking lot just before you go under the Whitemud Drive overpass towards the Snow Valley ski chalet) at about 10:15 a.m. The hike will leave from the parking lot at 10:30. The pictures from November 6th, 2022.Note: Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday, November 6, 2022, at 02:00 ... Read more
This week's hike will be on the North Saskatchewan River Valley parks in northeast Edmonton, starting at the Kennedale Ravine and going towards Rundle Park. We'll meet at the Hermitage Road Shopping Centre 10:15 a.m. and the hike will leave the parking lot by at 10:30. Participants should check the website prior to departure in ... Read more
Miquelon Provincial Park has hiking and skiing trails that we rarely get around to visiting. On this hike, Irene is going to take us on an exploration of one of her favourite public trails. And we'll never know what the weather will bring us in early December, the pictures from December 5th, 2021We will meet ... Read more
Hike Canceled (Updated December 17th, 10:00): Unfortunately the weather will be turning very cold this weekend, with the current hourly forecast at Blackfoot/Cooking Lake for Sunday between 10:00-15:00 at -19° to -22° with a windchill of -26° to -28°, cloudy & a chance of light snow to make the trail even tougher.The Wanisan Lake hike ... Read more