Alberta's Premier Hiking Trail
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
Johanne & Dennis leading us on a winters hike through some of their favourite sections of the Mactaggart Sanctuary. We we had to cancel this hike twice last winter but Johanne & Dennis eventually did lead us on a great spring hike, picture from April 3rd, 2022. We'll meet at about 10:15 a.m. near 7121 ... Read more
This is a nice 10km hike through Devon & every time we seem to do a hike there the trail has been improved. We will start from the parking lot just outside the Lion's Campground, going through the ravine, taking a few city streets to the arena (it should be open for minor hockey, so ... Read more
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. The hike will be from 8km up to 10km (if weather & trail conditions allow us to add in part ... Read more
An exciting winter hike through the river valley parks with the added bonus of the annual Silver Skate Festival going on at Hawrelak Park (snow sculptures & food pavilions). We'll meet at Whitemud Park (River Valley Parking lot at the bottom of the hill near the trails, off Fox Drive at Keillor Road) at 10:15 ... Read more
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 webpage ... Read more