Alberta's Premier Hiking Trail
Hike Canceled - During the last 3 or so days the smog in Camrose is nasty, some people have addressed concern about the air quality and the hike leader indicated it was not suitable for her. We are looking at the possibility of rescheduling for later in the season. (Updated 2-23-09-02 17:30MT) We'll meet at ... Read more
We re-established this fabulous hike a couple of years after doing a reroute around a landslide. After a few seasons of trail maintenance we are in pretty good shape. We'll meet at the trail head beside A53 (Twp Rd 471/RR 232) (near the Big Lake Sod Farm) at 9:45 a.m.. The hike will leave from ... Read more
This hike, 9.8 km round trip, follows the shoreline, giving views of waterbirds and red tailed hawks, with a deer being a bonus. We'll meet at the trail head beside Rollyview Road at the end of Saunders Lake at 9:45 a.m. (parking area across the highway). The hike will leave from 'A33' at 10:00. The ... Read more
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 age, glacier water trapped by ice formed huge Lake Edmonton. The water finally broke through the ice at Gwynne and the whole lake emptied, creating ... Read more
We should have a good selection of wild flowers, as we follow Pipestone Creek through some old growth forest & along some cattle farms. The starting point is <2km east of the lunch spot for last months Fort Ethier hike, with the our lunch stop at the same spot as the hike a few weeks ... Read more
This will be a great time to come & check out the fall colours at Kopp Lake !! We will meet at the trail head at "A35" (at the fork in the road for Township Road 492 & 492A) at 9:45, we should hitting the trail about 10:00 a.m... You should check the website prior to ... Read more
This week’s hike is a 2nd pass on the trail we did on August 6th but it will be a different hike with the fall scenery. The pictures from October 30th, 2022. The hike is a 10 km round trip, is along forest paths and across open fields with views of the glorious Battle River ... 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
The Wanisan Lake Hike and Social celebrates the end of the summer season with a hike and social at the Wanisan Stopover. The hike will be around 6 km along the edge of the lake and into the Blackfoot Recreation Area, following the Yellow route. If there is no snow or ice, we may do ... 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 mid-November, the pictures from December 4th, 2022We will meet at ... Read more