Hike

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

Note (updated 2024-09-02, 17:30MT): due to trail maintenance constraints the Battle River A60 to Schnee Hill hike would be available so we will be redoing the Mottet Hill hike from August. This is a section of the trail features pleasant paths through woods and pastures, an extensive boardwalk, and finally a stroll to the top ... 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

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.Funded in partnership with the River Valley Alliance, the County's newest trail is almost complete. The 6km trail spans from Prospectors' Point to the ... Read more

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

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. We will meet at the parking lot of the Islet Lake Staging Area at 10:15 a.m.. The hike will be starting ... Read more

We will meet near the Mill Creek Ravine Trailhead at to SE corner 34 Street and 34 Avenue (Sliver Berry Road), with parking at the strip mall across the street, at about 10:15 a.m. The hike will leave promptly at 10:30, following various routes through the ravine to the 'Jackie Parker Park Pavilion' then returning. This ... Read more

This is a nice 10km hike through Devon & every time we seem to do a hike there the trail has been improved. The pictures from January 7th, 2024.We will start from the parking lot just outside the Lion's Campground, going through the ravine, city trails & taking a few city streets (mostly Erie St. ... Read more

We will meet at the parking lot at the Blackfoot Lake Staging Area at 10:15 a.m. the hike will leave at 10:30 a.m. Irene will be leading the hike & Scotty will maintain the fire at the shelter. The pictures from January 29th, 2017 (the last time we did it in January).If you are new ... Read more