Hike

Tired of winter and eager for a moderate and pleasant walk as the hiking season approaches? Then join us for our 8-9 km walk along both sides of the beautiful Sturgeon River in St. Albert. These paved trails are already free of snow and mud, making for a pleasant day out. The town has done ... 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 April 30th, 2017. Funded in partnership with the River Valley Alliance, the County's newest trail is almost complete. The 6km trail spans from Prospectors' Point to ... Read more

While not part of the Waskahegan Trail, the Chickakoo Lake is within the general Waskahegan Trail area. The hike will leave from the main parking lot at the Chickakoo Lake Parking Lot at about 10:45 a.m.. The pictures from November 25th, 2018. In Edmonton we will meet inside the McDonalds Restaurant at Westmount (111th ave ... Read more

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 field of crocuses, then into woods and gulleys, and ending at the top of "Rest & Be ... 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 June 17th, 2018. In Edmonton we will meet at the Century Park ‘Park & Ride’ ('Free Parking' Section I, near ... Read more

The Wood Bison Trail is on the south side of Highway 16. It is a beautiful trail that loops around Flyingshot Lake and Bailey Lakes where the Wood Bison are allowed to roam. These bison are kept separate from the Plains Bison found on the north side of the highway. The pictures from August 20th, ... Read more

Miquelon Provincial Park has hiking and skiing trails that we rarely get around to visiting, so we'll try again in the summer. The pictures from November 18th, 2018. In Edmonton we will meet at the Century Park ‘Park & Ride’ ('Free Parking' Section I, near the 109th Street Entrance/Exit) and carpool leaving at 9 a.m. ... Read more

Each Spring, the shore of Saunders Lake is the first part of the Waskahegan Trail to be free of snow. This hike, 9.8 km round trip, follows the shoreline, giving views of early waterbirds and red tailed hawks. Lots of sun too, so bring a hat. The hike will leave from the parking area across ... Read more

Wanisan Evening hike with a picnic at the end at the Wanisan stopover. Bring your "campfire" supper (ready-to-eat dinner or wieners and buns to grill on the table-top barbecue), beverage, lawn chair and flashlight or headlamp for our evening walk. We'll provide the condiments and dessert. The hike will be about 7 km, in the ... Read more

This is a somewhat "long-lost" section that hasn't been hiked in several years and we had it preped for 2 hike for back-to-back weekends last October but due to the early snow we had to make a change. So rather than 2 hikes from opposite ends with lunch at Point Cooperation we'll do a straight ... Read more