Alberta's Premier Hiking Trail
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 August 4th, 2024. The hike will leave from "A91", on Township Road 512 (just off Highway 14 at Range Road ... Read more
A wonderful section of the trail along Battle River, going east from Gwynne. It has a little bit of everything, including passing by what used to be the historic Low’s Crossing (well historic from a WTA perspective). Checkout Gene Miskiw’s “The Battle Bridge Story” with loads of pictures he’s shared with us at the AGM ... Read more
A wonderful section of the trail along Battle River, going east from Gwynne. It has a little bit of everything, including passing by what used to be the historic Low’s Crossing (well historic from a WTA perspective) plus the new "Bradford Crossing", courtesy of the landowner. For more on Low's Crossing checkout Gene Miskiw’s “The ... Read more
This will be a great time to come & check out the Kopp Lake in the spring !! 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 ... Read more
This is the first of 3 hikes over the next few weeks that covers much of the trail along Coal Lake from A43 to the pumping station. We'll then follow the route along Coal Lake to Point Cooperation for lunch then return to the trail head. The Point is named for Project Cooperation, in which ... Read more
The hike picks up the next section of the trail along Coal Lake that we covered last week. The Point is named for Project Cooperation, in which six 15- and 16-year olds, funded by the Province and by the Waskahegan Trail Association, cleared this section as part of their summer work in 1975. We will ... Read more
The third hike along Coal Lake, starting from the same spot as 2 weeks ago but this time going south. We'll meet at the trail head beside "A45" (Kjorlien Corner on the bend at Township Road 473 / Range Road 232) at 9:45a.m.. The hike will leave from 'A45' at 10:00, going down towards Coal ... Read more
We will be meeting at the trailhead at "A67" on Range Road 205/Township Road 461, just east of the railroad track (Note: be careful when coming from Hwy 13, as the sign for RR205 on the south side of the road is correct but due to road line corrections on the north side it is ... 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
A hike of varied terrain combining a section that we don't frequently hike ('Fidler Monument' to A60) combined with the initial section of another one we used to do quite often (A60 to A59E is the first part of the Schnee Hill hike). We will start at A61-'Fidler Monument' at RR215A/Twp 461A (take Range Road ... Read more