• Pipestone Creek (A53 to hill before A51)

    Meet at Trailhead - We do not provide organized car pooling. However, participants are encouraged to make their own car pooling arrangements.

    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

  • Coal Lake Kjorlein Corner (A45) to Wetaskiwin Pumping Station (A46)

    Meet at Trailhead - We do not provide organized car pooling. However, participants are encouraged to make their own car pooling arrangements.

    This is the first of 3 hikes over the next month that covers much of the trail along Coal Lake. 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

  • Cloverlawn (A39 towards Stan’s Bench/A38 & Mud Lake)

    Meet at Trailhead - We do not provide organized car pooling. However, participants are encouraged to make their own car pooling arrangements.

    The "Cloverlawn" hike a modification of 3 favourites (Stan's Bench, Source of the Blackmud & Coal Lake North End) to accommodate a lost section of the trail along Mud Lake (as we can no longer get all the way to "Mix Stopover"). We'll meet at the trail head "A39" (on Township Road 483A) at 9:45 ... Read more

  • Partridge Hill/Ross Creek A111 to A109

    Meet at Trailhead - We do not provide organized car pooling. However, participants are encouraged to make their own car pooling arrangements.

    This is a nice easy section that is popular for birds. We've had re-established the trail, as over the past few years has changed ownership, been underwater, and had a boardwalk that gave away. We'll meet at the trail head beside "A111" (just after crossing Ross Creek on RR 220 when going from Twp Rd ... Read more

  • North Coal Lake A40 to B

    Meet at Trailhead - We do not provide organized car pooling. However, participants are encouraged to make their own car pooling arrangements.

    This week’s hike, 10 km round trip, starts by following along the eastern shore of the north end of Coal Lake, and ends at a fine upland viewpoint. We'll meet at the trail head, the Coal Lake North Provincial Recreation Area (boat launch along Hwy 616) at 9:45 a.m.. with the hike starting at 10:00. The ... Read more

  • Happy Valley Trail (Camrose)

    We'll meet at the trail head on on Valleyview Drive, Camrose (plug 2403 Valleyview Drive into your GPS & the trail head is next to it) at 9:45 a.m. and the hike will leave from at 10:00. We typically hike the Stoney Creek area in mid-July when the cacti are in bloom. However an area ... Read more

  • Northend Saunders Lake (A29 to A30+)

    Meet at Trailhead - We do not provide organized car pooling. However, participants are encouraged to make their own car pooling arrangements.

    Always good late summer hike along Saunders Lake (berries ?), from the northland (A29) to to a little past A30. Hopefully with the start of the bird migration and great for nature lovers. The hike will be ~10km. We'll meet at the trail head beside at "A29" along Range Road 244A (at the bend in ... Read more

  • Hastings Lake (A97 to A95) and Allen Nature Trail

    Meet at Trailhead - We do not provide organized car pooling. However, participants are encouraged to make their own car pooling arrangements.

    A wonderful full hike will go through a combination of forest & farmland, with lunch at the historic St. Margaret's Church on the edge of Hastings Lake. At the church we'll connect with the Allen Nature Trail (thanks Jeff & Marja). The pictures from June 5th, 2022. We'll meet at the trail head at "A97" ... Read more

  • Fort Ethier / Bigstone Creek (A48 towards ‘D’)

    This is along a very special part of the Waskahegan Trail. Starting with a living relic from Canadian history (Fort Ethier from the time of the 1885 Riel Rebellion) and a close-up look at an alpaca farm, followed by shaded cliff-top views of Bigstone Creek and sun-filled stretches close to the water, what's not to ... Read more

  • Miquelon Provincial Park

    Meet at Trailhead - We do not provide organized car pooling. However, participants are encouraged to make their own car pooling arrangements.

    Miquelon Provincial Park has hiking and skiing trails. On this hike, Irene is going to take us on an exploration of one of her favourite public trails.. The pictures from June 25th, 2023. We will meet at the north end of the parking lot of the Miquelon Provincial Park office at 9:45 for a 10:00 start. ... Read more