Hike

Surprisingly, this is a hike we rarely do through the Ministik Bird Sanctuary that continues on past the 'Ball Berg/NCC' section going to an old fire tower. This is of course a good chance to see birds, including waterfowl, as well as beaver. A small camera with a zoom lens or lightweight binoculars would be ... Read more

With all of the rainouts we had this season that have impacted the maintenance & hike schedule we are going to redo the August Pipestone Creek hike. We should have a good selection of wild flowers, as we follow Pipestone Creek through some old growth forest & along some cattle farms. We’ll meet at the ... Read more

The hike is through the Ministik Bird Sanctuary and a bit beyond, much of which is the 'Ball Berg' section that was donated to the Nature Conservancy of Canada by the Ball family. This is of course a good chance to see birds, including waterfowl, as well as beaver. A small camera with a zoom ... Read more

A great hike as most trails will have wide paths allow the hikers to socialize. There may even be the occasional hawk, some chickadees and hopefully sand cranes. The hike go from the Waskehegan Staging parking lot and mostly following the Lost Lake trail to Meadow Shelter. Pictures from June 20, 2020. We’ll meet at the ... Read more

We ran into an equipment issue during maintenance for the Saunders Lake hike that had been scheduled, so we are going to redo the August Schnee Hill hike. 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 ... 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

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. On the way back we may stop at the ... 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

This is a new trail as part of the the Northeast River Valley Park (previously Our Lady Queen of Peace). Pictures from March 2nd, 2025. We'll meet at the trailhead near the main buildings of the Northeast River Valley Park (the angled parking area inside the gate, off 9th St. NE, a bit south of ... Read more

We'll meet at the Whitemud Park Parking Lot (parking lot just before you go under the Whitemud Drive overpass towards the Snow Valley ski chalet) at about 10:15 a.m. The hike will leave from the parking lot at 10:30. The pictures from January 16th, 2026. If you are new to WTA hikes, then you should ... Read more