Alberta's Premier Hiking Trail
An exciting winter hike through the river valley parks with the added bonus of the annual Silver Skate Festival going on at Hawrelak Park (snow sculptures & food pavilions). We scouted it in the 13th & in great shape, albeit a bit icy so trax are recommended. On the 20th it will be a bit ... Read more
The Wanisan Lake hike incorporates the WTA's "Wanisan Stopover" and continues on into the Blackfoot Recreation Area. The hike will be unto ~10 km along the edge of the lake and into the park starting at "A99" and heading into Blackfoot Park & Meadow Shelter and if the weather is good the loop around Arrowhead ... Read more
Members are always welcome to attend our board meetings. Find out what’s going on behind the scenes as we talk about and plan our trail maintenance, hiking events, and everything else we do to help our members get the most of their involvement and to keep our the trail and the association thriving. If you ... Read more
Note: updated following scouting the hike on March 15th. We will meet at the parking lot at the Forest Heights Park (parking lot for the tennis courts at 103 Avenue and 84 Street) at about 10:15 a.m., with the hike leaving promptly at 10:30. Participants should check the website prior to departure in case of ... Read more
Note: Our hike leaders & other members will get together ZOOM call to develop the 2022 Spring-Summer (early May to early November) weekly hike schedule and associated trail maintenance schedule. We had intended to meet in the common area at the Southgate Mall but construction in the area limited access & it now closes at ... Read more
This weeks hike has Johanne & Dennis leading us through some of their favourite sections of the Mactaggart Sanctuary. Picture from Johanne & Dennis scouting the area. We'll meet at the Mactaggart Sanctuary Trail Parking Lot on 23rd Ave at about 10:15 a.m. The hike will leave from the parking lot at 10:30 and we ... Read more
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This hike, 9.8 km round trip, follows the shoreline, giving views of waterbirds and red tailed hawks, with a deer being a bonus. We'll meet at the trail head beside Rollyview Road at the end of Saunders Lake at 9:45 a.m. (parking area across the highway). The hike will leave from 'A33' at 10:00. The ... Read more
Traditionally our first out of town hike of the season & a glorious way to start spring. 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 ... Read more
We'll meet at the strip mall parking lot at James Mowatt Trail/Ellerslie Road (in front of Dollarama & Starbucks) at 9:45 a.m. The hike will leave from at 10:00. The pictures from April 12th, 2015. We’ll be largely following the route of a recent “Northern Lights Walking Club”, starting from the parking lot, going down ... Read more