CANCELED – Trail Clearing: Trappers Lake A104-Elk Island Park

Due to the rain forecast for the evening of June 18th & morning of June 19th, trail maintenance for will now be June 26th rather than June 19th. Maintenance always depends on the weather; so check the website before coming out.Ellen H will be coordinating the crew - call 780 433 3856 or email ehomola@hotmail.com ... Read more

Board Meeting

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. Please call ... Read more

Celebrating Stan Skirrow (late afternoon hike from A38 to “B”+)

This hike is a combination of 3 favourites--Stan's Bench in the Mix-Cloverlawn area, Source of the Blackmud, and Coal Lake North End--and it includes a commemoration of Stan Skirrow, whose devotion, passion, and energy made the Waskahegan Trail and the organization what it is today. Stan passed away last December, and the family requested to ... Read more

Trail Clearing: Trappers Lake A104-Elk Island Park

Maintenance always depends on the weather; so check the website before coming out.Ellen H will be coordinating the crew - call 780 433 3856 or email ehomola@hotmail.com to say you are coming. If you decide last minute just show up at McDonalds (82 Ave & 75 St. we leave a 9am)Please bring your lunch, water, ... Read more

Trappers Lake (A104 to Fence) & Ross Creek (A115-A116)

Belvedere Park & Ride (free lot) 5900 129 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

This week's hike, almost 12 km long in total, passes along the northern shore of Trappers Lake and potentially scale before scaling the fence (legally!) into Elk Island National Park and proceeding to the bridge we built from deadfall in 2014. Unfortunately we can't make it to Oster Lake this year. After lunch we'll driver ... Read more

Trail Clearing: Hastings A97-95

Maintenance always depends on the weather; so check the website before coming out.Ellen H will be coordinating the crew - call 780 433 3856 or email ehomola@hotmail.com to say you are coming. If you decide last minute just show up at McDonalds (82 Ave & 75 St. we leave a 9am).Please bring your lunch, water, ... Read more

Hastings Lake South (A97 to A95) & Allen Nature Walk

Century Park (Section I, near 109 St Entrance/Exit) 2515 111 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

More wild flowers. Lunch stop at the historic St. Margaret’s church 1915 plus the Allen Nature Walk. The pictures from August 19th, 2018. In Edmonton we will meet at the Century Park Park & Ride Section I (it's the free lot near the 109th Street entrance) and carpool leaving at 9:00a.m. If you would like ... Read more

Trail Clearing: Coal Lake A45-A46

Maintenance always depends on the weather; so check the website before coming out.Ellen H will be coordinating the crew - call 780 433 3856 or email ehomola@hotmail.com to say you are coming. If you decide last minute just show up at McDonalds (82 Ave & 75 St. we leave a 9am).Please bring your lunch, water, ... Read more

Stoney Creek

Century Park (Section I, near 109 St Entrance/Exit) 2515 111 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The very scenic Stoney Creek hike will start from A67 on Range Road 205/Township Road 461 just east of the bridge on Battle River. We chose this week because this is when the cacti are in bloom. But there has been a lot of rain, so we'll go as far as we can. The pictures ... Read more