• Waskehegan Staging to Meadow Shelter (Cooking Lake Provincial Park)

    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

  • Trail Clearing: Annual Maintenance Weiner Roast at Mix or Hughston Stopover

    Maintenance always depends on the weather; so check the website before coming out. If you plan to attend contact Helen W. (helenwhitson@gmail.com) so she can provide you with the workplan details and directions to the trailhead. Please bring your lunch, water, wear older clothes and be prepared for hiking. Note: The trail maintenance crew are ... Read more

  • West Battle River (A57 towards Schnee Hill)

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

    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

  • East Battle River (Duhamel) to Rest & Be Thankful Hill

    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

  • Trail Clearing: Garage Day at Bulldog (if needed)

    Maintenance always depends on the weather; so check the website before coming out. If you plan to attend contact Helen W. (helenwhitson@gmail.com) so she can provide you with the workplan details and directions to the trailhead. Please bring your lunch, water, wear older clothes and be prepared for hiking. Note: The trail maintenance crew are ... Read more

  • Wanisan Stopover Hike and Social (Members Only)

    The Wanisan Lake Hike and Social celebrates the end of the summer season with a hike and social at the Wanisan Stopover. The hike will be around 6 km along the edge of the lake and into the Blackfoot Recreation Area, following the Yellow route. If there is no snow or ice, we may do ... Read more

  • Board Meeting – November 2026

    Zoom Web 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. If you ... Read more

  • Devon Voyager Park / Lion’s Campground

    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

  • Islet Lake Staging Area to Lost Lake Shelter (Hike or Ski)

    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