Alberta's Premier Hiking Trail
Maintenance always depends on the weather; so check the website before coming out. If you plan to attend contact Helen W. (helenwhitson@gmail.com) or John S. (jscotvold@shaw.ca) so they 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 ... 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
The hike is the last section of the trail along Coal Lake, picking up from the routes that we covered on July 2nd (A43 to A45/Kjorlien Corner) & June 11th (A45/Kjorlien Corner to A46). The final part to the dam being rarely done. We'll meet at the trail head beside "A46" (old dirt track just ... Read more
This will be one of our hikes within the Ministik Bird Sanctuary. We'll meet at the trail head beside "A87" (Spilstead Access), ~0.2km south of the corner of Township Road 502/Range Road 210, at 9:45 a.m.. The hike will leave from 'A87' at 10:00. Plants typically seen on the trail from A87 north to Knull ... Read more
Rescheduled to Monday, July 31st (from Wednesday, July 26th) due to weather. Maintenance always depends on the weather; so check the website before coming out. If you plan to attend contact Helen W. (helenwhitson@gmail.com) or John S. (jscotvold@shaw.ca) so they can provide you with the workplan details and directions to the trailhead. Please bring your ... Read more
Maintenance always depends on the weather; so check the website before coming out. If you plan to attend contact Helen W. (helenwhitson@gmail.com) or John S. (jscotvold@shaw.ca) so they 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 ... Read more
The hike is a 10 km round trip, is along forest paths and across open fields with views of the glorious Battle River Valley. This huge valley was created in a matter of days towards the end of the last ice age, when an ice-bound lake covering the entire Edmonton area suddenly broke free. Bring ... Read more
Rescheduled to August 16th due to weather. Maintenance always depends on the weather; so check the website before coming out. If you plan to attend contact Helen W. (helenwhitson@gmail.com) or John S. (jscotvold@shaw.ca) so they can provide you with the workplan details and directions to the trailhead. Please bring your lunch, water, wear older clothes ... Read more
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
Rescheduled from August 9th due to weather & will address maintenance for both northland & Southend Saunders Lake. Maintenance always depends on the weather; so check the website before coming out. If you plan to attend contact Helen W. (helenwhitson@gmail.com) or John S. (jscotvold@shaw.ca) so they can provide you with the workplan details and directions ... Read more