Alberta's Premier Hiking Trail
This week’s hike, 10 km round trip, starts by following along the eastern shore of the north end of Coal Lake, and ends at a fine upland viewpoint. We'll meet at the trail head, the Coal Lake North Provincial Recreation Area (boat launch along Hwy 616) at 9:45 a.m.. with the hike starting at 10:00. ... Read more
Rescheduled to Monday (August 18th) due to the rain on Wednesday (13th). 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 ... Read more
Maintenance always depends on the weather; so check the website before coming out. BTW - for those parking at the A29 end, there has been a change and please park in the longer grass on the east side a little further down the road (a little closer to 'Rig Hand Distillery'). Do not drive on ... 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
A wonderful full hike will go through a combination of forest & farmland, with lunch at the historic St. Margaret's Church on the edge of Hastings Lake. At the church we'll connect with the Allen Nature Trail (thanks Jeff & Marja). The pictures from August 18th, 2024. We'll meet at the trail head at "A97" ... 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) 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
Always good late summer hike along Saunders Lake (berries ?), from the northland (A29) to to a little past A30. Hopefully with the start of the bird migration and great for nature lovers. The hike will be ~10km. We'll meet at the trail head beside at "A29" along Range Road 244A (at the bend in ... Read more
Note: we are likely doing Pipestone Creek on September 3rd but the schedule is still evolving. With the heat during the August 27th maintenance we were unable to complete the Ministik so Brad J. & Sherry K. will be going out on Tuesday (2nd) to finish. Maintenance always depends on the weather; so check the ... Read more
This is a hike in the Miquelon & Ministic area that is great for bird watching. The trail goes the Currie pasture, past the Sanctuary Estates subdivision and the Marsh Mitchell cabin. 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 ... Read more
A separate maintenance wasn't required as it was incorporated into maintenance for the Northland of Saunders Lake on August 20th. 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 ... Read more