Alberta's Premier Hiking Trail
This is the first of 3 hikes over the next month that covers much of the trail along Coal Lake. We'll meet at the trail head beside "A45" (Kjorlien Corner on the bend at Township Road 473 / Range Road 232) at 9:45a.m.. The hike will leave from 'A45' at 10:00, going down towards Coal ... Read more
The "Cloverlawn" hike a modification of 3 favourites (Stan's Bench, Source of the Blackmud & Coal Lake North End) to accommodate a lost section of the trail along Mud Lake (as we can no longer get all the way to "Mix Stopover"). We'll meet at the trail head "A39" (on Township Road 483A) at 9:45 ... Read more
Note: Rescheduled from June 12th due to rain in the Fort Saskatchewan area. If we are unable to do maintenance on the 19th then we will move the Partridge Hill/Ross Creek hike to July 7th & move the North Coal Lake Hike to June 23rd. That will allow for an extra couple of weeks to ... 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
This is a nice easy section that is popular for birds. We've had re-established the trail, as over the past few years has changed ownership, been underwater, and had a boardwalk that gave away. We'll meet at the trail head beside "A111" (just after crossing Ross Creek on RR 220 when going from Twp Rd ... 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
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. The ... Read more
Note (updated 2024-07-06 21:30MT) - due to the anticipated heat wave for the week of 8th to 12th Trail Maintenance for Fort Ethier was moved to July 17th (from July 10th) & Trail Maintenance for Hastings Lake was moved to July 24th from July 17th. Maintenance always depends on the weather; so check the website before ... Read more
Note (updated 2024-07-06 21:30MT) - due to the anticipated heat wave for the week of 8th to 12th Trail Maintenance for Fort Ethier was moved to July 17th (from July 10th) & Trail Maintenance for Hastings Lake was moved to July 24th from July 17th. Maintenance always depends on the weather; so check the website before ... 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