South Miquelon (A84 towards ‘D’)

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

The Miquelon Lake is another one of those interesting trails in the Miquelon/Ministik area that had once all been underwater, resulting in pockets of trees on some higher ground (had been islands) and alley ways (where the water was). "Ministik" means island in Nehiyawewin (Cree). We tend to follow the 'blue' route around the edge ... Read more

Stoney Creek – Canceled

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

NOTE (Updated 07:30 - 16 July 2023): Today's hike (July 16th) has been canceled due to a pending thunderstorm in the Camrose / Bittern Lake area. The entire Stoney Creek hike is quite exposed so out of precaution the hike has been canceled. This specific hike will not be rescheduled, but there will be a ... Read more

Trail Clearing: North Miquelon:Spilstead Access A87-Horseshoe 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 to the trailhead. Please bring your lunch, water, wear older clothes and be prepared for hiking. Note: The ... Read more

Board Meeting – July 2023

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

Coal Lake Wetaskiwin Water Plant (A46) to A47+ (Dam)

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

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

Ministik A87 to Horseshoe Lake

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

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

Trail Clearing: Middle Battle River: Duhamel Campground to Fidler’s Monument (A62-A61)

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

Trail Clearing: Fort Ethier/Bigstone Creek (A48 towards D)

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

Middle Battle River (Duhamel Campground to Fidler’s Monument)

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

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

Trail Clearing: North Saunders Lake (A29-A30) – Rescheduled

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