Alberta's Premier Hiking Trail
Note: since we are not having a December board meeting we'll hold the January meeting a week early (2nd Thursday of the month) & in February the 3rd Thursday is early in the month (the 15th) we'll be back to the normal schedule in February. Members are always welcome to attend our board meetings. Find ... Read more
This is a new hike from the Northeast River Valley Park (previously Our Lady Queen of Peace). Since this is a new hike there are no pictures from previous hikes but here is the Edmonton Journal article.We'll meet at the trailhead near the main buildings of the Northeast River Valley Park (the angled parking area ... Read more
Note: Due to some construction on the trail just past the Snow Valley Ski Chalet we have had to make a slight alteration to the hike:We'll meet at the Whitemud Park Parking Lot (parking lot just before you go under the Whitemud Drive overpass towards the Snow Valley ski chalet) at about 10:15 a.m. 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
An exciting winter hike through the river valley parks with the added bonus of the annual Silver Skate Festival going on at Laurier Park (snow sculptures & food pavilions). We'll meet in the parking lot at Whitemud Park (on Fox Drive, turn north on Keillor Road and turn into the first parking lot). Be there ... Read more
We will meet at t the Mill Creek Ravine Trailhead on 33B Avenue & 22nd Street (with on street parking along 33B Ave) at about 10:15 a.m. The hike will leave promptly at 10:30, following various routes through the ravine to the 'Jackie Parker Park Pavilion' then returning. This hike tends to be icy so having ... Read more
Canceled due to icy conditions: due to the recent thaw/freeze conditions when Irene & the gang from Camrose scouted the trail this week they found it to icy (even with spikes) to hike it safely so we are canceling this weeks hike (updated 2024-03-16, 03:00MT) The Happy Valley Trails are now setup for winter biking, ... 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
Hike leaders and any members who are interested in hike schedule or trail maintenance planning are getting together for a ZOOM meeting to develop the 2024 Spring-Summer (early May to early November) weekly hike schedule and associated train maintenance schedule.Already ScheduledFor April 2024 to March 2025 there will be ~40 hikes. The focus of the ... Read more
This weeks hike will be in St. Albert along both sides of the Sturgeon River. The city trail is well-developed and maintained year-round, so it's a good choice during the mucky month of April. We will meet at the huge free parking lot on St. Anne Street in St. Albert (opposite the Musée Héritage Museum / St. Albert ... Read more