We'll start in Miquelon Provincial Park, going past some of the campsites, exit the park heading along an inlet off Miquelon Lake, past St F.X. Lookout & a new pond that cut through our trail. We’ll have lunch beside a pond at A86 and return along the same route, with a round trip of ~10km. ... 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

The hike is through the Ministik Bird Sanctuary and a bit beyond, much of which is the 'Ball Berg' section that was donated to the Nature Conservancy of Canada by the Ball family. This is of course a good chance to see birds, including waterfowl, as well as beaver. A small camera with a zoom ... Read more

Miquelon Provincial Park has hiking and skiing trails. On this hike, Irene is going to take us on an exploration of one of her favourite public trails.. The pictures from June 25th, 2023. We will meet at the north end of the parking lot of the Miquelon Provincial Park office at 9:45 for a 10:00 start. ... Read more

A wonderful section of the trail along Battle River, going east from Gwynne.  It has a little bit of everything, including passing by what used to be the historic Low’s Crossing (well historic from a WTA perspective). Checkout Gene Miskiw’s “The Battle Bridge Story” with loads of pictures he’s shared with us at the AGM ... Read more

The huge valley starting at Gwynne and containing the Battle River as it flows eastward across Alberta, was created in a few days. At the end of the last ice age, glacier water trapped by ice formed huge Lake Edmonton. The water finally broke through the ice at Gwynne and the whole lake emptied, creating ... Read more

This hike of 10.4 km is along the stunning Battle River. This huge river valley was created at the end of the last ice age when the melt water that created Lake Edmonton broke through the ice and drained the huge lake in just a few days. The pictures from October 6th, 2019. We'll be ... Read more

Traditionally this was our first out of town hike of the season & a glorious way to start spring ... and for the past few years we've also added it to our fall schedule, providing another chance at an out of town hike before winter hits. The hike follows the Battle River east towards Stoney ... Read more