Alberta's Premier Hiking Trail
Note: this will be partial maintenance on two nearby sections off trail - Hastings Lake Motet Hill Hike (A91 to A94) today's maintenance will be A94-A93 (~2km) last month we did maintenance for A91-A92 A92-A93 & A94-A92 is all along a little used country road, no maintenance required A98 to Meadow Shelter Hike - today's maintenance ... Read more
We are going to take advantage this summers "Canada Strong Pass " which gives everyone free access the the NationalParks, including Elk Island, from June 19th to September 7th. We will meet at the Wood Bison parking lot (south of the Yellowhead & the road along the fence for ~½km, not through the main park ... 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
Note (updated 2026-07-16, 16:30MT) - the trail to Motet was still too wet for maintenance so we will not be hiking there. During the next week, some of our leaders will the scouting the public trails from the to see they have sufficiently dried out from the recent rain/flooding. We will update the website if ... Read more
We should have a good selection of wild flowers, as we follow Pipestone Creek through some old growth forest & along some cattle farms. The starting point is <2km east of the lunch spot for last weeks Fort Ethier hike. We'll meet at the trail head beside on Highway 814 at 9:45 a.m. (parking at ... 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
We are going to take advantage this summers "Canada Strong Pass " which gives everyone free access the the NationalParks, including Elk Island, from June 19th to September 7th. We will meet at the Tawayik Lake parking lot (~6½km north of the Yellowhead, past the park gates) at 9:45 a.m., with the hike leaving at ... Read more
Rescheduled from June 17th due to the amount of rain in the area. The hike schedule had also been adjusted. 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
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
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