Alberta's Premier Hiking Trail
We will meet at the parking lot at the Blackfoot Lake Staging Area at 10:15 a.m. the hike will leave at 10:30 a.m. Irene will be leading the hike & Scotty will maintain the fire at the shelter. The pictures from January 29th, 2017. If you are new to WTA hikes, then you should visit ... 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 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. Additionally, Frank will be dusting off his "historical tour" notes on St. Albert. St. Albert has a great trail system. They are likely ... Read more
This hike, 9.8 km round trip, follows the shoreline, giving views of waterbirds and red tailed hawks, with a deer being a bonus. We'll meet at the trail head beside Rollyview Road at the end of Saunders Lake at 10:15 a.m. (parking area across the highway). The hike will leave from 'A33' at 10:30. The ... 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
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
Our equipment storage facility is at Bulldog Self Storage - East (6805 - 82 Avenue) but we can't do any of the equipment work there. Helen W lives nearby so has offered her garage as a place for a spring maintenance day. We would bring all the machines here for changing oil. Also, we could ... Read more
Since this is Mother's Day, we'll start with the ‘Mother’s Day Breakfast’ at the Spilstead Community Hall (20502 Township Road 502, corner of Township Road 502/Range Road 205), meeting at the community hall for breakfast. We've delayed the hike start to 10:30 to accommodate those going to the breakfast. Those just want to hike can meet us ... Read more
Our equipment storage facility is at Bulldog Self Storage - East (6805 - 82 Avenue) but we can't do any of the equipment work there. Helen W lives nearby so has offered her garage as a place for a spring maintenance day. We would bring all the machines here for changing oil. Also, we could ... 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