Winter 2024-2025
Updated OCTOBER 7, 2024
The Winter 2024-2025 Hike Schedule has been finalized & is outlined below. A big thank-you to the leaders. Any changes will be reflected in the corresponding calendar entry.
The winter hikes are every other Sunday on public trails, typically closer to Edmonton. We’ll meet at the trailhead at 10:15 with the hike starting at 10:30.
- November 10th – Devonian Trail to Prospectors Point (JoAnne B. & Lee S. 780-487-0645, March 2019, photos)
- November 24th – Devon Voyager Park (JoAnne B. & Lee S. 780-487-0645, October 2016, photos)
- December 8th – Islet Lake to Lost Lake Shelter (Johanna F. 780-298-4119, October 2022, photos)
- December 22nd – Mill Creek Ravine in Mill Woods (Helen W. 780-468-4331, March 2024, photos)
- January 5th – Snow Valley & John Nature Centre (John S., November 2022, photos)
- January 19th – Happy Valley Trail (Camrose) (Irene M. 780-679-2218, March 2023, photos)
- February 2nd – Battery Creek Trails (+ Devon Golf Course River Loop) (JoAnne B. & Lee S. 780-487-0645, December 2023, photos)
- February 16th – Whitemud Park to Laurier Park, with Silver Skate Festival (Martha M. 780-913-9779, February 2024, photos)
- March 2nd – Northeast River Valley Park (Sherry K. 780-233-2148, January 2024, photos)
- March 16th – Blackfoot Lake Staging in Blackfoot Rec. Area (Irene M. 780-679-2218, January 2017, photos)
- March 30th – St Albert City Trails (Terry E. 780-299-6007, April 2024, photos)
- April 13th – Southend Saunders Lake (Stella C. 587-879-2955, April 2024, photos)
Summer 2025 Planning Schedule
The 2025 summer season hikes will start at the end of April. We will have a hike committee meeting on March 9, 2025. At the bottom of this page is an initial planning schedule for the summers hikes. In the meantime, if you would like to lead any of these hikes next summer or would like to lead an alternate hike please let Lee know at hikes@waskahegantrail.ca.
The follow is an initial planning schedule for the summer 2025 hikes, meeting at the trailhead at 9:45 & leaving at 10:00 (unless a different time is stated). If you would like to lead any of these hikes or would like to lead an alternate hike let Lee know at hikes@waskahegantrail.ca –
April/May 2025
- April 27th – Battle River – Duhamel Campground to RB Hill – Confirmed, Leader: Mary M. (April 2024, photos) *
- May 4th – Gwynne Section (A57 to Gwynn Ski Hill) – Confirmed, Leader: TBD (September 2023, photos) *
- May 11th – Miquelon Park A86/Former Store towards A85/Park Office (10:30 Start) – Confirmed, Leader: TBD (April 2023, photos) *
- May 18th – Ministik Berg – A89A to Williams Lake – Confirmed, Leader: TBD (May 2017, photos) *
- May 25th – Fort Ethier / Bigstone Creek (A48 towards ‘D’) – Confirmed, Leader: TBD (August 2023, photos) *
June 2025
- June 1st – Hastings Lake (A91 to Mottet Hill) – Confirmed, Leader: TBD (May 2023, photos) *
- June 8th – Battle River – A57 towards Schnee Hill – Confirmed, Leader: TBD (May 2018, photos) *
- June 15th – Kopp Lake – Tentative (June 2022, photos)
- June 22nd – Middle Coal Lake – A45/Kjorlien Corner to Point Cooperation – Tentative (July 2022, photos)
- June 29th – Middle Coal Lake – A43 to Point Cooperation – Tentative (July 2023, photos)
July 2025
- July 6th – South Coal Lake – A45/Kjorlien Corner to Pumping Station – Tentative (July 2019, photos)
- July 13th – Stoney Creek Camrose – Tentative (July 2020, photos) **
- July 20th – South Miquelon – A84 towards “D” – Tentative (August 2023, photos)
- July 27th – Middle Battle River – Fidler’s Monument to Site of Former House – Tentative (July 2022, photos)
August 2025
- August 3rd – Cloverlawn – A39 towards Stan’s Bench & Mud Lake – Tentative (June 2024, photos)
- August 10th – Battle River – Duhamel Campground to Fidlers Monument – Tentative (August 2023, photos)
- August 17th – North Coal Lake – A40 to A39+/ “B” – Tentative (July 2024, photos)
- August 24th – North Hastings Lake – A97 to A95 & Allen Nature Trail – Tentative (August 2024, photos)
- August 31st – Northlend Saunders Lake – Tentative (August 2024, photos)
September 2025
- September 7th – Partridge Hill/Ross Creek – Tentative (August 2022, photos)
- September 14th – Ministok A87/Spilstead Access to A86/North Miquelon – Tentative (May 2022, photos)
- September 21st – Saunders Lake 1-Way (A33-A29) – Tentative (September 2023, photos)
- September 28th – Ministok A87/Spilstead Access to Horseshoe Lake – Tentative (September 2021, photos)
October 2025
- October 5th – Miquelon Park “Social” & Hike – Tentative (September 2022, photos) **
- October 12th – No Hike (Thanksgiving)
- October 19th – Battle River – A60 to Schnee Hill – Tentative (October 2019, photos)
- October 26th – Battle River Duhamel Campground to RB Hill – Tentative (October 2023, photos)
Additional Notes:
- Trail Maintenance –
- * indicates the section will be hiked based upon the 2024 maintenance season
- ** indicated a section where maintenance isn’t required
- the rest will have typical maintenance during 2025 season (e.g., 11 days/2 Wednesdays prior to the hike)
- Date/Time Changes –
- the May 11th hike has a 10:30 start as many of us plan on attending the Mother’s Day breakfast at the Spilstead Community Hall, then leave for the hike from hall
- the August 24th (North Hastings Lake) & August 31st (North Saunders Lake) may switch dates based upon the Sunday service at the St. Margarets Church
November 2025 to April 2026
There will be 12 biweekly winter hikes will typically be on public trails, with schedule to follow during the summer of 2025. The first ‘off’ week will be November 2nd and the last ‘off’ week is April 20th (Easter). Standard winter hikes include –
- Edmonton River Valley Trails (Snow Valley/John Janzen Centre, Laurier/Hawrelak Parks, Mill Creek Ravine, Kennedale Ravine/Rundle Park, Dawson/Louise McKinney Parks, Gold Bar/Goldstick Parks, Kinsmen Park/Legislature, Mactaggart Sanctuary, Northeast River Valley Park, Patricia Heights/Alfred Savage Centre, Terwillegar Park, Whitemud Creek)
- Devon Area Trails (Devon Ravine, Voyager Park, Battery Creek Trails, Prospectors’ Point, Bunchberry Meadows/Tucker’s Field)
- Cooking Lake/Blackfoot Recreation Area (Wanison Lake/Meadow Shelter, Waksahegen Staging/Meadow Shelter, Islet Lake/Lost Lake Shelter, Blackfoot Staging)
- St. Albert (St. Albert City Trails, Lois Hole Provincial Park, St. Albert Trails to Big Lake)
- Other (Miquelon Park Trails, Camrose Happy Valley Trails, city trails in Stoney Plains, Milet, Camrose, Leduc)
Hike History (since 2016)
- Hike_Planning_2025.xlsx (Microsoft Excel)
- Apple Numbers (Macintosh, iPhone, iPad)
- OpenDocument Spreadsheet (Apache OpenOffice, LibreOffice)
- Alternatively, you can download the PDFs of the spreadsheet’s 2 tabs: