Landowner Rights & Trail User Responsibilities

The Waskahegan Trail is a unique resource that exists only because of the generosity of landowners. Before you set foot on the trail:

  1. Know the landowner rights and the trail user responsibilities.
  2. Check the trail conditions

Bunchberry Meadows Hike

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Eight people came out to hike the trails at Bunchberry Meadows, one of the treasures in the portfolio of the Edmonton Area Land Trust.

We are now in the frozen depths of winter. But the cold temperatures and new fallen snow did not slow us down. We were the first people to arrive, and were preceded only by coyotes, rabbits, mice, squirrels, and deer, as evident by their tracks. (On the drive home, we saw a coyote and took a photo.)

Although the morning started out grey and foggy, it soon cleared leaving the sun to glow in our faces. It was glorious.

The 8-1/2 km hike was mostly through beautiful snow-covered trees. We started on the Aspen Trail and finished on the Tamarack. Inadvertently we got sidetracked onto the Meadow Trail when we missed a fork, but it was only a short deviation.

A significant section of the trail is bordered by tamarack, otherwise known as larch.

Birch trees are also abundant here, and if you’re a fan like we are, you’ll appreciate the beautiful large specimens like this.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the hike, and to the EALT for their stewardship of this wonderful asset. You can find more photos on Flickr.

Where we’re going next.

Devon Battery Creek Hike

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Nine people came out to Devon to hike the trails above and along the North Saskatchewan River. The weather warmed as the day went on. We did have to walk carefully to avoid some ice-covered paths.

We began the hike with the Battery Creek Trail, including the stairs down to the bottom of the ravine.

Climbing back out again was a great way to “get the cardio in” for the rest of the day.

We moved on to the Lion’s Campground, had our lunch, and then walked a loop through the golf course.

Thanks to Lee for scouting and leading the hike and to everyone who came out. You can see all the photos on Flickr.

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