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

South Coal Lake Hike

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Seven people braved the rain to hike along the middle section of Coal Lake.

The trail was very wet and slippery, but thanks to the new ropes on the steep slopes, we managed to stay upright!

By lunch time the sun was peaking through.

We found some remarkable fungi and Indian Pipe.

A big mushroom
Indian Pipe and another mushroom

Great hike! Thanks to wonderful maintenance crew for their great work! And to the landowners for their generosity. You can find all the photos on Flickr.

Where we’re going next.

Blackfoot Recreation Area Hike

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Ten people came out to hike the trail from the WTA Connector segment into the Blackfoot Recreation Area. We had not used this segment since 2018. It’s shorter than the more popular segment which features the Wanisan Stopover. But it’s just as interesting. Here is a pond with water calla.

A pond with water calla

We continue to be astonished by the abundance of fruits this year. The squirrels will be gorging on beaked hazelnuts longer than usual. There are also plenty of saskatoons, and the chokecherries will be ripening next.

Beaked Hazelnut
Saskatoons
Chokecherries

Because of the previous days of rain, there was a lot of mud to contend with in the park. The wide trails are normally grassed over, but due to some repairs, there are long sections where there is no grass. It’s just a lot of mud that sticks to your boots. We hope the grass comes back soon.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the hike. You can find more photos on Flickr.

Where we’re going next.