BOOK LAUNCH with Glenbow Ranch Park Talk Series- CALGARY’S BEST WALKS 3RD EDITION

Meet author Lori Beattie!

Join the Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation at Glenbow Ranch Provinicial Park for a slide show presentation featuring walks in Lori’s new book, Calgary’s Best Walks 3rd edition, with 95 walks including 50 NEW WALKS.

Lori will delve into why WALKING AND BIKING, being self-propelled, leads to community, connection, health and, happiness!

Lori’s books will be for sale at the event so you can get your signed copy. Flip through a sample of Lori’s book on the book page in the “Look Inside” tab at the bottom of the page.

Registration, When and where:

Wednesday, April 2 at 6:30 om. This is a FREE event but registration is necessary. Please register https://grpf.ca/events/

More about the book:

Bestselling Alberta author Lori Beattie is back with a much expanded 3rd edition of her hugely successful compendium of Calgary’s Best Walks. Taking walkers beyond Calgary, this edition has 95 walks and tasty pit stops including 50 NEW WALKS that lead walkers throughout Calgary’s parks and neighbourhoods, west to Cochrane, and south to Leighton Art Centre and Brown Lowery Provincial Park, with a section on the Kananaskis and Canmore. Step out to connect to neighbours and the city, to discover big nature, views and wildflife; to go for coffee or ice cream with friends or grab a bite and a beer; to see new neighbourhoods, public art, little libraries, shops and to feel a part of this place. This edition goes beyond Calgary and includes a 110 km Tour de Calgary route broken into bite-size segments. Detailed walk maps lead you behind the scenes to hidden stairways and connector paths, opening your eyes to the diversity and beauty in Calgary. Shake up your routine and become a tourist in your own city- let’s walk!

Bring your kids, your dog, your appetite and your sense of adventure. Detailed maps lead you through neighbourhoods and pocket parks, through off leash areas to hidden staircases, along paved river pathways and onto people-populated walking streets. Navigate side streets, enjoying homes, gardens and new perspectives. Make friends with the chickadees on birding strolls throughout the city. Embark on a mural treasure hunt in Sunnyside or the Beltline. Calgary’s Best Walks has something for everyone, including Lori’s favourite coffee shop suggestions for a post-walk treat.

What’s New in the 3rd Edition?

-50+ new walk routes with full-colour maps

-50+ Tasty Pit Stops for that pre or post walk stop

-Beyond Calgary walks in Cochrane, the Leighton Art Centre, Brown Lowery Park, Kananaskis and Canmore along with tasty pit stop suggestions

-110 km Tour de Calgary walk broken into bite-size segments

-Birding walks through wetlands

-More urban wilds treks through ravines and environmental reserves

-More off-leash areas featured for pups and their people

-Even more tasty pit stop suggestions – cafés, picnic supply shops, ice cream and craft beer

-New photos and artwork throughout

-New content on topics ranging from Indigenous history, geology, archaeology, botanical gardens, wetlands, and why walking makes us happy!