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FREE JANES WALK! Connecting Elbow River communities on foot with Calgary’s Best Walks author, Lori Beattie

May 4 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Meet Lori!

Lori has a BRAND NEW guidebook with 95 Walks in Calgary, Cochrane and beyond! Join her for a free Janes Walk through her favourite neighbourhoods and check out her NEW BOOK, Calgary’s Best Walks 3rd edition, with 95 walks including 50 NEW WALKS.

When and where:

Sunday, May 4 at 10 -11:30 am pm. Meet on Britannia Drive at 49 Ave SW. All Janes Walks are FREE! REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/janes-walk-calgary-98198594881 

What is a “Janes Walk”?

Jane’s Walk is an annual festival of free, community-led walking conversations inspired by urbanist and writer Jane Jacobs. On the first weekend of May every year, Jane’s Walk festivals take place in hundreds of cities around the world. This event encourages people to share stories about their neighbourhoods, discover unseen aspects of their communities, and use walking as a way to connect with their neighbours.

The Walk:

Join Lori Beattie, intrepid urban explorer and author of the just released 3rd edition of Calgary’s Best Walks, and discover how she moves through the city, connecting communities on foot and searching out the secret paths and hidden stairway connectors whenever she can. From Sandy Beach Park we’ll travel along the Elbow River Pathway, up the saskatoon slopes to stunning views of the river valley. We’ll navigate Britannia to connector paths that lead to blossoming gardens before we cross the river and find the hidden stairway into into the urban wilds, followed by stunning downtown views. We’ll walk through Elbow Park to Marda Loop, past the new shops of 34th Avenue and into Altadore, where a fairy garden makes you smile, little libraries beckon, and a secret path leads to a garden that you’ll want to revisit throughout the summer! This walk is about 6-7 km with hills and a mix of paved path, sidewalk, stairs and dirt paths.

More about the book:

Bestselling Alberta author Lori Beattie is back with 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.

Bring your kids, your dog 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 postwalk treat. Explore Calgary and beyond on these 95 walks, hikes and strolls.

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!

Details

Date:
May 4
Time:
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Category:
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/janes-walk-calgary-98198594881

Location

Britannia Dr at 49 Ave SW
919 49 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2S 1H1 + Google Map