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Walk with Lori and AWA: Bioliphic beauty along the Elbow River, connecting communites and the urban wilds with Calgary’s Best Walks author, Lori Beattie

May 14 @ 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm

Join Lori & Alberta Wilderness Association for a wild walk!

Lori has a BRAND NEW guidebook with 95 Walks in Calgary, Cochrane and beyond! Join her for a guided walk from the book and check out her NEW BOOK, Calgary’s Best Walks 3rd edition, with 95 walks including 50 NEW WALKS.

When and where:

Wednesday, May 14  at 6:15 pm- 8 pm. Meet in Britannia, on Britannia Dr. at 49 Ave., SW. Register HERE: https://albertawilderness.ca/product/elbow-river-connecting-communities/

Distance and terrain

About 7 km, 1.5-2 hours*. 
* NOTE: a mix of paved and dirt paths, stairs and hills and steady walking for the entire walk. 

The Walk:

Meet Lori Beattie, owner of Fit Frog Adventures and author of the just released 3rd edition of Calgary’s Best Walks with 95 Walks in Calgary, Cochrane and beyond! Join her for a guided walk that connects through parks and the urban wilds along the Elbow River. From river valley to ridge top, we’ll take stairs and paths through Saskatoon slopes of Britannia, to stunning views where the Bald Eagles often soar, past homes to more connector paths where the Great Horned Owl has been known to perch on the bare branches of the poplars. Past Stanley Park through slope side wilds to Parkhill where a side street walk leads to more stairs and a climb into Erlton Natural Park and single track trails through wolf willow before breaking out to spectacular views of downtown and trees in full leaf the make up the bioliphic community of Roxboro below. We’ll return through Roxboro, past the stunning garden in Rideau and continue along the river pathway.
Check out Lori’s NEW BOOK, Calgary’s Best Walks 3rd edition, with 95 walks including 50 NEW WALKS.

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 14
Time:
6:15 pm - 8:00 pm
Category:
Website:
https://albertawilderness.ca/product/elbow-river-connecting-communities/

Location

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