Description: Traveling quiet tree-lined side-streets past pop-bottle stucco homes, we'll follow river trails, past the zoo and then north along Nose Creek before heading in Renfrew and navigating side streets to escarpment trails where we'll enjoy the fantastic city centre views. You can expect a mix of narrow side trails, stairs, hills, and sidewalk trekking. […]
Description: We'll connect four neighbourhoods on this urban walkabout. From South Calgary to hilly Bankview into Scarboro and up and over Crowchild Trail into Killarney. Want to join us? Scroll down to the bottom for the options Meet Place: Our Daily Brett Café Post-Walk Coffee Stop (Optional): Our Daily Brett Café
Description: This hill trek leads to panoramic views of the entire city of Calgary. Wildlife, wildflowers, and sweeping green grasses make it hard to believe all this is in the heart of the city. Want to join us? Scroll down to the bottom for the options Meet Place: Park in an official Nose Hill Parking […]
Description: Load up your backpack and join us on this hiking training session where we'll connect all the hidden stairways and escarpment paths of Mount Royal and Elbow Park as we climb to big views and get fit for the hiking season! You can buy a pack of 5 or 10 hiking training walks or […]
Description: We’ll hike 10+ km along a mix of paved pathways into the rolling single-track trails and boardwalks of Bowmont Natural Environment Park and Dale Hodegs Park. Waterfall Valley is a highlight on this hilly trek that offers amazing views of the Bow View and the Rockies. Want to join us? Scroll down to the […]
Walk with Lori! Join author Lori Beattie for a guided walk from her book, Calgary's Best Walks! Calgary's Best-selling author is back, and this time she is taking it on the road. Come talk to Lori Beattie about her book Calgary's Best Walks and then join her on a walkabout from the library. Bring your […]
Description: Load up your backpack and join us on this hiking training session where we'll climb the stairs to the Nose Hill Plateau, Calgary's highest point where panoramic views are your reward, and then continue on single-track trails that dip into aspen-filled coulees, past spring wildflowers to Rockies views. You can buy a pack of […]
Description: We'll follow the Elbow River Pathway to the Beltine where murals take centre stage. Continuing into the East Village, Chinatown and downtown we'll take a mid-walk, warm up coffee pit stop at the popular Lil E coffee at the amazing and very cool Ampersand building. Meet Place: Meet in the park at the corner […]
Description: Horsethief Canyon is the rarely marvelled gem in this prehistoric playground. It's a 10-kilometre jaunt up quiet Highway 838 (the North Dinosaur Trail), northwest of the region's Royal Tyrrell Museum. A descent in the canyon leads us into the land of strange outcrops of rock that are a kaleidoscope of geology and history, a […]
Description: Load up your backpack and join us on this hiking training session where we'll climb and descend Bowmont Park's single-track trails & the Waterfall Valley stairway while soaking up fantastic Bow River and Rockies views and spring wildflowers. You can buy a pack of 5 or 10 hiking training walks or a combo hiking […]
Description: We'll follow the pathways alongside the creek meanders through multiple curves in the valley bottom. The valley where we'll walk was forged by runoff from the last glaciation and is therefore considerably younger than the Bow and Elbow river valleys. In certain areas, the creek has been carved through the bedrock. Outcroppings of the […]
Description: We'll walk from Fish Creek park across the Bow River to big views from the Douglasdale escarpment. A drop back to the river valley leads to the Mallard Point and a flat walk along the Bow River through Fish Creek Park. Want to join us? Scroll down to the bottom for the options Meet […]