Description: Traveling quiet tree-lined side-streets past pop-bottle stucco homes we’ll climb to escarpment trails and enjoy fantastic city centre views from Tom Campbell’s Hill. You can expect a mix of narrow side trails, stairs, hills, and sidewalk trekking. Meet Place: Meet outside Bridgeland Market. Lots of free parking on side streets or take transit - bus […]
Description: We'll hike with cleats past a series of waterfalls along the Evan Thomas trail. We'll hike from forested trails to an open valley before closing in on a series of three waterfalls. The final waterfall, the Green Monstor, requires hikers to hang onto a rope along a ledge so may not be accessible to […]
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: 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: We'll climb along a forested path to big open views of surrounding peaks and the spectacular Boom Lake. Meet Place: Boom Lake Trailhead, Banff National Park Directions: Take Hwy 1 west to Castle Junction and then take Hwy 93 south, just past Storm Mountain Cabins, to Boom lake Trailhead. See the location map below. Distance/Length: […]
Description: This hill trek leads to panoramic views of the entire city of Calgary. Meet Place: Park in an official Nose Hill Parking lot on John Laurie Blvd at Brisebois Dr., NW Post-Walk Coffee Stop (Optional): Cafe Rosso or Lina's Italian Market Café
Description: There are a few wonderful walks that we can do from Confederation Park. We'll travel along the pathways in Confederation Park and into the surrounding neighbourhoods. Meet Place: Meet at the Confederation park official parking lot on 10 St NW, just north of 23 Ave on the west side of 10th (near Rosemont Community […]
Description: We’ll follow the Jackrabbit Trail as it skirts the Glenmore reservoir along a hidden wooded pathway with rolling hills. We'll continue along a mix of paved paths and Weaselhead wilderness trails along the Elbow River. Meet Place: Park in the large official parking lot for South Glenmore Park at the intersection of 90th Avenue […]
Description: We'll walk through the east end of Fish Creek park to escarpment views from Parkland and then back to the valley and along Fish Creek. Meet Place: Park in an official Bow Valley Ranch Fish Creek Park parking lot on Bow Bottom Trail, SE. Park in the first parking lot that you come to […]
Description: This walk starts in North Glenmore Park and follows the paved path along the top of the escarpment, looking west to the Rockies. We'll soon enter the Weaselhead trail network, a mix of singel track and boardwalks. This is a full-on nature immersion. Want to join us? Scroll down to the bottom for the […]
Description: Explore Calgary’s eclectic neighbourhoods! This relatively flat hike starts with a climb to a spectacular view of the Saddledome and the downtown core. Historic neighbourhoods, Chinatown, the Bow River, and some funky window shopping are all part of this walk. Want to join us? Scroll down to the bottom for the options Meet Place: Meet […]
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 […]