Description: Join Lori and the Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) for a guided 1.5 hour walk for a guided walk on the Jackrabbit Trail, one of the urban walks featured in her book Calgary's Best Walks. Register for this walk here: Alberta Wilderness Association Walk with Lori Wilderness walks with no city noise are urban dwellers’ […]
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: Join Lori Beattie, author of Calgary's Best Walks, for a guided 1 hour walk at the Cross Conservation Area, a 4,800-acre day-use habitat conservation area and nocturnal preserve. We'll walk for an hour enjoying the spectacular fall colours and some of the trails that Lori features in her book and then Lori will take […]
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 Hodges Park. Waterfall Valley is a highlight on this hilly trek that offers amazing views of the Bow View and the Rockies. Registration & Fees: Want to join us? Scroll […]
Walk with Lori! Join Lori Beattie, best-selling author of Calgary’s Best Walks for a FREE guided 6-7 km city walk with hills. You’ll connect neighbourhoods, parks, pathways, and hidden stairways while chatting with interesting people from around the city and the world. Grab signed copies of Lori's guidebooks Calgary's Best Walks 2025 3rd edition and Calgary's […]
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 to Rockies views. Registration & Fees Want to join us? Scroll down […]
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. Registration & Fees: Want to join us? Scroll down to the bottom for registration and fee […]
Description: This hike has it all, starting in the forest before traversing a beautiful grassy meadow and then gaining elevation in the alpine as you climb to the ridge. The views are spectacular throughout the hike. Meet Place: Allen Bill trailhead, Elbow Falls Trail (Hwy 66) Kananaskis Directions: This trailhead is about a 45-55 minute drive […]
Description: We’ll walk 10-12 km through Greenwood Mobile Home Park to the Romeo and Juliet Douglas Fir Trail, along the Bow River through Bowness Park and into eclectic Bowness where we'll navigate side streets and pathways back to the Calgary's Farmer's Market. Meet Place: Meet outside of the ANALOG COFFEE beside the Calgary's Farmer's Market. […]
Description: We follow the colour of murals in the Beltline as we navigate to the Elbow River. A mix of paved pathways, hidden stairs, and single track paths lead into neighbourhoods like Erlton and Parkhill. We'll then descend along wilderness paths to Stanley Park, along the paved pathway and Riverdale Avenue, before crossing the Elbow […]
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. Registration & Fees: Want to join us? Scroll down to the bottom for registration and fee options. Meet Place: Park in an official Bow Valley Ranch Fish Creek Park […]
Description: Explore Calgary’s eclectic neighbourhood! The hike starts along the Bow River Pathway and travels past the Harvie Passage watercourse. We'll connect to the RiverWalk and travel the eclectic Ramsay side-streets, to big Rockies views atop Scotsman's Hill with a mid-walk stop at one of the many coffee shops along the route. Registration & Fees: […]