Description: We'll walk along neighhourhood streets to view Christmas Lights displays and go for a post-walk hot drink at the local café. Meet Place: Mee outside the EAT CROW snack bar. Free street parking along neighbourhood streets. Bathrooms: No Post-Walk Coffee Stop (Optional): EATCROW snack bar (we will reserve a table and anyone who would […]
Description: We'll walk neighbourhood side streets, past hidden ally gardens, to nature trails along the Elbow River below the Glenmore Dam. Meet Place: Meet at Neighbour Coffee Shop, 4038 16 St SW. Free parking on many of the streets in the area. Post-Walk Coffee Stop (Optional): Neighbour Coffee Covid vaccination mandatory: Vaccination is mandatory to walk/hike/snowshoe […]
Description: We'll snowshoe alongside the upper lake of Kananaskis before climbing along a forested path to Rawson Lake. Meet Place: Shell Station at COP Directions: Meet at the Shell station at COP. Distance/Length: Rated (MOD), 10 km + 400 meters elevation gain: 4+ hours on trail. Carpool Option: When possible, carpooling will be arranged from the […]
Description: This hill trek leads to panoramic views of the entire city of Calgary and the Rocky Mountains. 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 Covid vaccination mandatory: Vaccination is mandatory to walk/hike/snowshoe with […]
Description: We'll climb along a forested path to big open views of surrounding peaks, including Mount Chester. Onward to Chester Lake and beyond to the Elephant Rocks. If snow if abundant this trail allows for lots of powdery off-trail exploration. Meet Place: Chester Lake Trailhead Directions: Meet at the Chester Lake Trailhead, Spray Lakes Road, Kananaskis […]
Description: We'll climb along a forested path to big open views of surrounding peaks, including Mount Chester. Onward to Chester Lake and beyond to the Elephant Rocks. If snow if abundant this trail allows for lots of powdery off-trail exploration. Meet Place: Shell Station at COP Directions: Meet at the Shell station at COP. Distance/Length: Rated […]
Description: We’ll hike 10-12 km along a mix of paved pathways into the rolling trails of Bowmont Natural Environment Park and along Bow Crescent in Bowness. Meet Place: Meet at Bowmont Park parking lot, Home Road and 52 St., NW Bathrooms: No, but bathrooms at the Botanical Gardens, halfway through the walk. Post-Walk Coffee Stop […]
Description: We'll climb along a forested path to a series of lakes and big open views of surrounding peaks. Onward past the Robertson Glacier to a final climb to another valley where we'll enjoy our lunch. If snow if abundant this trail allows for lots of powdery off-trail exploration. Meet Place: Shell Station at COP Directions: […]
Description: Vast and peaceful, Fish Creek Provincial Park offers a complete immersion in nature. Stretching 19 km from east to west and encompassing over 13 km2, the park is the ultimate, urban-wilderness getaway. Walking west along the paved path, we'll be immersed in white spruce and balsam poplar forests. The sandstone cliffs on the north side […]
Description: We’ll follow the Jackrabbit Trail as it skirts the Glenmore reservoir along a hidden wooded pathway with rolling hills. Meet Place: Park in the large official parking lot for South Glenmore Park at the intersection of 90th Avenue and 24th Street, SW. Leave 90 Avenue and turn left to get to the public parking […]
Description: We'll climb along a forested path to big open views of surrounding peaks and the spectacular Boom Lake. Meet Place: Shell Station at COP Directions: Meet at the Shell station at COP. Distance/Length: Rated (MOD), 10 km + 3-400 meters elevation gain: 4+ hours on trail. Carpool Option: When possible, carpooling will be arranged from […]
Description: We’ll zigzag our way from parkland to ridge-top, past Sunnyside garage art to big views from Crescent Heights. Views of the Rockies, Calgary’s downtown core, and the Bow River are the treats on this outing. We'll loop back along the Bow River Pathway and over the Peace Bridge. Meet Place: Meet at the official […]