The Alberta Hiking Association was incorporated as Hike Alberta Society on June 19, 2008, under the Alberta Societies Act. A Board of Directors was elected following a meeting in Red Deer on November 1, 2008.

Directors
David Wasserman, Chair
Sylvia Baran
Alison Dinwoodie
Maurice Gaucher
Marc Pinel
Carl Von Mirbach
Rick Young

The Objectives of the organization are as following:

* To act as an advocate at provincial and regional levels for walking, hiking, and snowshoeing interests.
* To create an information network that facilitates sharing ideas, concerns, and actions needed to promote and preserve hiking and the natural environment on which it relies.
* To advance the development and maintenance of well-built hiking trails and to encourage trail-building initiatives in Alberta.
* To promote responsible, minimal-impact hiking that respects the natural environment and to educate through example.
* To increase awareness about the benefits to health and local economies of walking, hiking and snowshoeing.