Organizational Member: Waskahegan Trail Association
Waskahegan Trail is a 309 km long volunteer managed wilderness trail allowing excellent day hiking, backpacking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing in the Edmonton area. The Waskahegan Trail is primarily a private trail for which the association has been given the responsibilities of stewardship and guardianship. The trail is open to the public at the discretion and wishes of the landowners. Members have full access to the trail – excepting landowner conditions – and may purchase a trail guide to enjoy it. Members of the public are welcome to take part in our public hikes, join the association or use sections which are open to the public (such as city, county, provincial and federal lands). Before doing so, please read our FAQs, Etiquette and Rules (links to the left) – for additional information about our Trail and Events. The Association is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to hiking on, building, and maintaining this premier trail.
Website: www.waskahegantrail.ca
City: Edmonton, Beaver Hills
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Waskahegan Trail Hikes (Feed)
- Kopp Lake Hike May 8, 2026Eleven hikers came out on a breezy morning to hike the trail along Kopp Lake. It’s an easy trail full of park-like landscapes interleaved with walks through woods. The trees are still a week away from showing their leaves. That’s why it’s so easy right now to spot a nest in a bush…and view a […]
- South Saunders Lake Hike April 25, 2026Thirteen people came out to hike the south end of Saunders Lake. It was windy at the start, but the strong wind dwindled to nothing as we left Rollyview Road and headed north along the edge. Much of the lake was still covered in ice. But there was enough open water to appease the geese […]
- Wanisan Hike April 11, 2026Twelve people came out to hike the trail at Wanisan ending at Meadow Shelter in the Blackfoot Recreation Area. It was not a sunny day, but the temperature was just right for the end of winter. At the Wanisan Stopover, visitors had been using their creative crafting skills to mimic mushrooms from wood chips and […]
- St. Albert’s Sturgeon River Walk March 27, 2026Eight people came out on a sunny day for a walk in St. Albert’s central area and the paths along the Sturgeon River. Train trestle was built by Grand Trunk Railroad Frank Potter, a long-time resident of St. Albert, was our hike leader and tour guide. Along the way, we learned about the area’s early […]
- Blackfoot Area Hike March 13, 2026Six people came out to hike the north edge of the Blackfoot Recreation Area. It was great to be walking in the quiet peace of the country. The paths were broad and covered in a heavy blanket of snow. For the most part, we were able to avoid paths used by the skiers. Hikers take […]
- Whitemud Creek to Laurier Park Hike February 27, 2026Seven people came out to hike the trails along the North Saskatchewan between the Quesnel Bridge and the Hawrelak Park footbridge. The sun was shining for most of the day and the weather was pleasant in spite of the cold. The hike started at Whitemud Creek and old Keillor Road. From Saskatchewan Drive we turned […]
- Kennedale Ravine Hike February 14, 2026Twelve people came out to hike Kennedale ravine out towards Rundle Park. To accommodate everyone’s preferences and maximize our enjoyment of the hike, we split into a fast and a slow group. The Kennedale is a beautiful ravine at all times of the year. For this hike, we chose to document the Nine Bridges. Here […]
- Snow Valley Hike January 30, 2026Eight hikers enjoyed a 12 km round trip hike on Sunday, from Snow Valley up to the loop around Fort Edmonton Park and the John Janzen Nature Centre, and back to Snow Valley. All eight hikers wore ice grippers and that was a smart move as the trail was covered in ice. We had sunny […]
- Waskahegan Trail Association—Exceptional and Uncommon January 2, 2026The Waskahegan Trail was conceived in the spirit of celebration around the time of Canada’s centennial. If you were around, you might remember what it was like. We had Expo 67 in Montreal, a lot of new buildings, and we even had a song contest. Ideas were popping up all over. In Edmonton, Fred Dorward […]
- Bunchberry Meadows Hike December 20, 2025Eight people came out to hike the trails at Bunchberry Meadows, one of the treasures in the portfolio of the Edmonton Area Land Trust. We are now in the frozen depths of winter. But the cold temperatures and new fallen snow did not slow us down. We were the first people to arrive, and were […]
