Guest Blog By: Sheila Thompson The heart of Edmonton’s trails, from Government House Park to the Funicular is triple blessed. It is part of three important systems: the RVA “Primary …
2024 Calendar Call For Submissions
The River Valley Alliance would love to showcase your photographs of the North Saskatchewan River Valley trails in our upcoming 2024 calendar. We are looking to feature river Valley trails …
Commuting Using the River Valley: Edmonton West End to Central
Want to get downtown or to Strathcona from west Edmonton without carbon emission but aren’t quite sure how to proceed? Want to use “active transportation” meaning human-powered travel such as cycling, running, …
Grab A Coffee and Go On An Adventure
While the list of activities that one can enjoy has greatly been decreased this winter, the outdoors is always open. Why not grab a hot coffee from a local coffee …
TrailTrek How-to: Terwillegar Park Perimeter Loop
Length: ~4.2 km round trip, 1 hour Trail condition: Mixture of dirt single track and wide gravel trails, small and medium hills Difficulty: Moderate Bikes: Allowed Dogs: Allowed off-leash. Parking: See maps and …
Trail Trek How-to: Wedgewood Ravine
Length: ~2 km round trip (1 km one way), 30 min Trail condition: The trail is paved with a hill on each end. Difficulty: Easy – Moderate because of the hills Bikes: Allowed …
Trail Trek How-to: Victoria Park Loop
Length: ~ 3.75 km round trip, 1 hour Trail conditions: Big hills, staircase, primarily paved Difficulty: Medium to hard Bikes: Allowed (Watch those hills! Staircases have a bike ramp.) Dogs: …
Trail Trek How-to: Kinsmen to River Lot 11∞ Indigenous Art Park
Length: ~ 1.5 km round trip, 20 min to 30 min Trail conditions: Moderately flat with one hill, paved path Difficulty: Easy Bikes: Allowed Dogs: Allowed on leash Parking: Kinsmen …
Trail Trek how-to: Highlands Hike
Length: ~ 5 km round trip, 1 to 1.5 hours Trail conditions: Moderately flat aside from two sets of staircases, paved and dirt path Difficulty: Moderate Bikes: Allowed Dogs: Allowed …
Photo-worthy viewpoints in the river valley
A favourite part of travel for many people is finding great views – maybe views you’ve seen previously shared on Instagram or the internet – and capturing them with a …