Waskahegan Trail in Edmonton, Edmonton Capital Region, Canada | Hiking

The Waskahegan Trail is a 235 km long volunteer managed wilderness trail allowing excellent day Hiking, backpacking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing in the Edmonton area, Canada.
The Waskahegan Trail begins in Edmonton and goes south along the Whitemud and Blackmud Creeks, Saunders Lake and Coal Lake to the Wetaskiwin area, then east along the Battle River from Gwynne to Camrose.
The trail continues north from Miquelon Lake Provincial Park through Ministik Lake Bird Sanctuary, Hastings Lake area, and the Cooking Lake, Blackfoot Recreation Area to Elk Island National Park
It then continues west along Ross Creek to Fort Saskatchewan.
The  Waskahegan Trail is available for year round use by the general public.
The Hiking trail was one of the Centennial projects of the Oil Capital Kiwanis.
The Waskahegan Trail Association was founded in February 1969 to build and maintain a 250 km Hiking trail looping between Fort Saskatchewan, Edmonton and Camrose and return.
The Association is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to Hiking on, building, and maintaining this premier trail.  The only permitted activities on the trial are Hiking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.  Bicycles, animals and powered vehicles are not permitted on any part of the trail. A large part of The Waskahegan Trail is located on private property with many fence crossings via stiles so that cross-country skiing is not practical on many parts of the trail. Our agreement the landowners does not allow for the opening of any gates, or travel on any routes other than the marked trail. The association and its members place a very high value on the generosity of the individual landowners that allow us to use their personal property and we will make every effort to ensure that the trust of the landowners is not abused.Hiking the Waskahegan Trail can be hazardous. There are no special markers to flag the many potentially dangerous hazards. Animals both domestic and wild may be encountered along the trail. Most of the trail in remote from help and travelled infrequently. We recommend travel on this trail with at least one companion. All persons that travel on The Waskahegan Trail must accept total responsibility for their own individual safety and well being.