Slow and Steady Hikers **Healy Pass T3 - Relaxed pace** Healy Pass is a classic, 19.5 km out-and-back hike. The first 6 to 7.5 km are a steady, somewhat uneventful walk through dense pine forest alongside Healy Creek, passing the Healy Creek Campground. The trail then breaks free into vibrant, sprawling alpine meadows. The final […]

Slow and Steady Hikers Picklejar is one of my favourite, longer hikes. After a beautiful drive down hwy 40 watching the scenery and sometimes bears, coyotes, always big horn sheep, we arrive at the trailhead. Then we hike 5km to the first lake, and continue along, higher into the alpine, with different flowers, plants, and […]

Slow and Steady Hikers **What we'll do** **This is an invitation to Slow and Steady members to join me on Tuesday evenings for a 5-8 km urban walk exploring the Okotoks Trail system. The riverside trails are beautiful and deer are frequently sighted during our evening walks. The walks start at 6:00 pm. We will […]

Slow and Steady Hikers This is an urban walk is to keep up our fitness for hiking. We will walk the Glenmore Reservoir area, often up and down hills on the dirt trails (about 200-metre elevation gain). This is not a stroll and we are going at a moderate pace (~4-4.5 km/hr). If you are […]

Slow and Steady Hikers Crescent Heights Walk. Seems it was cancelled but it's not

Slow and Steady Hikers Calgary is home to more than 1000km of dedicated bike pathways. As cyclists, we've set out countless times to discover new routes, yet it always feels like there's another trail waiting to be explored. This time, why not ride the Mattamy Greenway? We'll start from the Renfrew Off-Leash Park parking lot […]

Slow and Steady Hikers The Galatea Lakes hike is a moderately tough hike with many scenic views. The dirt trail is forested up to Lillian Lake. The next section up to the Lower Galatea Lakes is steep, with some loose rocks. The trail drops down to the end of the lake, and then climbs to […]

Slow and Steady Hikers Beyond Sherbrooke Lake is an alpine adventure many hikers never experience. I’ve hiked to the lake before, but this time we’ll go a bit farther to see several waterfalls, wildflower-filled meadows, and not to mention stunning mountain views. The plan is to reach the Niles Amphitheatre, with about 600 m of […]

Slow and Steady Hikers Let's get out for a bike ride around the Glenmore Reservoir. 15 kms, scenic, not too difficult. You'll require a helmet and a bike that is in good operating condition. Weather permitting, of course.

Slow and Steady Hikers House party with lots of fun activities going on. Ping Pong, some time for beginners, some for intermediate, some for experienced. * Card and board games are supplied - and bring your favorite game. * Foosball * crokinole is a dexterity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_game), possibly of Canadian origin. Players take turns shooting discs […]

Slow and Steady Hikers Let us enjoy our day with a stamina building slow paced hike on our beloved Cox Hill ! Cox Hill’s proper name is Cocks-comb Hill, named after its fringe of a summit rock by surveyor A.O. Wheeler who climbed it in 1895 The Stoney/Nakoda have their own name, which is Zotha […]

Slow and Steady Hikers Nose Hill ParkRun is a free, weekly 5k community event. WALK, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! It is entirely organised by volunteers. We will meet and greet at 8:30am - Shaganappi Trail NW and Edgemont Drive, next to the bathroom at the parking lot. The walking […]

Slow and Steady Hikers * For those who have not hiked with me before: PLEASE remember to answer my question(s). Thanks :) * If you drop out past RSVP close time without a good reason you will be marked as a NO SHOW. IF YOU ARE DOUBLE-BOOKED YOU WILL BE MOVED TO NON-GOING LIST. *** […]

Slow and Steady Hikers In the month of August, I am riding in the Great Cycle Challenge for kid's cancer. https://greatcyclechallenge.ca/Riders/ToniPalmer ALL BIKES ARE WELCOMED - SLOW PACE. I chose my goal to pedal 1,000 km throughout the month of August. Most of these rides I will be doing alone, but it would be nice […]

Slow and Steady Hikers If you drop out past RSVP close time without a good reason you will be marked as a NO SHOW. IF YOU ARE DOUBLE-BOOKED YOU WILL BE MOVED TO NON-GOING LIST. THIS TRIP WILL BE WEATHER DEPENDENT. ALL RSVP QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE ANSWERED EARLY START AS IT IS A […]

Slow and Steady Hikers **DESTINATION**: Bottrel General Store & Campground is the oldest continually run general store in Alberta, est. 1901, on the Cowboy Trail **ROUTE DESCRIPTION:** This is the northward run of a great *ROAD RIDE* along Horse Creek Road, a loop on the roads northwest of Cochrane. Grades are gentle, revealing a terrain […]

Slow and Steady Hikers I have recently hiked Mount Lipsett for the first time and it was awesome! There are other organizers posting Lipsett, but with a very early start time, so it has been requested that I lead a "later version". I am not a morning person, and cannot physically do it. So, this […]

Slow and Steady Hikers Rawson Lake is still closed due to grizzlies on the trail, so the hike is changed to Hidden Lake, also around Upper Kananaskis Lake. I have confirmed with Alberta Parks that this trail is open. Due to the high temperatures (30 degrees) and the risk of heat stroke on the exposed […]

Slow and Steady Hikers In the month of August, I am riding in the Great Cycle Challenge for kid's cancer. (https://greatcyclechallenge.ca/Riders/ToniPalmer) ALL BIKES ARE WELCOMED - SLOW PACE. I chose my goal to pedal 1,000 km throughout the month of August. Most of these rides I will be doing alone, but it would be nice […]