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This trail is great all year round and there are plenty of places to sit and relax. Accessibility: There are multiple designated accessible spaces in the large paved parking lots off of Castle Downs Road NW at the west end of the trail. Several of them are van-accessible with striped access aisles. The trail surface is paved concrete and typically at least 1.2 meters wide. Due to steep sections, only part of this trail may be possible for wheelchairs and strollers. The estimated grade is...

Come explore Kinnaird Park and the river valley! This hike begins by Concordia University College of Alberta, down the connecting trail system to the western side of the Highlands Hiking Trail and through Kinnaird Park. There is ample parking along Ada Blvd where you can access the staircase leading down to the river valley or the paved bike path a little further down the road. You will head down the stairs and skirt along the edge of the Highlands Golf Club before passing through a gate...

This is a nice little trail if you live in the area and want to go for a quick walk or run. It’s a ravine so you become isolated from the city and can’t even hear it until you reach the bridge. The first portion is paved and in the open, and the second part is packed gravel through the forest. There are off-leash dog areas at either end of this trail and it bleeds it heads into Hermitage Park as well.

Dawson Park is situated between Kinnaird Ravine and the community of Riverdale. Like its neighbours, it shares a long history of industry and coal mining dating back to the turn of the 19th century. The Dawson Mine was situated across the river where the current Riverside Golf Course parking lot is. The mine was the driving reason for building the Dawson Bridge in 1911. The bridge was built to help facilitate the movement of workers and coal. This area was popular with residents and...

Wander from the top of Forest Heights into historic Cloverdale Forest Heights Park is a mature park that was created in 1960 and offers fantastic views of the river valley and downtown Edmonton. Recent flooding of the North Saskatchewan has resulted in serious riverbank slumping and erosion which has closed the riverside trail. There is parking along 83 Street if you want to cross the pedestrian bridge over Rowland Road and enter Forest Heights Park. The views and photos from the...