Bowness to Valley Ridge
Posted March 19th, 2007 by Chris
Distance:
3.8 km
Difficulty:
Easy
Elev. gain:
38 meters
Time required:
1 - 2 hours
Bikes permitted:
Yes
Dogs permitted:
YesDirections to trail head
For this walk you are best to park near the intersection of 48 Avenue NW and 33 Avenue NW. Walk to the North of the George Wood Learning Centre and the trail starts at Waypoint #101. The other option is to start in Valley Ridge on Valley Springs Road NW at Waypoint #108.
Hazards on trail
While bikes are allowed unless you really like riding on stairs the portion from the Stony Plain Trail overpass to Valley Ridge is not recommended.
Hike Description
The total walk is 3.8 kilometres return. It is my favourite along the Bow in Calgary. This walk is nice because the trail, especially the section from the Stony Trail overpass to Valley Ridge, feels like you have left town. Very beautiful and peaceful. Use Everytrail and Google Earth to zoom in on any portion of this trail.
The GPS track for this hike can be downloaded via the file attached to this post. Go to the "About" page for directions prior to download or use of this data. Please submit your feedback and let me know your thoughts on the hike. If you have the the GPS data for other hikes in Alberta please send it along with a couple pictures to chris[at]hikealberta[dot]com.
Hike Photos
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