Experience the Cochrane Ranche
Photos Courtesy of Town of Cochrane and Jo-Anne Oucharek
“A place where culture, nature, and history play” Dipping and diving along the quiet, spring-fed creek, the
to the Historic Cochrane Ranche Site. Located in the heart of
ride along the Cochrane Ranche Trail is just my speed. No
Cochrane, just a ten minute walk from the historic downtown
gut-busting uphill sections. No death-defying descents. The
area, the Historic Cochrane Ranche Site is a beautiful place
5.9 km trail is flowy, fun, and epitomizes what a green (with
to relax, explore, and immerse yourself in the western themes
some shades of “blue”) mountain bike trail should be all
and natural beauty of this character-filled town. Their tagline,
about. Indeed, the under-the-radar multi-use trail – just like
“A place where culture, nature, and history play,” is definitely
the Historic Cochrane Ranche Site itself – is a gem that more
an appropriate summation of what this park is all about.
people need to discover. You can also think of the Cochrane Ranch Site as a very large Unquestionably, riding (or walking) the beautiful creek-side
community park (in a gorgeous natural setting) that’s steeped
trails is just one of the items on the “to do list” during a visit
in western culture and First Nation’s history. In addition it has
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