TRENDING | CALGARY WALKING PATHS
Calgary’s best footpaths Early September can be called the “Goldilocks Time” of the season, when the weather isn’t too hot, nor too cold (yet) and the leaves are just beginning to change colours. This presents the best opportunities to get to know the city and your neighbourhood better by exploring its extensive walking paths. Travel Alberta compiled a list of the best pathway systems to get to know the city a little better. So, lace up those walking shoes and stroll your way to some amazing discoveries. You can find the original article at travelalberta. com with helpful maps to guide you. WALK 1: STANLEY PARK AND ELBOW RIVER PATHWAYS
Stanley Park is the starting point for this 7.5 km (4.7 mi) Elbow River walkabout. The riverside views are ever-changing, from beavers to groups of rafters to gorgeous homes. Graze your way up the Saskatoon berry slopes of the Britannia neighbourhood and then take a detour to Britannia Plaza for a scoop of habit-forming Village Ice cream or coffee at Monogram Café. Back on the escarpment path, watch for bald eagles soaring 46 New Home + Condo Guide | Sept. 17–Oct. 15, 2021
at eye’s view before you descend and then climb to River Park, where the ultimate river-valley-downtown view is your reward. Detour to Bell’s Bookstore & Café to pick up a snack, and then navigate Elbow Park’s architecturally diverse streets. A stand-out Rideau Garden is the big finish! WALK 2: CALGARY DOWNTOWN, SUNNYSIDE, CRESCENT HEIGHTS, BRIDGELAND, EAST VILLAGE RIVER WALK
This seven or 11 km (4.3 mi to 6.8 mi) walk begins at the glassy,
swirling, sloping masterpiece that is the Calgary Central Library. Walk back in time through the surrounding neighbourhood, which is where Calgary began. “Head” inside the public art of Wonderland at the Bow Tower before joining the Bow River Pathway while en route to the Peace Bridge, Calgary’s cultural icon. Bright red with a unique design, it pays homage
