Saturday breakfast and Terwillegar Park hike - Sat, Feb 25 2012

Saturday breakfast and Terwillegar Park hike (2/25/2012)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Urban Hike

Event Location:

Fresh Start Bistro and Terwillegar Park

Date(s) & Time:

Sat, Feb 25 2012 9:00 AM

Registration Cut Off:

Fri, Feb 24 2012 5:00:00 PM

Event Duration:

Approx 3 to 3.5 hours (including breakfast)

Difficulty Rating:

D2: Easy to Moderate

Event Coordinator(s):

Ian M
Ian Johnston
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Member Cost:

Voluntary Donation Only (See Below)

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 18 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

8 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Yes

Itinerary:

As Monty Python used to say: "and now for something completely different".

We are going to go for breakfast first, then do a nice hike to walk off the breakfast!

Breakfast will be at 9:00am at Fresh Start Bistro,the address is as follows:
Fresh Start Bistro
Riverbend Square NW
Edmonton, AB T6R 2E3
Fresh Start Bistro website

After breakfast we will make our way to Terwillegar Park for 10:15am, to check out the trails.
Please note that this will be a MODERATE PACED walk. The difficulty rating is easy to moderate (meaning the distance which will be ~10-12km & terrain).

There are trails winding through the entire park on the south side of the North Saskatchewan River.
Some trails in the park are wide and well trodden, and others are more narrow and uneven.
Parts of the hike will require some up and downhill as well. But it's well worth it to reach some of the scenic points of the park overlooking the river.
We will head towards but not all the way to the Anthony Henday Drive overpass which is located south of the park.

Dogs are permitted on this hike, indeed there is a large off-leash area at Terwillegar Park, so Fido and his friends can have a good run around too!
Unfortunately, no doggies allowed inside Fresh Start Bistro though.

If you sign up for this event, it will be assumed you are coming for both the breakfast and the hike.
We will need to have confirmed numbers for the breakfast, to let Fresh Start Bistro know of how many people to expect.

However, if you can only come for the hike, please advise of this in the "notes" section when you sign up.
For the hike we will meet up at the parking lot for 10:15am.

Required Items to Bring:
- Water
- Comfortable footwear
- Suitable clothing for the weather conditions

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.
- Snack
- Hiking pole(s)

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

Fresh Start Bistro is at:
Riverbend Square NW
Edmonton, AB, T6R 2E3

For Terwillegar Park, please see below:
- Take the Terwillegar exit off Whitemud and head south.
- Turn right at Rabbit Hill Road and keep going till the road turns to a gravel road and goes downhill.
- The parking lot is at the bottom of the hill.

View Terwillegar Park parking lot in a larger map

Notes:

- We encourage all members to follow our Etiquette Guidelines at all times while participating in EOC events.
- Please scroll through and read the entire online waiver when you sign up.
- Details of this event are subject to undergo a change at any point in time, with or without warning.

Voluntary Donation: ( What is this?)
Suggested donation amount for this event is: $2.00/Person.

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
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