Please note: Before travelling any significant distance to do one of these Year Round and Seasonal walks, walkers should always contact the 'Contact Person' or club shown with each walk. If either of these are unavailable, please contact the appropriate Regional Director or the CVF office at cvffcv@bellnet.ca The CVF makes every effort to keep this information up to date, but changes do occur from time to time that may inconvenience walkers who travel.

Avis important: Avant d'entreprendre un voyage d'une distance importante à l’une des marches suivantes, on devrait toujours contacter le responsable ou le club indiqué pour chaque marche. S'il est impossible de contacter l'un ou l'autre des ces deux, veuillez contacter soit le Directeur régional ou le bureau national de la FCV au cvffcv@bellnet.ca . La FCV fait de son mieux pour garder ces renseignements à jour, mais des changements importants peuvent survenir de temps à autre.

CVF 25th Anniversary Walking Challenge

Défi de marche du 25e anniversaire FCV

ENTERPRISE   S-SEAS-MW   CVF12/246    2012-05-16 ➞ 2012-09-13   5, 10 km   1A / 2B

Hay River Hikers

Nancy Makepeace  867-874-6458  nancymake@northwestel.net

Winnie’s Restaurant and Craft Shop, 120 Gateway Dr.

Follow the MacKenzie Highway to Enterprise. Register at Winnie's in Enterprise and then follow the signs to Alexandra Falls, about 5 mins.

Tu - Su 07:00 - 19:00. CLOSED Mondays.

The trail is beautifully maintained and showcases 2 waterfalls, one taller than Niagara Falls.

Postal Code for Google Maps / MapQuest:  X0E 0R1

This walk qualifies for credit under the following program[s]:

    Natural Waterfall Walks

HAY RIVER   YRE-MW   CVF12/208    2012-01-03 ➞ 2012-12-30   5, 10 km   2B

Hay River Hikers

Nancy Makepeace  867-874-6458  nancymake@northwestel.net

NWT Centennial Library, 75 Woodland Drive

From the MacKenzie Highway follow Hwy. 2 to Hay River. The highway becomes MacKenzie Dr. At Commercial turn right and right again onto Woodland Dr. to the Library. After registering follow the directions from the Library  to the Start Point, Diamond Jenness School. The school was designed by Douglas Cardinal, the designer of the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Monday-Thursday 10:00-17:00 & 19:00-21:00

Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 13:00-17:00

The route follows the Kiwanis Nature Trail to Great Slave Lake. It also passes along the Hay River. Parts are very uneven. Bears may also be a problem in certain areas.

Postal Code for Google Maps / MapQuest:  X0E 1G1

This walk qualifies for credit under the following program[s]:

    Scholar Walking Program

    Cenotaph / War Memorial Walks

YELLOWKNIFE   M-SEAS-MW   CVF12/008    2012-05-12 ➞ 2012-10-08   5, 10 km   2B / 2C

CVF Prairies & North Director

Laurie Ross  306-352-2369  lross@sasktel.net

Before going north walkers must contact the Prairies/North director for pre-registration - there are no maps or stamps at the start point"

Yellowknife is located 940 miles / 1513 km. north of Edmonton, AB. You may drive to Yellowknife by taking Highways 43, 35, 1, 3 & 4 north of Edmonton.   Air Canada, Canadian North and WestJet  fly to Yellowknife from Edmonton.  

Walk during daylight hours.

The trail has 5.2 km. on a nature trail around Frame Lake and 4.8 km. in the heritage part of the city. Moderate hill and some stair climbing, part on rocky trail, part sidewalks and some roadways.

Weather: May +10 C to 0 C; June +21 C to +8 C; July +21 C to +12 C; Aug +18 C to +10 C; The trail will be open regardless of weather. Please dress appropriately.

Postal Code for Google Maps / MapQuest:  X1A 3T5

This walk qualifies for credit under the following program[s]:

    Capital Cities Walks

    Scholar Walking Program

 

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