Wascana Trails

The Wascana Trails are located NW of Regina along a deep ravine in the Qu'Appelle River Valley. They are part of the Wascana Valley Nature Recreation Site, covering 15km of varied terrain of hills with steep and winding ascents and descents providing excellent views of the river valley.

Wheelchair access by hand cycle on North America's first off-road hand cycle trail.


Directions from Trailpeak.com:

"Go NW of Regina on Highway #11 about 10.5km past where it turns off of Albert (#6). Turn West on secondary Highway 734. At 7.7km where the Highway takes a hard right to the N, go straight (watch for cars as I KNOW you'll be thinking of singletrack) down the gravel road. Another 1.8km (around a couple left hand turns) and you will find the well marked parking lot. There are a few signs on the way so you won't get lost."


Research: TourismSaskatchewan dot com

Photo Credit: davidgane CC=nc-nd-flickr. CLICK TO ENLARGE.

Hiking Trails - Beaver Creek

Today's hike is an amble on one of the five trails at Beaver Creek Conservation Area.


[1-Banks of Beaver Creek]


Beaver Creek Conservation Area is located 13 km south of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is a sheltered creek and part of the microcosm of the Meewasin Valley, containing one of the few uncultivated short-grass prairie sites in Saskatchewan. There are five self-guided nature trails in this location. “Meewasin” is the Cree word for ‘beautiful’.



[2-Wild Bergamot]




[3-Prairie Coneflower]





[4-Beaver Creek is low for June]



[5-Staircase down to ravine bottom]











[6-Dotted Blazing Star appear July to August]





[7-Bridge near visitor centre]






[8-Prairie Sunflower]





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[10-Beaver Creek]




[11-Wavy Leafed Thistle with wild oats - click to enlarge]






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[13-Parting shot of Beaver Creek - click to enlarge]


For information and an aerial view on Beaver Creek in the Meewasin Valley go here and here for programs.

Photo Credits: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]-Daryl Mitchell CC=nc-sa-flickr.