Special Interest Sites: Legend - East Half Trails ...

1 St. Paul, Alberta Millennium Pavilion at Cold Lake SE Branch Iron Horse TrailMallaig Staging area Hiking/Cycling Trail - Jessie Lake, Bonnyville Beaver River TrestleMountain Biking Fort George and Buckingham HouseInterpretive Centre Whitney Lakes Provincial Park - EskersGarner Lake Provincial ParkHorse Pulled Sleighes on the Iron Horse Trail Pelicans Cross Country SkiingBud Miller Park, LloydminsterVermilion Provincial Park420000420000430000430000440000450000 4500004600004700004800004800004900005000 0051000052000053000054000055000056000059 1000059100005920000592000059300005930000 5940000594000059500005950000596000059600 0059700005970000598000059800005990000599 0000600000060000006010000601000060200006 0200006030000603000060400006040000605000 0605000060600006060000607000060800006080 0006090000609000061000006100000611000061 1000060700004400004600004700004900005000 00510000520000530000540000550000560000 Cold LakeLac La BicheMuriel LakeFrog LakeMoose LakeMarie LakeBeaver LakeWolf LakeHeart LakeSeibert LakePinehurst LakeWhitefish LakeKehiwin LakeBangs LakeTouchwoodLakeSpencerLakeSnugCoveIron woodLakeDabbsLakeKinnairdLakeJacksonLake BlackettLakeHelenaLakeMcGuffinLakeSnakeL akeMudLakeShawLakeElinorLakeHamlinLakeBl ackDuckLakeMooreLake71706968676665646362 6160595857565554535251504537296811101413 1215 CNRCNRCNRCNRCNRA lberta s Iron Horse

2 TrailAlberta s Iron Horse TrailVermilionGarnerLakeLac La BicheCold LakeWhitney LakesMoose Lake641640893897893881870870626857631857 6376378606456458578596528816576598928978 8286786666366366389788185866064689755553 6415528A284145164516A163636 PhilomenaLac La 167 TweedieOwl RiverBarnegatAvenirLac La BicheMissionBeaverLakeSir WinstonChurchillProv. ParkVeniceHyloLakelandProvincialParkLake land ProvincialRecreation AreaC o l d L a k eA i r W e a p o n s R a n g eCold LakeProv. ParkCold LakeProv. LakeEnglish BayProv. Rec. AreaEthelLakeLessardBigMeadowLa 149 BeaverdamMurielLakeBonnyvilleBeachPelica nNarrowsAnshawColdLakeBonnyvilleFresnoyF ranchereHoselawRifeGlendonTherienIron RiverTrumanGoodridgeSugdenSt. 128 Garner LakeProv. 131 BellisVilnaStryWaselHamlinSpeddenAshmont BoscombeAbileneJunctionOwlseyeLottieLake St. 125St. VincentFlat LakeSt. PaulLafondSt EdouardStony LakeLake ElizaAngle LakeNorthernValleyMurielArmisticeElk 121 SputinowTullibyLakeClandonaldWillowleaSt reamstownMarwayneHazeldineDewberryIslayL ea ParkRusylviaDerwentPathfinderChaileyMyrn amBeauvallonMorecambeMusidoraInnisfreeFo isyBrosseauDuvernayIspasKalelandHairy HillNormaWarwickFitzallenRoyalParkWhitfo rdWillingdonTwo HillsSnipe HillsVegrevilleInlandLavoyAkasuHillRanfu rlyMinburnMannvilleClaysmoreBorradaileVe rmilionVermilion Prov.

3 123 Frog Lake NationalHistoric Site of CanadaMoose LakeProv. Parkto LloydminsterFort George Buckingham House Interpretive CentreMiddleCreekKikinoMe tis SettlementElizabethMe tisSettlementFishing LakeMe tis SettlementMouth of theMedleyCrane LakeEastCrane LakeWestFranchereBayMinnie LakeLakelandCross-CountrySki Club161718192021222341333839152840252678 14103637271342653 Legend - East HalfMixed Use (motorized & non-motorized)Non-motorizedDesignated winter useTowns with trailsTrans Canada TrailTrans CanadianSnowmobile TrailLegalAll terrain vehicleCampgroundCross-country skiingCyclingDay use areaEquestrianFarmers MarketGroup campgroundHikingHistoric siteHospitalInformationMotorcycleSnowmob ileStaging areaPrimary highwaysSecondary & gravel roadsRailWaterTownshipUrbanIndian reserveMetis settlementNatural areaProvincial recreation areaNational parkProvincial parkWildland parkGreen AreaWatchable wildlife siteSpecial Interest site1 Special Interest Sites.

4 1 Athabasca Heritage Tours2 Bonnyville & District Museum3 Jessie lake4 Giant Angus Shaw 5 Cold Lake Museum6 Kinosso Totem Poles7 Dewberry Valley Museum8 Giant Chuckwagon9 Tawatinaw Valley Alpine and Nordic Centre10 100 Foot Historical Mural11 Toula s House of Clay12 Sturgeon River Historical Museum13 Giant Perogy14 Heinsburg Historic Railway Theme Park & Water Tower Campsite15 Innisfree Prairie Bank of Commerce Museum16 Heart Lake Beach17 Kikino Silver Birch Beach18 McArthur Park19 McArthur Place20 Portage College Museum of Aboriginal Art & Artifacts21 Spruce Point Beach22 Young s Beach23 Giant David Thompson24 Legal French Murals25 Paradise Valley Climb Through Time26 The Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Centre27 Mallaig Museum28 Mannville Historical Telephone Exchange Museum29 Musee Morinville Museum30 Giant Sausage31 Plamondon and District Museum32 Redwater and District Museum33 Saddle Lake Cultural Museum34 Smoky Lake Pioneer Museum35 The Great Pumpkin36 Musee-St.

5 Paul-Museum37 Musee Historique de St. Paul Historical Museum38 Two Hills and District Museum39 Vegreville Regional Museum40 Vermillion Heritage Museum41 Giant Mushrooms of Vilna LakesWhitney LakeProvincial ParkIron Horse TrailNorth Saskatchewan River646 MiddleCreekLac La BicheSir Winston ChurchillProvincial ParkLac La Biche881663 Lac La Biche2122232425262728 Garner LakeGarner LakeGarner LakeProvincial ParkCold LakeCold LakeProvincial ParkCold LakeMillenium TrailIron Horse Trail2855 Cold Lake56 This map provides a general orientation to Trails in northeast Alberta. All trail locations are approximate, and some Trails may not appear on this map or be up to date. The suggested map series for detailed topographic information is the National Topographic Series (NTS).The recreational Trails shown on this map are unsupervised and are used at the personal responsibility and risk of persons using them. The Alberta Trail Mapping Partnership is made possible through the combined efforts of and funding from the following organizations under the auspices of the Alberta Recreation Corridor and Trails Designation Program:Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation, and CultureAlberta Sustainable Resource DevelopmentAlberta TrailNet SocietyAlberta Off-Highway Vehicle AssociationAlberta Snowmobile AssociationGratitude is expressed to all local clubs, groups, organizations, individuals and municipalities for their review, comments and updates in developing this more information or for map access please contact Alberta TrailNet at Credits.

6 Alberta Snowmobile AssociationAlberta Tourism, Parks and RecreationAthabasca CountryMatt RakachIris & Del HuchulakKalyna CountryRiverland Recreational Trail SocietyTravel AlbertaRevised August 2011 Printed in CanadaBeaver RiverMoose LakeMoose LakeProvincial Park28660324 BonnyvilleMoose LakeTrails Northeast of EdmontonThe Lac La Biche area ( ) has 150 lakes and more than 250 km of Trails . Within the town of Lac La Biche, a walking and cycling trail follows the lakeshore to a statue commemorating mapmaker David Thompson, who established a nearby fur trade post in trail also leads north of town to Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park, Alberta s only island provincial park, with two well-marked walking Trails winding through old-growth forest, skirting white sand beaches and leading to spectacular bird-watching viewpoints. Not far away, the Lac La Biche Mission celebrates the area s rich of town, Lakeland Provincial Park offers both motorized and non-motorized Trails , plus the province s only backcountry canoe circuit, linking several lakes via short portages.

7 Within the park s mixed wood boreal forest, walking Trails lead to glacial lakes with sandy beaches and fine bird and animal watching. A highlight is the historic Mosquito Lake Trail (now called Shaw Lake Trail), long used by Aboriginals, explorers and fur traders. It is now popular among hikers and cross-country skiers, the latter enjoying novice to expert groomed Trails and a warm-up cabin with a east of Vilna, a short detour north of Spedden takes you to Garner Lake Provincial Park, which offers good camping along with hiking and cycling Trails . Continuing east, the route traverses rolling aspen parkland to Ashmont, a jumping-off point for fishing and exploring nearby lakes. Not far beyond, the Iron Horse Trail s western leg ends at Abilene Junction, also known as Mile east of Innisfree, Vermilion ( ) has community Trails along the Vermilion River as well as walking tours through its historic downtown. On the western outskirts of town, Vermilion Provincial Park features 23 km of Trails through aspen parkland and along the river, offering excellent bird watching.

8 The challenging cross-country ski Trails that crisscross this scenic valley were the early training grounds of Olympic gold medalist Beckie the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, the city of Lloydminster ( ) has an extensive walking and cycling trail system. The Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Centre tells the community s early history and features a wildlife Along Highway 16 (west to east)Alberta s Iron Horse Trail( or phone toll-free 888-645-4155)The trail ambles through low rolling hills and skirts the Boscombe Community Centre, the site of country music jamborees, before arriving in Mallaig, which has a winter warming hut in a little replica train station. More open farmland leads to Glendon, billed as the world s pyrogy capital, complete with its tonne fibreglass Giant Pyrogy and annual Pyrogy Festival. The trail now enters more wooded terrain, passing close to Franchere Bay Provincial Recreation area , where camping is available.

9 A 500 m trestle is crossed near Moose Lake Provincial Park, offering camping, hiking Trails and good bird watching and far beyond, the Iron Horse Trail passes an old steam engine watering site before reaching the thriving community of Bonnyville ( ), featuring a museum with some 250,000 artifacts. The town borders on Jessie Lake, which has outstanding bird watching from paved interpretive Trails with observation towers. More Trails and recreation facilities can be found at Muriel Lake to the near south. The nearby Bonnyville North Loop is the area s principal snowmobile route now parallels Highway 28 for a long stretch through open farmland and passes the communities of Fort Kent and Ardmore before crossing a magnificent 1 km trestle high above the Beaver River. The trail soon reaches its northeast terminus in Cold Lake ( ), site of a Canadian Forces Base and its CF-18 fighter squadron. Two non-motorized Trails wind through the city, while a third follows the shores of Cold Lake, one of Alberta s largest lakes.

10 Cold Lake features western Canada s biggest inland marina, a provincial park, long beaches, big lake trout and northern pike, and more than 200 species of birds. The Alberta and Saskatchewan sections of the Trans Canadian Snowmobile Trail merge at Cold passing an abandoned railway siding called Owlseye, the trail travels through pleasant farmland to reach St. Paul ( ), home of the world s first UFO landing pad and four monuments that celebrate the area s Aboriginal history and cultural diversity. This regional centre has Trails in town and at the adjacent Th rien Lakes (good bird watching). Lakeland Cross Country Ski Club s Trails are located just north of St. Paul ( ).Continuing southeast, the trail rises above many sloughs and small lakes, beautifully set amongst hills, and meanders through remnants of the old Edouardville railway siding. It then travels along a narrow ravine, above which is a line of bison ranches known as Buffalo Alley.