With the opening of Haskyane Legacy Park, having a pathway linking Cochrane and Calgary, Alberta became one step closer to fruition.

This section of trail is part of the Trans Canada Trail and links Haskayne Legacy Park to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. We decided to set out with our old mountain bikes and take a ride from Glenbow Ranch to Haskayne.

Along the way we got to see the old post office from the ghost town of Glenbow, lots of prairie scenery, and even a couple of trains.

There is plenty of parking at both end of the trail should you choose to stage vehicles like we did. The trail is paved the entire way between the two parks and bathroom facilities are available at both ends. If you travel from Glenbow Ranch to Haskayne the trip is mostly downhill. Our one way distance was about 11.5km.

It’s a bit of a different adventure for us as neither of us have done much bike riding in the last few years.