A GUIDE FOR URBAN HIKING, BIKING AND EXPLORATION

Whether you’re new to Calgary or just visiting, using a local guide can greatly enhance your urban experience. Even if you have lived here all your life, using a guide still offers new insights. It can increase your appreciation for the city by highlighting hidden gems that are often overlooked.

When exploring a trail in nature, there are markers and lookouts at significant areas of interest. Our MISSION is to build an online resource for an urban setting. A guide that highlights the parks, green spaces, public art and architecture. Our goal is to promote community engagement, physical fitness and appreciation of the environment through urban experiences. Learn more about the city of Calgary and the spaces you visit every day.

Our self-guides are great. If you’re looking for help achieving your fitness goals, schedule a session with one of our professionals. They can give you some extra motivation for activities outside the gym. Tours are also great if you just want to explore the city with a local.

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Pictured: Horseman of the Plains. Unveiled in Memorial Park on June 20, 1914. The statue was the first major public art piece in Calgary. It is officially referred to as the South African Monument on the admissions card for opening day attendees. It is also known as the Boer War Memorial. Its conception was fueled by the discovery of a frozen man in 1909 in a field outside Calgary. His only identifying feature was a piece of paper indicating he had served in South Africa during the Boer War. (Credit: ValourCanada.ca)

The library opened on January 2, 1912, as Central Park Library. It was later called Memorial Park Library. This site was named a provincial historic site in 1976. The Library and surrounding park were designated a National Historic Site in 2018.