Best 5K Inner City Urban Hike

Explore the historic residential community of Mount Royal with the retail and entertainment district along 17th Avenue and 4th Street.

This urban hike should take approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. It features lookouts of the city skyline, green space, heritage buildings, public art, and urban design.

Valuing our Urban Forest

The City of Calgary approximates that there are over 7 million trees. The canopy covers just over 8% of the city. The dry prairie, chinooks and unexpected snowfalls all work against building our urban forest. Riparian areas along rivers are one of the few places where they are a natural feature. Glenmore Park has the…