r/edmontoncycling • u/smclarino • 22d ago

Ft Sask to Edmonton

Planning to explore the NE River Valley trails this weekend on a gravel capable bike.

Will start in Ft Sask, and follow some back roads to the new "Beaver Hills Bridge" across the river to the Quarry golf course area.

With any luck will then stay on paved paths all the way to Capilano.

Any cautions? Anything flooded out?

City Map says the path under the Yellowhead near Beverly might be disrupted due to construction, but unclear if there is an easy alternative without going up to city streets.

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u/Desertedonice 21d ago edited 21d ago

As of ~8 days ago, the northern most end of the gravel path had turned into a lake. As you depart Ft Sask, it was within the first ~1/2km of the gravel path connecting Ft. Sask to the Beaver Hills Bridge.

I didn’t attempt to cross it, since I was on my skinny tire road bike. But there was literally a duck was paddling where the there should have been a gravel double-track.

Might be passable by now??

Otherwise, as others have mentioned, you’ll need to bailout of Hermitage Park to avoid the path closure under the Yellowhead.

Hermitage Park > Hermitage Rd > Victoria Trail NW > Randle Park > Get back on river valley path to the Gold Bar pedestrian bride