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Walk Edmonton Walk Edmonton is an initiative bringing Edmontonians together to build a more walkable community by providing grass roots resources and building civic support. Check out our website for links to other walking resources, maps, walking groups and places to walk in Edmonton.

edmonton.ca/walkedmonton 780-944-5339

Other Walking ResourcesAlberta Centre for Active Livingcentre4activeliving.ca 780-427-6949

Canada Walkscanadawalks.ca

UWALKUWALK.ca

Shape (Safe Healthy Active People Everywhere)shapeab.com

Get involved with Walk to School Week and Walking School Bus Programs

[email protected] 780-406-8530

The Benefits of WalkingWalking… a healthy journey!Ranked the number one activity of choice among Canadians, walking is a prescription for improved health and wellness. Walk briskly for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, and minimize your risk for cardiovascular disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes and some types of cancer. Additional benefits include weight management, blood pressure control and boosting good cholesterol (HDLs).

Other benefits of walking:

• Releases the body’s tension and stress.

• Refreshes the mind and body, especially when walking outdoors.

• Allows you to connect with your community.

• Offers an excellent way to socialize with family and/or friends.

• Increases “eyes on the street”, enhancing community safety.

Walking with your Dog Edmonton has over 40 locations where you can enjoy your walk while your dog is off-leash. Please remember that all sites where dogs are permitted to be off-leash are multi-use areas used by all. Your dog must be leashed when not in a designated off-leash area. The dog icons shown on this map are placed in the approximate location of each off-leash area, but do not show the precise boundaries. For more information, including details on off-leash boundaries, check the Parks for Paws Brochure or go to edmonton.ca (keyword off-leash)

There are 1,440 minutes in a day, schedule 30 of them for walking!

COMMUNITY WALKING MAP

Allard, Blackburne, Blackmud Creek, Callaghan, Cashman, Cavanagh, MacEwan, Richford, Rutherford

WALK EDMONTONLocal Contactsblackmudcreek.com

heritagepoint.ca

Edmonton Public Library - Riverbend Branch460 Riverbend Square NW

(780) 944-5311

epl.ca

Edmonton Public Library - Whitemud Branch4211 106 St NW

(780) 496-1822

epl.ca

Ellerslie Rugby Club11004 9 Avenue SW

edmontonrugby.com

Weather780-468-4940

City InformationCall 311

Emergency ContactsPolice/Ambulance/Fire911

Police Complaint Line780-423-4567

Printed 2016

Cert no. SW-COC-2083

Cert no. XXX-XXX-000

About the Community Walking Maps This Community Walking Map is part of a series of walking guides. Each map is created as a joint project of Walk Edmonton and local community groups to promote walkable communities. Contact us to find out if your community has an edition of this map series or to find out more about creating a map.

[email protected] 780-944-5339

Blackmud Creek and Heritage PointThe Blackmud Creek Community League and the Heritage Point Community League are among the largest community leagues in Edmonton, and reside within an area of South-West Edmonton designated as Heritage Valley.

Many of the neighbourhoods of Heritage Valley are named after people selected in 2004 as “Edmontonians of the Century”: politicians, historians, authors, surgeons, broadcasters, entrepreneurs, innovators, industrialists, philanthropists, and visionaries.

Residents are blessed with close access to over 7 km of walking trails along the Blackmud Creek Ravine. The system of stormwater management ponds in the area

serve two purposes beyond their aesthetic appeal: they contain surges of rainfall by releasing water slowly so that the stormwater system isn’t flooded, and they control erosion by encouraging water infiltration rather than runoff. A reduction in erosion along Blackmud Creek also improves the quality of water in the creek.

Before residential development of neighbourhoods began in the early 1980s, with the construction of Blackburne, the area was primarily agricultural land. The main exception was the Ellerslie Rugby Park, which was built in 1975 and had the first regulation-sized fields in Northern Alberta. The Blackmud Creek Ravine was also previously home to both a campground and golf course run by the City of Edmonton. Both facilities were reclaimed as parkland.

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0.5 Kilometres = About 4.5 minutes walking About 660 Steps About 2 minutes cycling

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The Estate 0f Things 2.0 km

Fire Station Checkup 2.5 km

Peek-a-Henday 2.6 km

Run Through the Jungle 2.9 km

Escaping the Hustle and Bustle 3.6 km

A Trip Down History Lane 4.0 km

Going the Distance 5.9 km

Sample walking routes

Ellerslie Rugby Park

South Pointe Community Centre

St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

Emergency Neighbourhood

Entrance

Habitat for Humanity Build — Neufeld Landing

Heritage Valley Town Centre Commercial Area

Monsignor Fee Otterson K-9

Catholic School

Johnny Bright K-9 School

Dr. Lila Fahlman K-9 School

Water Weir

North Virginia Park Woodland

MacEwan Park

Blackmud Creek Park

Blackburne Park

Alexander Rutherford Park

Virginia Park Woodland

Gateway Park

Southwest Mixed Wood Natural Area

Natural Area (Former Golf

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Roberta McAdams K-6 School

Ellerslie Road Baptist Church

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CALLAGHAN

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RUTHERFORD

RICHFORD

BLACKMUD CREEK

CASHMAN

MACEWAN

BLACKBURNE

ELLERSLIE INDUSTRIAL

Accessible Route

Bakery

Bank

Child Care

Coffee Shop

Fire –Ambulance

Footbridge

Grocery Store

Late Night Store

Heritage Tree

Interpretive Sign

Medical

Outdoor Fitness Station

Place of Worship

Playground

Pharmacy

Point of Interest: Former Campground

Post Office

Restaurant

Rest Stop

Scenic Viewpoint

School

Shopping Area

Skating Rink

Sports Field

Toboggan Hill

Vet Clinic

BLACKMUD CREEK AND HERITAGE POINT Legend

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