Stats
for Bow
River Greenway
Official homepage: Banff
National Park Visitor Information
Entrance:
You can catch the path in many places from beyond Bowness
Park in the Northwest, past Shouldice and Edworthy,
to the center of town at Prince's Island, and then east
to Fort Calgary, past the Inglewood Wildlife Park, and
then south to Fish Creek Park.
Length: 10 or 18 km loop
Terrain: Generally flat with minor
hills
Description: A beautiful wilderness
area where you can also go fly fishing or take a gentle
raft float down the river. The Bow River Valley is one
of the most developed landscapes in the world where
grizzly bears still roam free, so be informed.
Directions: For the expert 15-18 km
loop start from the parking lots on the southwest side
of the Calgary Zoo. Take the path north of Memorial
Drive over the Baines Bridge, then turn east. You'll
see the Prehistoric parks and the North American section
of the zoo. Cross Nose Creek, go east and you'll find
the Western Headworks Irrigation Canal pathway, and
follow it to Deerfoot Trail and Max Bell Arena. Keep
going south along Deerfoot Trail, cross the road at
the entrance to the Inglewood Golf Course and continue
along the canal to 50th Avenue SE. Cross the traffic
light and pick up the Bow River pathway system there.
Go north, past the C.P.R. yards, and Fort Calgary. Cross
the suspension bridge onto St. Patrick's Island just
west of the Fort, go through Centenary Park and back
to the parking lot.
For an easier route at about about 10 km,
reverse your direction starting at Centenary Park, across
the bridge to Fort Calgary, then east around the Dean
house, past the Pearce Estate and over to 17th Avenue
SE. Go north alongside the Deerfoot, past the start
of the canal system, to the Nose Creek Pathway. Continue
west through the Zoo and prehistoric park. Turn left
at the Baines Bridge and back into the parking lot.
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