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Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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1. Hyman Pond – Gordon King Memorial loop from Ambleside

15.3km

00:56

40m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Anthony Henday Footbridge – Guthrie Ravine loop from Henderson Estates

61.6km

03:36

270m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Terwillegar Park Footbridge – High Level Bridge loop from Corona

63.3km

03:50

310m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Larry

April 30, 2025

Gordon King was born in Manitoba in 1920 and served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War, surviving as a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft III after his plane was shot down over Germany in 1942. He helped dig three escape tunnels out of the camp—which has become known as “The Great Escape”—but narrowly missed his window of opportunity when the tunnels were discovered the night he was set to leave.

After moving to Edmonton in 1965, he contacted other ex-prisoners of war to form the Edmonton branch of the Ex-POW Association. In 2006, he received a Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation. King also served in the Canadian military, the YMCA, and volunteered with the meals-on-wheels program, among other things.

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Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Gordon King Memorial

1. Hyman Pond – Gordon King Memorial loop from Ambleside

2. Anthony Henday Footbridge – Guthrie Ravine loop from Henderson Estates

3. Terwillegar Park Footbridge – High Level Bridge loop from Corona

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