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1. Walterdale Bridge – Tawatina Bridge loop from University

92.9km

06:03

570m

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2. Rundle Park Footbridge – Ainsworth Dyer Memorial Bridge loop from Griffon Industrial Park

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01:56

210m

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3. Ainsworth Dyer Memorial Bridge – Rundle Park Footbridge loop from Capilano

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01:33

180m

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May 31, 2025

From Wikipedia:

Strathcona Science Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located between Edmonton and Sherwood Park, south of the Yellowhead Highway and west of Anthony Henday Drive.

The park is situated in the North Saskatchewan River valley, on both banks of the river, at an elevation of 625 m (2,051 ft) and has a surface of 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi). It was established on December 12, 1979 and is maintained by Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation.

This site was for thousands of years the site of an annual aboriginal camp, as it was located close enough to the river for transportation and trade and the bluffs of the river valley provided excellent bison-hunting opportunities. The park was established to preserve the site from encroaching industrial development. It was the site of archeological excavations in 1978 to 1980.

The park contains several abandoned interpretive buildings opened by the Alberta government in 1980 but now shuttered. Remnants of the park's history as a public science center include tiled triangular obelisks, a boardwalk through the archaeological area, and a few interpretive plaques.

The following activities are available in the park:

Cross-country skiing (5 km (3.1 mi) trails)

Downhill skiing (in the Sunridge Ski Hill)

Front country hiking

Mountain biking (8 km (5.0 mi) of paths along North Saskatchewan River)

Tobogganing

Radio-controlled aircraft flying range

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Location: Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada

Strathcona Science Provincial Park

1. Walterdale Bridge – Tawatina Bridge loop from University

2. Rundle Park Footbridge – Ainsworth Dyer Memorial Bridge loop from Griffon Industrial Park

3. Ainsworth Dyer Memorial Bridge – Rundle Park Footbridge loop from Capilano

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