[SweetScrumptious]

I seriously just moved from Kelowna BC to Calgary! I do not know this city well at all. I'm looking for good walking parks that give you good exercise.

I remember watching X-Weighted and the host brought these 2 ladies to a wooden staircase - it had quite a bit of steps! Anyone know what I'm talking about?

[ilovescience]

Yep! I go to grad school in Calgary (originally from Vancouver), and have been here for about a year. Welcome fellow BCer!

Nose Hill is great - it's pretty big and has a lot of variety in terrain, especially if you're running/biking. Plus, it's fairly dog-friendly. There are a lot of parking lots/entrances, so you can change it up, as well.

I believe the stair case is located very close to the Calgary Curling Club off of Memorial Drive. I believe it's just east of the club, and goes up the embankment - lots of people working out there whenever I go by! Haven't done it myself though, but LOL I know what you mean about X-Weighted!

The path along the Bow River are beautiful, especially during the summer time. Also, there is a nice path around the Glenmore Reservoir - lots of sail boats to watch this time of year.

Oh, and then obviously there's Kananaskis, etc if you like to hike. Those hills will give you a workout! Just head West toward the mountains!

Hope this helps! I'm still learning myself.

[freedomreins]

I'm from Calgary, but living in England at the moment!

If you're in the South, Fish Creek is HUGE and from what I understand you can go all the way into the city just through the park. I haven't done it myself but my mom and stepdad rode their bikes into the city from near South Centre.

You can walk along the Sheep River in Okotoks if you fancy a day trip out. Okotoks is beautiful, I worked in a little shop there on the old main road (Elizabeth St), and it's only about 25 minutes outside Calgary past Shawnessy.

Prince's Island Park right downtown is gorgeous too, especially on a nice day! I like the contrast of the park and the skyscrapers there. And don't forget the zoo, it's pretty big, you could walk around that a few times and see the animals at the same time.

As ilovescience said, Kananaskis, Banff, Canmore etc have some nice walks and nice places to walk around in the town as well.

There's several paths that seem to go past the Deerfoot. I don't know where these start or finish, to be honest, but I always see people walking their dogs there. And the Bow River is a beautiful place for a walk too.

I love Calgary, the people there are so friendly and I miss that a lot when I'm over here (not that English people aren't friendly, but they kind of need coaxing into it sometimes, whereas so many people in Calgary are just openly friendly and smile when you walk past, etc). I'm sure you'll be able to find plenty of places to walk! I hope you like your new home!