Pathway closures

Pathway closures and detours

Notable Closures

Note: For additional unlisted pathway closures, visit the Pathway & Bikeways Map.

Glenmore Park 

  • There will be a pathway closure along the Glenmore Dam from June 18 to 20 for Dam Screenhouse repairs. Please follow all detour signage in the area.

Sandy Beach 

  • There will be intermittent pathway closures within Sandy Beach Park through mid-July 2025 to accommodate landscape improvements, pathway realignments and retaining wall installation. Please follow all detour signage in the area.

Bow River Pathway – Spruce Cliff

  • Until late June, the south Bow River Pathway from Spruce Cliff to Crowchild Trail SW will be closed for the Lawrey Gardens Outfall Local Drainage Improvement project. Please follow signage for the detour to the north side Bow River Pathway. 

Bow River Pathway (Ogden)

  • There are closures on the Bow River Pathway near Ogden Bridge for utility repair work. The 50 Avenue S.E. footbridge is closed. Irrigation canal pathway remains open. Pathway users will be detoured via signage
Pathway closure map Ogden bow river
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Long-term Closures

Mission Bridge

Bow River Pathway Closures (14 Street N.W. to Prince’s Island Park Bridge)

  • Sections of the north Bow River Pathway will be fully closed for Sunnyside Flood Barrier construction until October. Closure extents and detour routes will change over several long-term phases:
    • June to Early September – 14 Street N.W. to 10 Street N.W. (wheeling pathway only), Poppy Plaza pathway connection, east of the LRT Bridge to 9 Street N.W., and Peace Bridge to Prince’s Island Park Bridge. 
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Bow River Pathway Closures (Bridgeland & Inglewood)

  • A section of the north Bow River Pathway from the Bridgeland LRT station to Baines Bridge will be closed for sanitary trunk construction. Please follow signage and use the detour along through St. Patrick’s Island.

Bow River Pathway (Shouldice Athletic Park)

  • A section of the Bow River Pathway at Shouldice Athletic Park is closed for reconstruction of the washed-out pathway until Summer 2025. Pathway users will be detoured via 13 Avenue N.W. / Home Road N.W. Please observe all detour signage in the area.

Summer months tend to be busy and Calgarians use our pathways and bikeways extensively. Periodically pathways may need to be closed due to maintenance, construction work or other unsafe conditions. Temporarily closing pathways and setting up detours allows work to be completed as quickly as possible, while keeping both citizens and workers safe.

Pathway closures due to slope stability follow best practice in slope stability management to ensure a safe re-opening. For more information, visit the Slope stability management policy and framework.

Thank you for your patience during construction.

Pathway closures map

All pathway closures shown on the map are currently closed for construction or due to hazardous conditions. Pathways not listed are considered to be open. 

​All posted closure dates are weather dependent and subject to change.​

Pathway closures/detours & access/proximity ePermits and manual

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Private contractors, consultants, utility companies, and City personnel that require a closure of a City of Calgary pathway, due to construction should refer to the manual.

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Governed by Bylaw 11M2019 (“Bylaw to Regulate the Use of Parks & Pathways”) Section 22 stipulates that “any work taking place within 5 meters of the edge of a pathway must have a permit.” This can be related to work commencing in access/proximity or requiring closure and detour of a City pathways involving underground utility work, construction, or any event that is impacting/in proximity to a pathway involving equipment/vehicles access/egress or temporary installations. 

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Snow on our pathways

Is it snowing? To make it easier for Calgarians to use the pathway system, maintenance activities include clearing snow from approximately 400 kilometers of paved (regional) pathways, usually within 24 hours of a snowfall. Be sure to check out the latest information about snow clearing on Calgary’s pathways.

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