August - DRIVE IN LIEU
When: August 12, 2026 - Time 6:30-9pm
Where: South Drive - meet at Shawnessy Canadian Tire
South Drive to Okotoks for Ice Cream.
Meet up time: 6:30pm - Canadian Tire in Shawnessy
Depart time: 6:45pm
Driving Duration: 1:15
Sunset: 9:02pm
Destination: Okotoks - The Big Dipper Ice Cream shop.
Rain date = Wed, August 19th
Route:
Canadian Tire (250 Shawville Way SE)
- Exit the parking lot toward right on 162 Ave SE
- Use the right lane to take the Macleod Tr South ramp (450M)
- Merge onto Macleod Trl SE South
- Continue onto Macleod Trl SE/AB-2A S (7km)
- Turn left at lights to Dunbow Rd/De Winton
- Continue to follow Dunbow Rd (242 Ave W) to La yarda - (8.8km)
- Turn right onto 80 St E/Range Rd 290
- Head South (1.1 km)
- Turn left onto 2253 Dr E/Township Rd 215A
- Head east toward 96 St E/Range Rd 285 (1.6km)
- Turn right onto 96 St E/Range Rd 285
- Head South on 96 St (2.0km)
- Turn right onto 274 Ave/Hwy 552e/AB-552 W
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Head West on AB552 to 64 St (3.2km)
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Turn left onto 64St
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Head South on 64 St (6.4km)
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Take a broad turn to go left/East right onto 338 Ave E/Township Rd 210
- Head toward 64 St E/Range Rd 291
- Continue straight 64 St E/Range Rd 291 (6.4km)
- Turn right onto 274 Ave/Hwy 552e/AB-552 E (15.2km)
- Turn right onto 128 St E/Range Rd 283
- Head South toward AB-547 E (6.6km)
- Turn right onto AB-547 E
- Continue West on AB-547 W over Hwy 2 to Junction with Hwy 2A/7 (~8km)
- Turn right onto Hwy 2A/7
- Head West to lights at 32 St E (4.2km)
- Turn right at the lights
- Head North on 32 St past shopping mall and Sheep River bridge to North Railway Street (~1.8km)
- Turn left onto North Railway Street
- Head Northwest on North Railway St (1.6km)
- Turn right onto Lineham Ave
- Head North to McRae St (150m)
- Turn Left onto McRae St
- Continue on McRae St (190m)
- Big Dipper Ice Cream Shop (67 McRae St, Okotoks, AB)
Stop for Ice Cream at Big Dipper. (They will be open until 9)
- Return to Calgary via your own favourite route.
Map:
Drive planned by: Gary B.
