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SW & SE Calgary
Calgary communities, one guide at a time.
Walter focuses on southwest Calgary and the communities along Macleod Trail in the southwest and southeast. Each guide is a short, factual introduction with sources, live MLS® listings and a market snapshot of active listings.
Southwest Calgary
21 communitiesWest of Macleod Trail: from Kingsland, Haysboro and Southwood south to Shawnessy, Somerset, Bridlewood and Silverado, plus Walter's west-side communities around the Glenmore Reservoir and Fish Creek Provincial Park.
Shawnee Slopes
Far south SW · next to Fish Creek Park
Evergreen
Southwest edge · south of Fish Creek Park
Woodbine
West edge SW · established 1979
Oakridge
SW · near the Glenmore Reservoir
Pump Hill
SW · above the Glenmore Reservoir
Signal Hill
West SW · Battalion Park and Westhills
Strathcona Park
West SW · between Bow Trail and Sarcee Trail
Cougar Ridge
West edge · next to the Paskapoo Slopes
Palliser
SW · next to Pump Hill and Oakridge
Bayview
SW · on the Glenmore Reservoir
Braeside
SW · between Southland Drive and Anderson Road
Haysboro
SW · west of Macleod Trail
Kingsland
SW · Glenmore Trail to Heritage Drive
Southwood
SW · Southland and Anderson stations
Canyon Meadows
SW · next to Fish Creek Park
Shawnessy
SW · Shawnessy station and Town Centre
Somerset
SW · Somerset–Bridlewood station
Bridlewood
SW edge · next to Spruce Meadows
Millrise
SW · Fish Creek–Lacombe station
Silverado
Far south SW · beside Spruce Meadows
Meadowlark Park
SW · next to Chinook Centre
Southeast Calgary
18 communitiesEast of Macleod Trail: from Fairview, Acadia and Willow Park south through the lake communities of Lake Bonavista, Sundance, Midnapore and Chaparral, to Cranston, Mahogany, Walden and Legacy.
Sundance
Lake community · east of Macleod Trail
Lake Bonavista
Canada's first man-made lake community
Willow Park
SE · Southcentre and a golf course
Acadia
SE · between Macleod Trail and the Bow River
Fairview
SE · near Chinook Centre
Maple Ridge
SE · beside the Maple Ridge golf course
Parkland
SE · surrounded by Fish Creek Park
Deer Ridge
SE · Bow River valley
Deer Run
SE · in a bend of the Bow River
Queensland
SE · originally Queensland Downs
Midnapore
SE · former hamlet, lake community
Chaparral
Far south SE · lake community
Legacy
Far south SE · east of Macleod Trail at 210 Avenue
Cranston
SE · south of Stoney Trail, above the Bow
Mahogany
SE · Calgary's largest lake community
Walden
Far south SE · named for Thoreau's book
Bonavista Downs
SE · next to Lake Bonavista
Diamond Cove
SE · estate community by the Bow
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