Mount Ware

Sheep River Provincial Park, Kananaskis Country

Time:  5 1/2 hours

Distance:  15 km (return)

Elevation Gain:  518 m

How To Get There: From Turner Valley, turn on AB-546 W and stay on that road for 29.5 km. Turn right on George Creek Road (dirt...

Burstall Pass

Kananaskis Country

Time:  6 hours

Distance:  15 km (return)

Elevation Gain:  450 m

How To Get There: When travelling west on the TransCanada from Calgary, the easiest access is through the town of Canmore. Access the Spray Lakes Road throug...

Pocaterra Ridge

Kananaskis Country

Time: 4.5 hours

Distance: 8 km (return)

Elevation Gain: 500 m

How To Get There: From the TransCanada highway follow Highway 40 south. Highway 40 will be closed beyond the Kananaskis Lakes Road turnoff from December until June 15 each year...

Chester Lake (and Elephant Rocks)

Spray Lakes Area

Time: 3 hours

Distance: 10 km (return)

Elevation Gain: 310 m

How To Get There: The trailhead is well marked, on the Smith-Dorrien/Spray Lakes Road, about 20 km north of the junction of the Kananaskis Lakes Road in Peter Lou...

Powderface Ridge

Kananaskis

Time: 6 hours 

Distance: 7.2 km

Elevation Gain: 450 m

How To Get There:  (Summer time trailhead) From Calgary, drive west on highway 22, which eventually becomes highway 66. Once you drive past the winter gates (which is closed from Dec...

Mt. Baldy

Kananaskis

Time: 4 hours

Distance: 10 km (return)

Elevation Gain: 830 m

How To Get There: Heading west on the TransCanada, turn south on highway 40. Drive for about 13 km until you reach a very small stream bed beside Barrier Lake.  The trail head i...

King Creek Ridge

Kananaskis

Time:  6 hours

Distance: 6.2 km (return)

Elevation Gain: 730 m

How To Get There: Driving west on the TransCanada highway from Calgary, turn south onto Hwy 40. Drive 40 km until just before until you reach the turn-off to Kananaskis Lake...

Nihahi Ridge

Bragg Creek Provincial Park

Time: 5 hours

Distance: 8.8km (return)

Elevation Gain: 375 m

How To Get There: Drive west on Hwy 66 and then turn left into the access road for Little Elbow Recreation Area. Turn left at the "Trailhead Parking." 

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Centennial Ridge/ Mt. Allen

Kananaskis

Time:  6 hours

Distance: 16 km (return)

Elevation Gain: 1400 m

How To Get There: After travelling west on the TransCanada highway from Calgary, turn left onto Highway 40. After about 20 minutes, turn right at Kananaskis Village and Nak...

Jumpingpound Ridge Lookout

Kananaskis Country

Time: 6 hours

Distance: 13.5 km (return)

Elevation Gain: 495 m

How To Get There: At the end of Hwy 66 (going west), turn onto Powderface Road and drive for about 15 km. If you drive past the Mount McDougall Memorial, you've...