Parking
Park at King Creek Day Use Area; the Highway 40 winter gate is about 100 m south. A Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required for parked vehicles.
Overview
About Wintour Snowshoe Trail
Why go
- A broad, straightforward corridor with mountain views
- The road is easy to follow without trail junctions
Heads up
- The 10.2 km outing retraces the same road in both directions
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Peter Lougheed map
Full mapElevation1,678–1,745 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
4 active Peter Lougheed alerts
- ClosureTrail closures and Three Isle detourThree trail sections remain closed; stay out of closed areas and follow the signed Three Isle detour to reach the open backcountry campgrounds.Official details
- CautionBear activity near Elpoca and ValleyviewFrequent bear activity has been noted along Valleyview Road from Elpoca Day Use Area south to Highway 40, near Little Highwood Pass and Valleyview Day Use Areas; use bear precautions.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Peter Lougheed Tour Guide
Your drive to Wintour Snowshoe Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Peter Lougheed audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
King Creek: A Pause or a Canyon Walk0:00 / 0:23
“King Creek Day Use Area is ahead, a modest creekside stop between King Creek Ridge and Mount Wintour.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Peter Lougheed Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Creek Behind the Lake Fish
- Reading a Ram's Horns
- Pocaterra Warming Hut: A Ski-Day Shelter
- A Hare's Changing Coat
- 41 audio storiesacross Peter Lougheed’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Grizzly Bear, Canada Lynx, Black Bear, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 66 trails, 41 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Wintour Snowshoe Trail
A winter road walkWintour is a winter snowshoe route along Highway 40.
Wintour is a winter snowshoe route along Highway 40. From the winter gate, follow the road for 5.1 km, then return the same way for a 10.2 km round trip. The long, open corridor is easy to follow and looks toward snowy mountain slopes.
Plan for the full returnAllow about three hours for the out-and-back.
Allow about three hours for the out-and-back. The route gains roughly 120 m overall, with small rises and dips along the way. It is a steady outing on the highway corridor rather than a loop or a route to a named summit.
Start only during the highway closureThe winter gate is about 100 m south of King Creek Day Use Area.
The winter gate is about 100 m south of King Creek Day Use Area. Highway 40 is closed to traffic on this section from December 1 through June 14 inclusive; walk the road only while that closure is in force. A Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required for parked vehicles. Dogs may join on a leash no longer than 2 m.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Peter Lougheed
132 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
17 sightingsCanada LynxMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
30 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
69 sightingsMooseMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
176 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
19 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 8 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Peter Lougheed. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
