Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, AB

Trails in Peter Lougheed

All 66 trails, ranked by Parkwolf, with length, time, and difficulty.

Trails
66
Easy
16
Moderate
22
Hard
28

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Highwood Pass and the Meadow Walk

All Peter Lougheed trails

66 trails

1Moderate7.8 km · 3.5 hrAudioRawson Lake TrailLakeshore, falls, then a steady climb to a mountain-ringed lake.2Moderate4.5 km · 1.5 hrAudioPtarmigan Cirque Interpretive TrailA steep climb to a flowered alpine bowl below Mount Rae.3Challenging14.8 km · 5 hrAudioBurstall Pass TrailLarch meadows lead to a limestone pass above the Spray River Valley4Moderate9.2 km · 3.5 hrAudioChester Lake TrailA steady climb through larch meadows to a high alpine lake.5Moderate15.7 km · 5 hrAudioUpper Kananaskis Lake LoopWaterfalls, forest and a long walk around a mountain lake.6Challenging11.7 km · 5.5 hrAudioSarrail Ridge via Rawson LakeThe lake is the breather before a loose, steep ridge climb.7Moderate3.9 km · 2.5 hrAudioArethusa Cirque TrailA braided alpine loop with larches, creek crossings, and cirque views.8Easy2.8 km · 1.5 hrAudioElbow Lake TrailA steep old road climbs to an alpine lake.9Challenging13.7 km · 5.8 hrAudioHeadwall Lakes TrailTwo alpine lakes and a waterfall reward the long approach.10Easy6.8 km · 2 hrAudioBlack Shale Suspension Bridge TrailA forest walk builds to a 73 m suspension bridge.11Challenging7.1 km · 4.5 hrAudioKing Creek Ridge TrailA steep ridge climb opens wide views over the Kananaskis Lakes.12Challenging6.4 km · 4.5 hrAudioGrizzly Peak TrailShort, steep climb with one scrambly step and a wide summit view.13Challenging24.1 km · 9 hrAudioThree Isle Lake TrailA long forest hike climbs to a lake beneath Mount Worthington.14Challenging35.2 km · 13 hrAudioNorth Kananaskis Pass via Maude-Lawson TrailA long climb through larch meadows to a remote Continental Divide pass.15Challenging30.2 km · 11 hrAudioTurbine Canyon TrailA long lakeshore approach climbs to a forested backcountry camp.16Challenging21.6 km · 9 hrAudioAster Lake TrailA full-day climb from forested shoreline to an alpine lake.17Challenging33.8 km · 15 hrAudioNorthover Ridge LoopA strenuous alpine loop with exposed scrambling and big lake views.18Moderate9.7 km · 3.5 hrAudioEdworthy Falls via Elbow Lake TrailElbow Lake first, then a gentler valley walk to Edworthy Falls.19Easy4.3 km · 1.5 hrAudioHogarth Lakes LoopAn easy winter loop among forest lakes and Commonwealth Peak views.20Moderate9.7 km · 5.3 hrAudioGrizzly Ridge TrailLarches, a mountain tarn and a short scramble open onto wide views.21Challenging12.5 km · 4.5 hrAudioHighwood Ridge TrailA steep scramble across two peaks above Highwood Pass.22Challenging20.6 km · 8 hrAudioPiper Pass TrailA long climb from Elbow Lake to an exposed alpine pass.23Moderate17.2 km · 6 hrAudioRae Lake TrailA long, unsigned branch to a lake beneath Mount Rae.24Challenging9.8 km · 5 hrAudioBlack Prince Lakes TrailCairns lead beyond Warspite Lake to an unsigned alpine cirque.25Challenging9.1 km · 4 hrAudioRae Glacier TrailA rugged, unsigned climb to Rae Glacier’s rocky basin.26Easy4.2 km · 1.3 hrSouth Kananaskis Pass TrailA short backcountry spur to the Alberta–B.C. divide.27Challenging43.5 km · 21.5 hrAudioNorth and South Kananaskis Pass Loop43 km loop over two passes, alpine lakes and rough creek crossings28Challenging22.1 km · 10 hrAudioGreat Divide Trail: Elk Pass to North Kananaskis PassA long lakeshore approach climbs through Turbine Canyon to a high pass.29Moderate16.8 km · 6 hrAudioHigh Rockies Trail (Peter Lougheed Section)A forested High Rockies traverse from Lower Kananaskis Lake to Elk Pass.30Moderate3.1 km · 1 hrAudioMarl Lake Interpretive TrailA short forest-and-wetland loop to Marl Lake’s mountain-framed shore.31Easy1.2 km · 30 minAudioHighwood Meadows TrailA barrier-free boardwalk through a fragile alpine meadow at 2,200 m.32Moderate7 km · 1.8 hrAudioLower Lake TrailA shoreline walk with Spray Range views across Lower Kananaskis Lake.33Easy1.4 km · 45 minAudioBill Benson TrailA short barrier-free walk to a peninsula on Lower Kananaskis Lake34Moderate12.1 km · 4.5 hrAudioLookout TrailA forest approach reaches a steep climb and panoramic fire lookout.35Challenging7.8 km · 5.5 hrAudioSouth Lawson Peak TrailA steep forest climb opens onto a rocky ridge above two lakes.36Challenging14 km · 6 hrAudioFrozen Lake via Elk PassAn alpine lake beneath Mount Fox, reached beyond the maintained pass trail.37Moderate7.2 km · 2.5 hrAudioBurstall Lakes TrailFind the lakes in the flats before the pass climbs steeply.38Challenging12.2 km · 5 hrAudioThree Lakes Valley TrailThree tarns and a cairned climb below Gusty Peak.39Challenging6.9 km · 3 hrAudioBlueberry Hill TrailA steep snowshoe climb to views over two mountain lakes.40Moderate11.2 km · 3.5 hrAudioElk Pass TrailA gradual old road climbs to a meadow at West Elk Pass.41Easy4.5 km · 1.8 hrAudioPenstock Loop Snowshoe TrailA winter loop with waterworks history and wide lake views.42Moderate3.9 km · 1.3 hrAudioWhiskey Jack TrailA steep one-way climb links Boulton with the Lookout and Pocaterra trails.43Moderate3.2 km · 1.5 hrAudioKing Creek Canyon TrailRocky creek crossings in a short, high-walled canyon44Challenging5.1 km · 3 hrGypsum Ridge TrailA steep, unsigned ridge climb to wide views over the Kananaskis Lakes.45Challenging7 km · 4 hrAudioKent Ridge South TrailTwo south-ridge summits, a tough climb, and lakes below.46Challenging11.3 km · 4.5 hrAudioJames Walker Creek TrailA creek valley hike to tarns, falls, and a steep alpine basin.47Moderate9 km · 4 hrAudioLittle Highwood Pass TrailA tarn breaks up the climb to a pass above the cirques.48Moderate9 km · 4 hrAudioGrizzly Col TrailA rugged climb through Pocaterra Cirque to the saddle below Grizzly Ridge49Challenging6.8 km · 4 hrBlacksmith Ridge Trail via Smith-Dorrien CreekA steep climb with a hidden fork and an open ridge.50Challenging10 km · 4.5 hrAudioWarspite Ridge TrailA steep, hands-on climb to the ridge above Warspite Lake.51Challenging7.9 km · 5 hrAudioLittle Arethusa TrailA steep scree climb ends on a tiny exposed summit ridge.52Challenging8.1 km · 8 hrAudioKent Ridge North SummitA steep, faint loop to Kent Ridge North’s 2,923-metre summit.53Easy0.9 km · 18 minAudioSpruce Road TrailA short paved forest loop beside William Watson Lodge.54Easy1 km · 24 minAudioLower Lake Interpretive TrailA short accessible path through mature subalpine forest.55Moderate6.8 km · 3.5 hrAudioChester Lake Snowshoe TrailSnowshoe through forest to a lake beneath a wall of peaks.56Moderate11.6 km · 3.5 hrAudioElk Pass Snowshoe TrailA winter snowshoe route from Elk Pass Day Use to the pass.57Easy3.4 km · 1 hrAudioElkwood Loop Snowshoe TrailA short snowshoe loop to Marl Lake's wooded shoreline58Easy5.1 km · 1.8 hrAudioSawmill Loop Snowshoe TrailA snowy creekside loop through quiet Kananaskis forest.59Easy3.9 km · 1.8 hrAudioLower Lake Snowshoe TrailAn easy snowshoe along Lower Lake beneath a wall of peaks.60Moderate8.1 km · 2.3 hrAudioFrozen Toad Loop Snowshoe TrailSnowshoe through forest, frozen wetlands, and along Marl Lake.61Easy6.1 km · 2 hrAudioTorpor LoopA winter loop linking mountain views, a lakeside path and camp loops.62Easy3.7 km · 1.5 hrAudioSouth Sawmill LoopA gentle winter loop on Mount Kent's forested west slope.63Easy1.7 km · 45 minAudioCanyon Snowshoe TrailA low-climb link to Lower Lake and Penstock winter trails.64Easy1.3 km · 30 minAudioMarsh Loop Snowshoe TrailA short, gentle winter loop in the marshland near Lower Lake.65Moderate10.2 km · 3 hrAudioWintour Snowshoe TrailSnowshoe a 5.1 km winter road corridor with mountain views.66Challenging15.1 km · 7.5 hrAudioInvincible Lake TrailA steep ridge crossing to a lake hidden behind a grassy rise.
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Peter Lougheed Tour Guide

Peter Lougheed, narrated.

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Highwood Pass and the Meadow Walk
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“Up ahead is Highwood Pass, on Canada's highest paved road. The mountain view starts at the parking area, so this is a stop I'd keep even if you're skipping the big hikes.”

Plays as you drive up to Highwood Pass Day Use in the Parkwolf Peter Lougheed Tour Guide.

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