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Favorite Morning mist dispersing reveals Mount Aosta and Lower Elk Lake, seen from the shoreline at the campground.
Intermediate Intermediate

Elk Lakes Loop

12.5 mi 20.1 km • 1,599' Up 487.28 m Up • 1,598' Down 487.22 m Down

Canmore, AB
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Favorite With a little elevation the view gets great!
Intermediate Intermediate

Kananaskis Fire Lookout

7.8 mi 12.5 km • 1,488' Up 453.59 m Up • 1,488' Down 453.54 m Down

Canmore, AB
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Favorite From Lineham Ridge, the trail on the south side of the ridge is etched in the shale at the foot of the Great Divide's rock wall, and at the edge of the green sub-alpine meadows below.
Difficult Difficult

Tamarack Hike

22.4 mi 36.0 km • 4,947' Up 1507.9 m Up • 4,618' Down 1407.51 m Down

Pincher…, AB
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Favorite Window Mountain Lake seen looking south at the top of the switchbacks. Mt. Ward towers over the lake. On the far left in the distance is Crowsnest Mountain. All on a perfect July morning.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

High Rock Hike

30.1 mi 48.4 km • 7,172' Up 2186.07 m Up • 6,383' Down 1945.51 m Down

Pincher…, AB
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Favorite Chester Lake in mid-September, 2022.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Chester Lake Day Use Trail

6.2 mi 10.0 km • 1,179' Up 359.5 m Up • 1,179' Down 359.32 m Down

Canmore, AB
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Favorite Mt. Custer (center) stands amid a sea of peaks as seen from high on the Carthew - Anderson Traverse.
Difficult Difficult

Great Divide Trail (GDT)

698.7 mi 1,124.4 km • 98,677' Up 30076.9 m Up • 99,830' Down 30428.2 m Down

Swiftcu…, MT
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Favorite Incredible views abound at Peter Lougheed Provincial Park!
Very Difficult Very Difficult

Northover Ridge Figure Eight

29.2 mi 47.0 km • 5,129' Up 1563.39 m Up • 5,117' Down 1559.66 m Down

Canmore, AB
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Favorite Anderson Peak (left), Lost Mountain (center), and Mt Bauerman (right) command the backdrop from high on the Goat Lake Trail.
Difficult Difficult

Goat Lake

9.1 mi 14.6 km • 1,710' Up 521.35 m Up • 1,710' Down 521.34 m Down

Pincher…, AB
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Favorite Visitors enjoying Red Rock Canyon.
Easy Easy

Blakiston Falls

1.5 mi 2.4 km • 152' Up 46.43 m Up • 158' Down 48.02 m Down

Pincher…, AB
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