Trails

Cross-Country Ski Passes on sale Oct 1^st.
10% discount on Regular Season Passes, Oct 1 – 31.

A Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required to park your vehicle in Kananaskis and the Bow Valley.

Cold Water Safety: Mountain water is cold ALL year. Falling into cold water will affect you immediately. Learn more.

Summer Trails

Winter Trails

Trail Restrictions

Seasonal and permanent travel restrictions are in place at Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park.
Grassi Lakes Interpretive Trail is located in a wildlife corridor. Travel in this area is restricted to designated trails only.
A wildlife corridor also exists in the portion of Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park located above the stadium area at Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park. Each year, travel in this area is
- Prohibited from December 1 to June 15
- Restricted to designated trails only from June 16 to November 30

Trailheads

Summer and winter trails at the Canmore Nordic Centre can be accessed from many locations. The trailheads below provide the easiest, most direct access.

Cross-Country Skiing

The winter trailhead for recreational skiing is located just outside the north end of the Daylodge.
All trails can be accessed from this point.
The trailhead sign and large map at this location provides information on the entire trail system.

Mountain Biking and Hiking

Inquire at the Daylodge information counter (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.) for directions and detailed trail maps ($2).

Roller Skiing

The paved trail starts in the Biathlon Stadium.
Bike and foot traffic is strongly discouraged on the paved trail. Dirt and gravel damage the pavement and can be a hazard for roller skiers.

Disc Golf Course

Hole # 1 is located between the Mountain Bike Skills Park and the roadway leading to the Biathlon Stadium.

Mountain Bike Trail Ratings

Easy – Basic bike skills required. Gradients can be variable and may include short, steep sections. No technical trail features.
More difficult (Intermediate) – Basic off-road riding skills are required. Single track trail will include small obstacles such as roots and rocks. Most gradients are moderate but may include may include short, steep climbs.
Most difficult – Good off-road riding skills are required. Single track trail with technical sections and unavoidable obstacles. Climbs and descents are steep and have turns. Unavoidable technical trail features may be present.

Trails by Season

Trail	Season	Permitted Activities	Length	Status
Albertville	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0.8 km	Closed
Artistic Merit	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.4 km	Open
Baby Beluga Trail closure in effect September 6^th until further notice due to construction traffic, please stay out of area and use alternate trails	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.6 km	Closed
Backdoor	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.7 km	Open
Banff Loop	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0.8 km	Closed
Banff Trail	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	5.7 km	Open
Banff Trail Past Meadow	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	2.5 km	Closed
Banff Trail to Meadow Still snow covered in most places.	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	3 km	Closed
Black Coal Chutes	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.5 km	Open
Blue Coal Chutes	Year-round	Hiking Fat Biking Fat Bike Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.8 km	Open
Blue Loop	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	1.5 km	Open
Bow Junction 19-25	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	1 km	Closed
Bow Past Junction 25	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	4.9 km	Closed
Bruin	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	1 km	Closed
Burried Alive	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike	km	Open
Canmore Please follow detour when approaching the Bike Skills Park.	Year-round	Hiking Hiking Winter Fat Biking Fat Bike Snowshoeing snow shoeing	0.9 km	Warning
Centennial	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	2.6 km	Closed
Chipmunk	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0.5 km	Closed
Coal Cut	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0.4 km	Closed
Cold Shoulder	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0.5 km	Closed
Cougar	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0.3 km	Closed
Coyote	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	1.5 km	Closed
Devonian Drop	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.2 km	Open
EKG Trail is open - please use caution when crossing ski trails and yield to construction traffic.	Year-round	Hiking Fat Biking Fat Bike Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	4.7 km	Warning
EKG East	Year-round	Hiking Fat Biking Fat Bike Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	1.4 km	Open
Elevator Shaft	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike	0.75 km	Open
Endurance Loop	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	17.8 km	Open
Expresso Trail closure in effect September 6^th – 9^th due to construction traffic, please stay out of area and use alternate trails	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	1 km	Closed
Eye Dropper	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike	0.1 km	Open
Flying Squirrel	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0.8 km	Closed
Freddie's Flip	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0.6 km	Closed
Frozen Thunder Frozen Thunder is open as of October 21st. Access from the East side of the construction area (Wax Room Building side with detour). Morning times reserved for athletes wearing BIBS and with trail pass (7am-12pm). Frozen Thunder is open to the public after 12pm with trail fee in effect from 12pm-5pm, free after 5pm.	Year-round	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	2.1 km	Open
FYI	Year-round	Hiking Fat Biking Fat Bike Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	1.5 km	Open
Georgetown Interpretive	Year-round	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike	3.5 km one-way	not reported
Get Down	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike	km	Open
Get In Trail closure in effect September 6^th until further notice due to construction traffic, please stay out of area and use alternate trails	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	1.0 km	Closed
Get Out Trail closure in effect September 6^th until further notice due to construction traffic, please stay out of area and use alternate trails	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.6 km	Closed
Green Loop	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	2.0 km	Partially Closed
Grey Wolf	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0.8 km	Closed
Hey McLeod	Summer	Hiking Fat Biking Fat Bike Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.3 km	Open
Killer Bees	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.6 km	Open
King of Sweden	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0.8 km	Closed
Laundry Chutes	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.5 km	Open
Lillehammer Trail closure in effect September 6^th – 9^th due to construction traffic, please stay out of area and use alternate trails	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0.9 km	Closed
Long Road to Ruin	Year-round	Hiking Fat Biking Fat Bike Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	1.7 km	Open
Lower Laundry Chutes	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike	0.3 km	Open
Lynx	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	3 km	Closed
Mad Handler	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.5 km	Open
Matching Jerseys	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.4 km	Open
Meadowview	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	5 km	Closed
Nagano Trail closure in effect September 6^th – 9^th due to construction traffic, please stay out of area and use alternate trails	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0.6 km	Closed
Narnia	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.3 km	Open
Nector Noodle	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.7 km	Open
No Homers	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.9 km	Open
Odyssey Trail is open - please use caution when crossing ski trails and yield to construction traffic.	Year-round	Hiking Fat Biking Fat Bike Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	2.6 km	Warning
Olympic	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	2.5 km	Closed
Orange Loop	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	7.5 km	Open
Orchid	Year-round	Hiking Fat Biking Fat Bike Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.7 km	Open
Organ Donor	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike	0.1 km	Open
Osprey	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0.0 m	Closed
Penalty Loop	Summer	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	km	Open
Red Loop	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	6.5 km	Open
Roller Coaster	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0.5 km	Closed
Rundle	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	6 km	Closed
Rundle Connector	Year-round	Hiking Fat Biking Fat Bike Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	2.5 km	Open
Salt Lake Junction 94-96	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0.6 km	Closed
Salt Lake Past Junction 96	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	2 km	Closed
Sarajevo Trail closure in effect September 6^th – 9^th due to construction traffic, please stay out of area and use alternate trails	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0.2 km	Closed
Sherwood Forest	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.5 km	Open
Silvertip	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	3 km	Closed
Soft Yogurt Effective September 5th: The trail is closed for rehabilitation work. Please respect all closures when in effect.	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike	0.5 km	Closed
Stadium Flow Trail	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.2 km	Open
Swamp	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.4 km	Open
T2	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.3 km	Open
The Albertan	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.6 km	Open
Top Gun	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike	0.7 km	Open
Wapiti	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0.4 km	Closed
Wolverine	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0 km	Closed
Wooded Bliss	Winter	Hiking Cross Country Skiing XC Skiing	0.4 km	Closed
Yellow Loop	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	5 km	Open
Ziggy's	Summer	Hiking Biking/Cycling/Bike Trail Running	0.6 km	Open

Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park

Canmore Nordic Centre PP