Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park

Canmore Nordic Centre Provicial Park

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


Trail Report

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Updated: Jun 16, 2026

Updated: June 16, 2026 | Print Report

Day-Lodge
9 am - 5:30 pm daily
Meadow Hut
Closed
Administration
9 am - 5 pm daily
Trail Sports
OPEN daily for rentals. Call (403) 678-6764 for more info.
Webcam & Weather

June 16: The trails are drying out, with water running across trails at creek crossings and muddy sections in place. Please ride with caution and protect the trails where possible. Small sections of our ski trails will have rocks, debris and water across them including Banff Trail from recent rainfall.

Paving Constructions happening in the Biathlon Stadium this week. Please be cautious of heavy equipment moving in and around the area. 

Roller ski users use caution at the lower portion of the lower ski track. 

Important Update: Spray Hill (HWY 742) in both directions and Grassi Lakes Trail are both closed due to a rockslide that occurred between Grassi Lakes and Goat Creek trail heads. The area cannot be accessed by vehicle, on foot, or bicycle until further notice. These measures are to ensure public safety.

Enjoy the trails, carry bear spray and please report any trees down on the trails to the front desk.

 

Advisories

Advisories

CURRENT CLOSURES: Construction of the Bow Valley Fireguard started within the Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park on August 18th, 2025. This work involves mechanical tree removal and forest thinning with log hauling through the park. To ensure the safety of visitors around work areas and haul roads, some of the upper trails will remain closed during this time.

Due to on-going fireguard work, the following trails will not be open until late in June this year:

  • Backdoor, Killer Bees, Nector Noodle, Oven & Ziggys
Be alert: the bears are out with sightings reported. Please make noise, be aware of your surrounding, travel in groups and don't forget your bear spray! Please report any carnivore sightings (bears, wolves, cougars) to Kananaskis Emergency Services by calling (403) 591-7755.
For all emergencies on trail please dial 9-1-1 & report that you're in Kananaskis Country at the Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park.

Facility

Biathlon Schedule
Biathlon Range
-
Open
XC Stadium

 
-
Open
Disc Golf Course
-
Open
Bike Skills Park
-
Open
Roller Ski Loop

Please use caution at the lower part of the roller ski track, a crack has formed in the asphalt on the Salt lake portion of the trail. Skiers can pass the crack on the left-hand side of it. 
-
Warning
Legacy Trail
Open

MTB Trails

Summer Trail Map

Green/Easy – Basic bike skills required, gradients may include short, steep sections. No technical trail features (TTFs)
Blue/Intermediate – Single track trail with rooty, rocky or smooth sections. Steeper ups and downs. Possible TTFs.
Black/Advanced – Single track with technical and committing sections. Steep ups and down, unavoidable TTFs.

Note: Winter ski trails are bike friendly during summer season and offer easy riding.

Diff. Trail Permitted Activities Length Status
Easy 01-Easy Banff Trail
5.7 km
Open
Easy 01-Easy Get In
1.0 km
Open
Easy 01-Easy Get Out
0.6 km
Open
Easy 01-Easy Narnia
0.3 km
Open
Easy 01-Easy Rundle Connector
 2.5 km
Open
Easy 01-Easy Swamp
0.4 km
Open
Easy 01-Easy Sponge Bog Switchbacks
 0.2 km
Open
Intermediate 02-Intermediate Artistic Merit
0.4 km
Open
Intermediate 02-Intermediate Baby Beluga



0.6 km
Open
Intermediate 02-Intermediate Backdoor

Closed August 18 – Late June 2026 due to the ongoing Bow Valley Fireguard work. https://www.albertaparks.ca/parks/kananaskis/canmore-nordic-centre-pp/advisories/

 0.7 km
Closed
Intermediate 02-Intermediate Blue Coal Chutes
 0.8 km
Open
Intermediate 02-Intermediate EKG
 4.7 km
Open
Intermediate 02-Intermediate EKG East



 1.4 km
Open
Intermediate 02-Intermediate Stadium Flow Trail
0.2 km
Open
Intermediate 02-Intermediate FYI
 1.5 km
Open
Intermediate 02-Intermediate Hey McLeod
0.3 km
Open
Intermediate 02-Intermediate Killer Bees

Closed August 18 – Late June 2026 due to the ongoing Bow Valley Fireguard work. https://www.albertaparks.ca/parks/kananaskis/canmore-nordic-centre-pp/advisories/

 0.6 km
Closed
Intermediate 02-Intermediate Long Road to Ruin
 1.7 km
Open
Intermediate 02-Intermediate Mad Handler
0.5 km
Open
Intermediate 02-Intermediate Matching Jerseys
0.4 km
Open
Intermediate 02-Intermediate Nector Noodle

Closed August 18 – Late June 2026 due to the ongoing Bow Valley Fireguard work. https://www.albertaparks.ca/parks/kananaskis/canmore-nordic-centre-pp/advisories/

 0.7 km
Closed
Intermediate 02-Intermediate Odyssey
 2.6 km
Open
Intermediate 02-Intermediate Orchid
 0.7 km
Open
Intermediate 02-Intermediate Sherwood Forest
0.5 km
Open
Intermediate 02-Intermediate Soft Yogurt

 

 0.5 km
Open
Intermediate 02-Intermediate The Albertan
0.6 km
Open
Intermediate 02-Intermediate Ziggy's

Closed August 18 – Late June 2026 due to the ongoing Bow Valley Fireguard work. https://www.albertaparks.ca/parks/kananaskis/canmore-nordic-centre-pp/advisories/

 

 0.6 km
Closed
difficult 03-Difficult Black Coal Chutes

Please be advised, there is water running down the section of Upper Coal Chutes and the trail should be avoided.

 0.5 km
Warning / Wet
difficult 03-Difficult Devonian Drop
0.2 km
Open
difficult 03-Difficult Elevator Shaft
 0.75 km
Open
difficult 03-Difficult Eye Dropper
0.1 km
Open
difficult 03-Difficult Laundry Chutes
0.5 km
Open
difficult 03-Difficult Lower Laundry Chutes

CAMBA Maintenance in progress


 0.3 km
Warning
difficult 03-Difficult No Homers
0.9 km
Open
difficult 03-Difficult Organ Donor
0.1 km
Open
difficult 03-Difficult T2
0.3 km
Open
difficult 03-Difficult Top Gun
 0.7 km
Open
difficult 03-Difficult Georgetown Climb
 0.5 km
Open
difficult 03-Difficult Get Down
 0.2 km
Open

Hiking Trails

Diff. Trail Permitted Activities Length Status
Easy Easy 01-Easy Grassi Lakes Upper

Grassi Lakes Area: Rockslide

 1.9 km
Closed
Intermediate Intermediate 02-Intermediate Grassi Lakes Interpretive

Grassi Lakes Area: Rockslide

 1.9 km
Closed