Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

Alberta Parks

Trails

A controlled access zone will be in place in Kananaskis from June 10–18 for the 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit.
Travel and recreation may also be affected before and after. Check for closures before you go. More info: AlbertaParks.ca/G7

A Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required to park your vehicle in Kananaskis and the Bow Valley.
Trail Length Season Permitted Activities (Legend) Status
1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition Interpretive 2.1 km Summer Only Hiking Open
Bill Benson 0.7 km one-way Summer Only Hiking Open
Black Prince Cirque Interpretive

Note: The Blackshale Creek Suspension Bridge is NOT accessed from this trail.

4.2 km Summer Only Hiking Open
Intermediate Boulton Creek

Tracks are shallow in some places. Groomed only from Elk Pass to Fox Creek.

2.2 km one-way Winter Only Hiking Cross Country Skiing Open
Braille 2.2 km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Burstall Pass

Note: Bikes permitted on first 2.9 km of trail ONLY.

7.4 km one-way Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
Burstall Pass (Backcountry) km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Chester Lake

Nov. 14th: Snow covered

4.6 km one-way Summer Only Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Open
Elbow Lake

Warning: No vehicle access via HWY 40, Dec 1 - Jun 14.

1.4 km one-way Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Warning
Elk Pass 5.6 km Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
Highwood Meadows

Warning: No vehicle access to trailhead, Dec 1 - Jun 14.

0.6 km one-way Summer Only Hiking Warning
Kananaskis Canyon Interpretive

Closed: Stream crossings washed away by penstock/dam construction. Trail is impassable and is closed indefinitely.

0.8 km Summer Only Hiking Closed
Lookout 1.7 km Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
Lower Lake Interpretive 0.5 km one-way Summer Only Hiking Open
Maude-Lawson

Note: This trail has been redirected just west of Forks for access to Turbine Canyon.

7.5 km Summer Only Hiking Open
Intermediate Meadow

Trackset from Elkwood to the Visitor Centre on April 9th. The remainder was trackset on April 2nd.

4.0 km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Peter Lougheed Paved 12.1 km one-way Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
Pocaterra

Note: This is not the undesignated Pocaterra Ridge or Cirque route.

9.9 km one-way Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
Ptarmigan Cirque Interpretive

Warning: No vehicle access to trailhead, Dec 1 - Jun 14.

4.5 km Summer Only Hiking Warning
Rawson Lake 3.9 km one-way Summer Only Hiking Open
Rock Glacier Interpretive

Warning: No vehicle access to trailhead, Dec 1 - Jun 14.

0.15 km one-way Summer Only Hiking Warning
Rockwall 0.5 km Summer Only Hiking Open
Rolly Road Training Grid

Six sets of tracks set.

 

km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Intermediate Spruce Road 0.8 km Winter Only Hiking Cross Country Skiing Open
Difficult Three Isle Lake

Note: Bikes only permitted to Invincible Creek, 3.8 km from trailhead

 

 

10.2 km Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
Upper Lake 15.7 km Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
Whiskey Jack 3.9 km one-way Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
William Watson Lodge Access 0.6 km one-way Year-Round Hiking OHVing Cross Country Skiing Open
Peninsula 0.4 km Summer Only Hiking Open
Tailwater Snowshoe 1.9 km Winter Only Fat Biking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Frozen Toad Loop Snowshoe 8.1 km Winter Only Fat Biking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Torpor Loop 6.1 km Winter Only Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
South Sawmill Loop 2.8 km Winter Only Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
William Watson Lodge Connector 0.7 km Winter Only Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Boulton Creek Interpretive 4.9 km Summer Only Hiking Open
Marl Lake Interpretive 1.5 km for loop Summer Only Hiking Open
Lower Lake 3.5 km one-way Summer Only Hiking Open
High Rockies (Winter)

Note: Between Nov. 1 and May 1 the trail is closed through the Buller Slide Path due to Highway Avalanche Control.

63.0 km Goat Creek to Peninsula Day Use Winter Only Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
High Rockies (Summer)

Note: Hiker-cyclist camping allowed at select day use areas only from Jun 1 - Sep 20. See details.

 

63.0 km Goat Creek to Peninsula Day Use; 80.0 km Goat Creek to Elk Pass Summer Only Dog Sledding Hiking OHVing Open

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