Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

Alberta Parks

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


Trails

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    • Hiking opportunities range from barrier-free trails to high alpine backcounty adventures. Some trails provide access to Banff National Park and Elk Lakes Provincial Park in B.C. 
    • Bicyclists can enjoy more than 12 kms of paved trails. Mountain bikers will find a number of challenging trails open for their use.
    • Elbow Lake Trail provides access to trails in Elbow and Sheep valleys. It is the only trail in the park that is open to equestrian users.
    • In winter, there are more than 85 kms of groomed cross-country ski trails in the Kananaskis Lakes area, as well as 30 kms in the Smith-Dorrien Trails System.
Trail Length Season Permitted Activities (Legend) Status
1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition Interpretive

Aug 18th: Cleared of downed trees. 

 2.1 km Summer Only Hiking Open
Bill Benson

Aug 18th: Blown clean of needles and debris.

 0.7 km one-way Summer Only Wheelchair Accessible Hiking Open
Black Prince Cirque Interpretive

Warning: Bridge washed out 

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

 4.2 km Summer Only Hiking Warning
Intermediate Boulton Creek

Aug 27: Cleared of downed trees.

 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 3.5 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

Aug 12th: The split log bridge on the trail around lake has been replaced.

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

Aug 24th: Cleared of downed trees. Creek is still flowing onto trail.

 1.4 km one-way Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Open
Elk Pass

Jul 3rd: Expect the trail to be wet. There is water flowing down the trail for a 30m section between North Hydroline and Patterson. 

 5.6 km Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
Highwood Meadows 0.6 km one-way Summer Only Wheelchair Accessible Hiking Open
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

Sept 3rd: Snow free and clear of downed trees.

 1.7 km Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
Lower Lake Interpretive

Aug 18th: Blown clean of needles and debris. Downed trees removed.

 0.5 km one-way Summer Only Hiking Open
Maude-Lawson

Turbine Canyon Backcountry Campground: Closed Dec 1 - Jun 24.

 

 7.5 km Summer Only Hiking Open
Intermediate Meadow 4.0 km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Peter Lougheed Paved

Sept 3rd: Mowed and swept.

 12.1 km one-way Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
Pocaterra

Sept 3rd: Trail swept and cleared of downed trees.

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

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

Aug 17th: Downed trees removed.

 4.5 km Summer Only Hiking Open
Rawson Lake

 Aug 18th: Cleared of downed trees. 

 3.9 km one-way Summer Only Hiking Open
Rock Glacier Interpretive

Aug 24th: Trail is in good condition.

 0.15 km one-way Summer Only Hiking Open
Rockwall Interpretive

Aug 13th: Downed trees and debris including needles removed.

 0.5 km Summer Only Wheelchair Accessible Hiking Open
Rolly Road Training Grid km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Intermediate Spruce Road 0.8 km Year-Round Wheelchair Accessible Hiking Cross Country Skiing Open
Difficult Three Isle Lake

Three Isle Trail closed from the junction with Upper Lake Trail north of Point Backcountry Campground as the bridge is washed out on Upper Kananaskis River.

Aug 20th: There is a reroute to access Forks Backcountry Campground, Three Isle Backcountry Campground, and Turbine Backcountry Campground.

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

Three Isle Lake Backcountry Campground: Closed Dec 1 - July 1.

 10.2 km Summer Only Hiking OHVing Partially Closed
Upper Lake

Aug 20th: Downed trees removed. 

Aster Lake Backcountry Campground: Closed Dec 1 - Jul 9.

 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 Wheelchair Accessible 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 Winter Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
South Sawmill Loop 2.8 km Winter Only Winter Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
William Watson Lodge Connector 0.7 km Winter Only Winter Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Boulton Creek Interpretive

Aug 17th: Cleared of downed trees. 

 4.9 km Summer Only Hiking Open
Marl Lake Interpretive 1.5 km for loop Summer Only Wheelchair Accessible Hiking Open
Lower Lake

Aug 7th: Downed trees removed. 

 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 Winter Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
High Rockies (Summer)

Aug 20th: Closed from Driftwood Day Use Area to Sparrowhawk Day Use Area (at the junction of High Rockies Trail and Sparrowhawk connector), and from Chester Lake Trailhead (at the junction of Burstall Pass connector and High Rockies Trail) to Sawmill Day Use Area due to significant precipitation and high stream flows.

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 Hiking OHVing Partially Closed

Safety

Avalanche Reports
Backcountry Safety
Minimizing Impacts
Wildlife