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	List
1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition Interpretive Bear Warning	2.1 km	Summer	Hiking	Warning	HikingInterpretive Trail,LoopKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Bill Benson Bear Warning	0.7 km one-way	Summer	Hikingwheel chair accessible	Warning	HikingWheelchair Accessible HandicapOut-and-Back,PavedKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Black Prince Cirque Interpretive	4.2 km	Summer	Hiking	Open	HikingInterpretive Trail,LoopKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Boulton Creek Bear Warning	2.2 km one-way	Winter	Cross country skiing xc skiing	Warning	Skiing02-IntermediateConnector Trail,Out-and-BackKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Boulton Creek Interpretive Bear Warning	4.9 km	Summer	Hiking	Warning	HikingInterpretive Trail,LoopKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Burstall Pass Bikes permitted on first 2.9 km of trail ONLY	7.4 km one-way	Summer	HikingBiking bike Cycling	Open	Biking/Cycling,Hiking,CyclingOut-and-BackKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Burstall Pass (Backcountry)		Winter	Cross country skiing xc skiing	Open	SkiingKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Chester Lake	4.6 km one-way	Summer	HikingBiking bike Cycling	Open	Biking/Cycling,Hiking,CyclingOut-and-BackKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Chester Lake (Winter)	4.6 km one-way	Winter	Cross country skiing xc skiing	Closed	SkiingOut-and-BackKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Elbow Lake	1.4 km one-way	Summer	HikingBiking bike CyclingEquestrian horseback riding	Open	Biking/Cycling,Hiking,Horseback Riding,Equestrian,CyclingOut-and-BackKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Elk Pass Bear Warning	5.6 km	Summer	HikingBiking bike Cycling	Warning	Biking/Cycling,Hiking,CyclingOut-and-Back,Point-to-PointKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Frozen Toad Loop Snowshoe Limited directional signage	8.1 km	Winter	Fat Biking BikeBiking bike Cyclingsnowshoeing	Open	Fat Biking,Snowshoeing,CyclingLoopKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
High Rockies (Summer) Bear Warning in place from Driftwood Day Use to Buller Creek Day Use Between Nov. 1 and May 1 the trail is closed through the Buller Slide Path due to Highway Avalanche Control	63.0 Goat Creek to Pocaterra Dam; 80.0 Goat Creek to Elk Pass km	Summer	HikingBiking bike Cycling	Warning	Biking/Cycling,Hiking,CyclingOut-and-Back,Point-to-PointKananaskis CountrySpray Valley-- Spray Valley PP,Bow Valley WPP,Peter Lougheed PP
High Rockies (Winter) Between Nov. 1 and May 1 the trail is closed through the Buller Slide Path due to Highway Avalanche Control	63.0 Goat Creek to Pocaterra Dam km	Winter	HikingFat Biking BikeBiking bike Cyclingsnowshoeing	Open	Fat Biking,Hiking (Winter),Snowshoeing,CyclingConnector Trail,Out-and-Back,Point-to-PointKananaskis CountrySpray Valley-- Spray Valley PP,Peter Lougheed PP,Bow Valley WPP
Highwood Meadows	0.6 km one-way	Summer	Hikingwheel chair accessible	Open	HikingWheelchair Accessible HandicapInterpretive Trail,Out-and-BackKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Kananaskis Canyon Interpretive Bear Warning Trail damaged due to dam construction	0.8 km	Summer	Hiking	Closed	HikingInterpretive Trail,LoopKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Lookout Bear Warning The south side of the trail, beyond the Lookout Tower, is not maintained in summer and there are unbridged stream crossings	1.7 km	Summer	HikingBiking bike Cycling	Warning	Biking/Cycling,Hiking,CyclingConnector Trail,Out-and-BackKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Lower Lake Bear Warning	3.5 km one-way	Summer	Hiking	Warning	HikingOut-and-Back,Point-to-PointKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Lower Lake Interpretive Bear Warning	0.5 km one-way	Summer	Hiking	Warning	HikingInterpretive Trail,Out-and-BackKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Marl Lake Interpretive Bear Warning	1.5 km for loop	Summer	Hikingwheel chair accessible	Warning	HikingWheelchair Accessible HandicapInterpretive Trail,LoopKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Maude-Lawson	7.5 km	Summer	Hiking	Open	HikingOut-and-BackKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Meadow Bear Warning	4.0 km	Year-round	Cross country skiing xc skiing	Warning	Skiing02-IntermediateConnector Trail,Point-to-PointKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Peninsula	0.4 km	Summer	Hiking	Open	HikingOut-and-BackKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Peter Lougheed Paved Bear Closure from Mt. Sarrail to Elkwood. Bear Warning on remainder.	12.1 one-way km	Summer	HikingBiking bike Cycling	Partially Closed	Biking/Cycling,Hiking,CyclingOut-and-Back,Point-to-Point,PavedKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Pocaterra Bear Warning	9.9 km one-way	Summer	HikingBiking bike Cycling	Warning	Biking/Cycling,Hiking,CyclingConnector Trail,Out-and-BackKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Ptarmigan Cirque Interpretive	4.5 km	Summer	Hiking	Open	HikingInterpretive Trail,LoopKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Rawson Lake	3.9 km one-way	Summer	Hiking	Open	HikingOut-and-BackKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Rock Glacier Interpretive	0.15 km one-way	Summer	Hiking	Open	HikingInterpretive Trail,Out-and-BackKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Rockwall Bear Warning	0.5 km	Summer	Hikingwheel chair accessible	Warning	HikingWheelchair Accessible HandicapLoopKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Rolly Road Training Grid		Winter	Cross country skiing xc skiing	Open	SkiingKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
South Sawmill Loop	2.8 km	Winter	HikingFat Biking BikeBiking bike Cyclingsnowshoeing	Open	Fat Biking,Hiking (Winter),Snowshoeing,CyclingLoopKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Spruce Road Bear Warning Grooming/tracksetting of Spruce Road has ceased for the season.	0.8 km	Year-round	HikingCross country skiing xc skiingwheel chair accessible	Warning	Hiking,SkiingWheelchair Accessible Handicap02-IntermediateLoopKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Tailwater Snowshoe Directional signage is currently limited Closed between Penstock Loop and the Kananaskis Lakes Trail	1.9 km	Winter	Fat Biking BikeBiking bike Cyclingsnowshoeing	Closed	Fat Biking,Snowshoeing,CyclingConnector Trail,Out-and-BackKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Three Isle Lake Bikes only permitted to Invincible Creek, 3.8 km from trailhead	10.2 km	Summer	HikingBiking bike Cycling	Open	Biking/Cycling,Hiking,Cycling03-DifficultOut-and-BackKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Torpor Loop Limited directional signage	6.1 km	Winter	HikingFat Biking BikeBiking bike Cyclingsnowshoeing	Warning	Fat Biking,Hiking (Winter),Snowshoeing,CyclingLoopKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Upper Lake Bear Warning	15.7 km	Summer	HikingBiking bike Cycling	Warning	Biking/Cycling,Hiking,CyclingLoopKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Valleyview Bear Warning	5 km	Summer	HikingBiking bike Cycling	Warning	Biking/Cycling,Hiking,CyclingOut-and-BackKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
Whiskey Jack Bear Warning	3.9 km one-way	Summer	HikingBiking bike Cycling	Warning	Biking/Cycling,Hiking,CyclingConnector Trail,Out-and-BackKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
William Watson Lodge Access Bear Warning	0.6 km one-way	Year-round	HikingBiking bike CyclingCross country skiing xc skiingwheel chair accessible	Warning	Biking/Cycling,Hiking,Skiing,CyclingWheelchair Accessible HandicapConnector Trail,Point-to-PointKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP
William Watson Lodge Connector Bear Warning	0.7 km	Winter	HikingFat Biking BikeBiking bike Cyclingsnowshoeing	Warning	Fat Biking,Hiking (Winter),Snowshoeing,CyclingConnector TrailKananaskis CountryPeter Lougheed-- Peter Lougheed PP

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