West Bragg Creek Provincial Recreation Area

Alberta Parks

Trails

A Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required to park your vehicle in Kananaskis and the Bow Valley.
Alberta Forestry and Parks, in partnership with Bragg Creek Trails, is developing a new trails plan for the West Bragg Creek area.
Visit www.Alberta.ca/WBCtrails for more information.
Trail Length Season Permitted Activities (Legend) Status
Elbow (Summer) 4.6 km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Open
Bobcat

March 29th: 12-15cm fresh snow.

4.2 km Year-Round Hiking Fat Biking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Boundary Ridge (Winter)

March 29th: Machine Compacted Snow.

5.2 km Winter Only Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Braggin Rights (Winter)

March 30th: User compacted soft snow.

0.7 km Winter Only Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Easy Bunny Loop

March 30th: 12-15cm fresh snow.

 

0.3 km Winter Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian Snowshoeing Open
Chickadee Loop (Summer) km Summer Only Hiking Open
Chickadee Loop (Winter) km Winter Only Skate Skiing Cross Country Skiing Open
Crystal Line - East (Summer) km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Open
Crystal Line - East (Winter) km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Crystal Line - Middle (Summer)

Warning: The segment between Crystal Links #1 and #2 crosses a swamp and is not recommended.

km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Warning
Crystal Line - West Multi-Use

March 30th: User compacted soft snow.

3.1 km Year-Round Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Intermediate Crystal Line - West (Summer) 3.1 km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Open
Intermediate Crystal Line - West (Winter) 3.1 km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Demi-Tel

March 29th: Machine Compacted Snow.

2.3 km Year-Round Hiking Fat Biking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Disconnect

March 29th: 12-15cm fresh snow.

1.6 km Year-Round Hiking Fat Biking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Elbow North (Winter)

Mar 11th: Roller packed, but not trackset. Ice patches, thin areas and bare spots.

3.4km one-way / 6.8km return Winter Only Skate Skiing Cross Country Skiing Open
Fisher

March 30th: User compacted snow.

0.2 km Winter Only Hiking Hiking Snowshoeing Open
Hostel Loop (Summer) km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Open
Hostel Loop (Winter)

Mar 13: Rough, variable snow. Not machine groomed. Not recommended for XC skiing.

km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Poor
Easy Hostel Meadow Loop 0.3 km Year-Round Hiking Skate Skiing Cross Country Skiing Poor
Iron Creek (Summer) 1.9 km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Open
Iron Creek (Winter)

March 29th: 12-15cm fresh snow.

1.9 km Winter Only Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Cross Country Skiing Open
Iron Springs (Summer) km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian Open
Iron Springs (Winter)

Mar 13th: Roller packed, but not trackset. Ice patches, thin areas and bare spots.

km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Loggers Loop (Summer) km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian Open
Loggers Loop (Winter) km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Long Distance (Summer) 8.6 km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Open
Merlin View

March 30th: User compacted soft snow.

6.1 km Year-Round Hiking Fat Biking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Moose Connector (Summer) km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Open
Moose Connector (Winter)

Mar 13th: Roller packed, but not trackset. Ice patches, thin areas and bare spots.

km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Moose Loop (Summer) km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian Open
Moose Loop (Winter)

Mar 13th: Roller packed, but not trackset. Ice patches, thin areas and bare spots.

km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Intermediate Mountain View (Summer) 1.5 km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian Open
Intermediate Mountain View (Winter)

Mar 13th: Roller packed, but not trackset. Ice patches, thin areas and bare spots.

1.5 km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Intermediate Mountain View West (Summer) 3.8 km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian Open
Intermediate Mountain View West (Winter)

Mar 13th: Roller packed, but not trackset. Ice patches, thin areas and bare spots.

3.8 km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Old Hostel Road

March 30th: 12-15cm fresh snow

0.8 km Year-Round Hiking Hiking Snowshoeing Open
Old Shell Road

March 30th: 12-15cm fresh snow

1.5 km Year-Round Hiking Fat Biking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Ranger Summit (Summer) 4.2 km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Open
Reconnect

March 29th: Machine Compacted Snow.

1.4 km Year-Round Hiking Fat Biking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Snagmore

March 29th: 12-15cm fresh snow.

5.0 km Year-Round Hiking Fat Biking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Snowshoeing Trail Running Open
Snakes and Ladders

March 29th: 12-15cm fresh snow.

4.6 km Year-Round Hiking Fat Biking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Snowshoe Hare West (Summer) 2.4 one-way km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Open
Snowshoe Hare West (Winter)

March 29th: Machine Compacted Snow.

km Winter Only Hiking Fat Biking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Snowy Owl

March 29th: Machine Compacted Snow.

6.6 km Year-Round Hiking Fat Biking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Snowy Shortcut

March 30th: User compacted soft snow.

0.6 km Year-Round Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Strange Brew

March 29th: 12-15cm fresh snow.

km Year-Round Hiking Fat Biking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Sundog (Summer) km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian Open
Sundog (Winter) km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Telephone Loop East (Summer) km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Open
Telephone Loop East (Winter)

March 30th: 12-15 cm new snow, user compacted tracks.

km Winter Only Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Not Advised
Telephone Loop West (Summer) km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian Open
Telephone Loop West (Winter)

March 30th: 12-15cm fresh snow

km Winter Only Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Not Advised
Whitetail

March 30th: User compacted soft snow

km Year-Round Hiking Fat Biking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Mountain Road

March 30th: Machine packed. Thin areas and bare dirt in the first 500m west of the parking lot.

km Year-Round Hiking Fat Biking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Open
Ridgeback 8.8 km Year-Round Hiking Fat Biking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Sugar Daddy

March 29th: 12-15cm fresh snow.

3.6 km Year-Round Hiking Fat Biking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Sugar Mama

March 29th: 12-15cm fresh snow.

 

3.5 km Year-Round Hiking Fat Biking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Boundary Ridge (Summer) 5.2 km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Open
Braggin Rights (Summer) 0.7 km Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Open
Crystal Line - Middle (Winter) km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Ranger Summit (Winter)

March 29th: 12-15cm fresh snow.

4.2 km Winter Only Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Long Distance (Winter)

March 29th: 12-15cm fresh snow.

8.6 km Winter Only Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Boundary Horse

March 30th: User compacted snow.

4.3 km Year-Round Hiking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian Snowshoeing Open
Iron Horse

March 30th: 12-15cm fresh snow

2.4 km Winter Only Hiking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian Snowshoeing Open
Iron Vista 1.3 km Winter Only Hiking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian Open
Sugar Pony 0.9 km Winter Only Hiking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian Open
West Meadow

March 30th: 12-15cm fresh snow

2.1 km Winter Only Hiking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian Open
Moose

March 29th: Machine Compacted Snow.

1.5 km Year-Round Hiking Fat Biking Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Snowshoe Hare East (Summer)

Warning: Not recommended for summer use because the route crosses several sensitive wet areas.

km Summer Only Hiking Warning / Wet
Snowshoe Hare East (Winter)

March 30th: User compacted snow.

km Winter Only Hiking Hiking Snowshoeing Open

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