Bow & Kananaskis Valleys Trail
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Old Fort Creek 1300 Stone Creek To Cochrane 1650 To Calgary BOW CORRIDOR & To Banff Bow Valley 0 40 20 3 Yamnuska 0 4 2 0 Tibits 3 N Ridge 6 Quarry 0 KANANASKIS VALLEY 0 0 3 NW NE Montane 1 Wildland 8 0 0 8 1A 2 Traverse 2000 W E Bow 1 0 Ridge 0 6 0 2 Yamnuska River Mount Traverse SW SE Harvie 1 Mount John Laurie 2 0 0 4 Stoneworks 2 Lady MacDonald Provincial 1 (aka Yamnuska) 4 Mount Heights Creek 0 2 0 2 S 1 6 0 0 2,606 m 0 2 1 8 0 Rundle 1 2,240 m Meander ROAD CLOSURES: 2,949 m ParkEExxplpl rree Montane HIGHWAY #40: Traverse Mount Lady Cougar Bow Valley st Bow Valley 1 MacDonald Creek Closed December 1 to Wildland th Wildlife Corridor Wildland June 14 inclusive from Johnny’s Management Area Stoney Provincial 1500 Nakoda Kananaskis Lakes Trail to 1X Resort & Chiniki Canmore Lake Park Cougar Provincial Brewster’s Casino the Highwood House Junction. Goat Kananaskis Nordic Creek Jura Slabs Guest Douglas Montane Creek Ranch 40 Centre Policeman’s Fir Traverse Loder Park 1A 1 Creek Bench Door Jamb Peak P POWDERFACE TRAIL/ROAD: Banff Provincial Mountain 2,088 m Flowing 1,996m Open May 1- Water Closed December 1st to May 14th, P Bow October Long Park Nanny Goat Weekend National Butress Valley Canmore Bow River Montane inclusive south of Dawson. Kananaskis Nordic Centre Grotto Exshaw Mountain Grotto Creek Park Day Lodge Horseshoe 2500 Mountain Willow Stoney Nation Canmore Loop 2,706 m Kid Goat Bow Rock No 142, 143, 144 Butress WhiteshMoraine Valley Reclaimer 1500 Bike ALBERTA East End Grassi Middle Path 2000 Lake Grassi Lakes 2200 Middle (Paved) of Rundle Lakes Canmore Exshaw Lake Rafter 6 (EEOR) Creek Alpine Club 1700 Mountain Many Elk Ranch 2,530 m of Canada 2400 Flats Owl & Powerline Quarry 1,783 m Springs Grouse Lake Chilver Riders West Middle Lake Lake of Rohan Connector 2300 Grotto Stoney 1A Grotto Rocky Mountain MountainMountain YMCA YMCA 1750 Whiteman’s Three Sisters Parkway 1800 Pond 1A Bow Valley Yamnuska Camp ChiefBow Valley Edmonton Pond East Provincial Centre Hector Connector Provincial 1800 Goat Park Park Sibbald Creek Ha Ling Peak To Goat 1400 Exshaw Meadows Banff Creek 2,408 m Highline Bow Old Grotto Canoe Meadows Trail Wildlife River Camp 1600 Creek Waterfowl Pond Sibbald Goat Corridor Lac Meadows Ha Ling Miner’s Peak Management Viewing 1700 1550 Creek Gap Des Quaite Barrier Pond Peak (Ocial: Ship’s Prow Mountain) Area Lake Lac Lac Des Arcs Valley Fire 68 2,636 m Des Arcs Kananaskis Highline McGillivray Arcs Quaite Quaite Lookout 1800 Calgary Trail Pond Information Sibbald To Sibbald Lake & Gap Valley Creek 1700 Mount Lawrence Grassi Lake Centre Tim Hortons Snow Vehicle Highway #1 2,685 m 1 1 1900 Kananaskis 1650 Children’s Ranch Public Land Trans-Canada Quaite Widow Maker Trail McGillivray Valley Prairie Use Zone Town of Wildlife Dead Slabs Heart Heart View Canmore Corridor Man’s Creek Creek 1350 742 Boundary Management Three Stoney Area Sisters Flats McGillivray Barrier Lusk Smith-Dorrien/ Creek Lake Creek Creek Spray Trail (road) 1800 Barrier 68 Ban Dam Forestry Gate Mount Heart 1800 2450 Heart Mountain Creek LEGEND McGillivray Mountain Stoney Barrier 2000 Stewart Resort 2200 N 2,450 m Jewell Lake Three Creek Wildlife Corridor Pigeon 2,076 m Pass U. of C. Sisters Management Area Barrier Lake Field Station Creek Mountain Kananaskis Unmaintained Trail 2,394 m Colonel’s Lookout Little Wind Jewell Bay Cabin W E 2200 Equestrian 1500 Sister Valley Area closed (Seasonal Baldy Trans-Canada Trail closure) Baldy-Lusk Public To Highway # 68 2,694 m 2350 Pass Middle between Pass Sister December 1 and Connector Land National Hiking Trail 2,769 m Windy June 15 to Mount S Point Barrier Downhill Ski Big protect important Bus Baldy Goat Hiking Trail wildlife habitat 2200 2,192 m Pond Sister Bow Valley Stoney Use Area 2,936 m Area closed (Seasonal closure Skogan between Jewell and between Lorette Creeks 40 Biking, Hiking Trail December 1 and Pigeon Pass Zone Creek Wildland from April 15- June 15) 1900 Bow Valley 1700 (Seasonal Powderface Trail June 15 to 2150 National 2050 Lusk closure) (road) Horseback Riding, Parks Offi ce protect important Hiking Pass Trail 2150 1900 Biking, Hiking Trail Provincial 2000 Wildland wildlife habitat Wind Creek South Wind Park Baldy 1750 Cox Hill Spray Provincial Creek 2050 Pass Indian Baldy 1750 2,217 m Unpaved Road/ Highway Kananaskis Lakes 1450 Baldy Creek Pass West Centennial Ridge Pass 1,990 m Information Park (aka Mt. Allan North Approach) Cox Hill West Mount (Open June 22 to Mount Ridge Paved Road/ Highway Centre Wind Windtower November 30 to Lorette West 2,487 CONTACT INFORMATION: Driftwood Pass 2,688 m protect wildlife habitat) Lorette Wind Creek 2100 Contour Lines I Pass 2200 Kananaskis Country: 2,100 m Jumpingpound Boat Launch 2550 Baldy Ridge 50 m www.AlbertaParks/Kananaskis Skogan 2000 Stoney Pass Kananaskis Skogan Pass 1900 1750 Spray Loop I Kananaskis Information Line: Lakes Mount Reservoir Collembola Wasootch Public Day Use Area High Creek Amphitheatre 403-678-0760 2,758 m Level Mt. Lorette Jumpingpound Ponds Ridge Mount Land I Kananaskis Wildlife Sightings: Sunburst Wasootch Lougheed Creek Porcupine 3,105 m Mount Marmot Creek Jumpingpound Vehicle Access 403-591-7755 Allan Creek Sundance Use Lodges Wasootch Mountain Banff Spray 2500 2,819 m Marmot Skogan Building (Comfort Creek 2,225 m Camping I 742 Basin Pass 2400 Alberta Parks Campgrounds Reservations: 2400 Camping) Zone (Seasonal Powderface Trail 2600 closure) (road) National Valley Smith-Dorrien/ Wind Evan-Thomas www.Reserve.AlbertaParks.ca Spray Trail (road) Mountain Provincial Troll 3,153 m Recreation Falls Jumpingpound Backcountry Phone: 1-877-537-2757Park Provincial Nakiska Ruthie’s Wasootch Summit Viewpoint Area Ski Area Ski Area Beaver Ridge Camping Day Troll Ponds I Kananaskis Backcountry Park Lodge Falls Hay To Hidden Meadows Canyon Coal Mine Creek Campground Reservations Centennial Horseback Ridge P Stoney Group Camping www.AlbertaParks.ca/backcountryPermits Sparrowhawk Kovach Riding Spray Pond River Mount Ribbon I Canmore Nordic Centre: Mount Sparrowhawk 1800 Ribbon Creek Elbow-Sheep Nestor 3,121 m North Creek Kovach Emergency Ribbon Bill 2,974 m Creek Terrace Centre www.CanmoreNordicCentre.ca Spray Aspen Link Milne Fishing Link Terrace (Paved) Wildland Road Closure Lake Memorial Ribbon Phone: 403-678-2400 Lakes Creek Kovach 2100 Bogart Canyon Spray Tower Ribbon Kananaskis Provincial Creek I Friends of Kananaskis: Road Peak West Village www.Kananaskis.org 2,880 m Boundary Park Kayak Launch Climbing 2600 Ranch 2550 Mount Bogart 3,144 m Ribbon Terrace Creek Barrier-free 2700 Mount Canoe Launch Mount Mount Mount Bryant To Highway # 66 Access Fortune Spray McDougall River Kidd 2,629 m albertaparks.ca 2,332 m 2,958 m 2,700 m 2600 2600 P Mount Evan- FIRE BANS: Interpretive Parking Lot North Chains up Kidd Thomas Buller Buller Ribbon Rock Face Campers and other outdoor enthusiasts should Donbe aware Getty that when the fire Trail P Mountain Pass Lake 2,805 m 2,512 m (Seasonal Mt. Kidd Evan-Thomas Wildland closure) Ribbon Spray Interpretive Fireroad hazard is extreme, or when a fire situation is serious enough that it poses a Falls Bill 2450 Ribbon (Seasonal Milne danger to the public, travel restrictions and/or fireProvincial bans may be implemented. Trans-Canada Turbulent Spray Lake closure) (Paved) Creek Lakes Valley Park Trail Reservoir Wedge Restrictions are announced through various news media in the province and Lodging Buller Buller Provincial Connector online at www.AlbertaFireBans.ca. Fire bans prohibit the lighting of all wood, Creek Pass Guinn’s Terrace Buller 2,454 m Pass Creek briquette and propane/natural gas fires. Depending on the severity of the fire National Hiking 2,423 m 40 Wedge Park Wedge Pond Trail Pond hazard, a fire ban may includeCanyon fires contained in fire facilities in designated Hostel camping and recreation areas.Creek Citronella candles and torches may also be To Buller Bryant Creek Evan- Mountain Galatea Thomas Emergency (Ban National No bikes Galatea prohibited during a fire ban. Gas-and liquid-fuelled cooking stoves are normally Park) Watridge Lakes Lillian Creek (Fireroad) beyond Smuts Mount Lake Galatea Creek Limestone Centre junction Mt. Shark Lake Creek (Seasonal closure) Mountain permitted during fire bans for cooking purposes only. Network Mount Engadine Lillian Gas Station Watridge Lake (Connects to Mt. Shark Day Use) Lake Galatea 2,180 m Shark 2,970 m (Seasonal closure) 1900 To The Wedge Mount Palliser 1900 2,652 m Howard Pass Watridge (Ban Lake 2,777 m National Eau Park) Mount Claire Karst Galatea Eau Spring Rocky Rummel 3,185 m Claire Creek Shark Creek Nahahi Lake Creek Mount Rummel Fortress Lake Rummel Lake Engadine Lake Opal Lodge (Winter Only) Kananaskis The River Mount Fortress Mount Shark 2800 3,000 m Fullerton 2,786 m 2,728 m 2400 Fisher 742 Peak Smith-Dorrien/ 3,053 m Spray Trail (road) Chester Lake 2750 Mount Mount Smuts 2000 Commonwealth Chester Headwall James Lake Lake Mount Lakes 2,938 m Chester Walker Chester 3,035 m Shoulder Lake 3,054 m Mount Creek Hogarth Remus Lakes 2,688 m Loop Chester Creek Mount Hogarth Mud Headwall Little Lakes Lake Creek Road Romulus Elbow Chester Lake James Closed 2,832 m River Commonwealth Walker Burstall Pass Creek Peak Mt. Murray Fortress 2,774 m Mount Junction Burstall Frost Inexible Mount Lakes Heave Birdwood 3,000 m 3,097 m Little Burstall Elbow Pass Snowdrift 40 Graupel Mount Kent Grizzly Mount Burstall Burstall Smith-Dorrien Creek Creek Pass 2,760 m Creek Mount Evan-Thomas Mount Romulus Lawson 3,097 m Burstall French 2,795 m Grizzly Pass Creek Creek Mount 2,380 m Mount Glasgow Burstall Murray Mount Little 2,935 m Creek 3,024 m Sawmill Packenham Elbow Loop Ripple Rock 3,000 m Creek Hood To Highway # 40 Creek Mount (15 km) Hood Sawmill 2,903 m BOW VALLEY PARKS TRAILS CANMORE AREA TRAILS KANANASKIS VALLEY TRAILS KANANASKIS VALLEY TRAILS TRAIL NAME DESCRIPTION TRAIL NAME DESCRIPTION TRAIL NAME DESCRIPTION TRAIL NAME DESCRIPTION BALDY PASS From Baldy Pass Trailhead, the trail crosses DOUGLAS FIR BENCH This trail provides a connection for hikers and bikers ASPEN A pleasant walk following trails used for cross-country RUTHIE’S This short trail connects Troll Falls to Skogan Pass.