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Public Land Use Zones Kananaskis Country Elbow Loop Public Recreation Trail Elbow Loop Public Recreation Trail Sibbald Snow Vehicle PLUZ Cataract Creek PLUZ 1. Travel is restricted to snow vehicles. All 115°0'0"W 114°55'0"W 114°50'0"W 114°45'0"W 114°45'0"W 114°40'0"W 114°35'0"W other OHVs are prohibited. 115°0'0"W 114°55'0"W 114°50'0"W 114°45'0"W 635,000 640,000 645,000 650,000 655,000 660,000 660,000 665,000 670,000 Public Land Use Zones 640,000 645,000 650,000 655,000 E 2. Travel is permitted on designated Niha Stoney I.R. Cataract Powderface Q the 5,660,000 5,660,000 ui B Stoney I.R. No. 142, 143, 144 B Cobble a rington rk R8 R7 R6 hi R6 R5 trails only. rya R8 R7 R6 t F Flats Bow Valley Sibbald e No. 142, 143, 144 ord man Chilver nt PRA Provincial Park Meadows 3. Elbow Loop Public Recreation Trail is McLean Cr. Cr. Lake. Creek Creek Trail PondS PRA 66 OHV PLUZ River ibba open Jan. 1 to Mar. 31. s ld T24 The Kananaskis T16 T24 Sibbald Creek Jumpingpound Creek Creek Sibbald T16 Country PLUZ askis Creek Creek PRA Creek 4. Periodic trail closures may be in effect der Bow Valley Meadows Creek Lake . r Kananaskis Country houl C S nan 68 Don Getty Little Wildland Park a Pond PRA 68 due to poor snow or avalanche 5,630,000 5,630,000 K Cr. Gate Gate itzsimmon 940 Elbow T21 y Pine F Wildland Ston Sibbald 5,580,000 Creek 5,580,000 conditions. Elbow-Sheep PRA Grove ril Park Viewpoint Pinetop Ba T21 Wildland Park Creek PRA 5. For your own safety, no stopping in PRA PRA Dawson Jumpin Jumpingpound gpound Creek Trail ac Barrier PRA posted avalanche areas. M Blue Demonstration Lake Forest Map Legend River 5,655,000 5,655,000 Etherington Creek ½ Creek Baril Creek 50°20'0"N Blue Loop Creek rd Gate Closed Baril PRA 50°20'0"N Loop Designated Trails 2018 Howa 40 Dec 1 - May 15 Glasgow Trail Creek Loop Red Don Getty Etherington Gate Trail Use Designation Designated Trails Trail Public Land Use Zone (PLUZ) Wildland Valley sgow Creek 51°0'0"N la Creek NOTE: All trails have two-way trafc Non-Motorized Uses - All trails / access open 5,625,000 G Park 5,625,000 le River 1km No Camping/No Open Fire Zone bow l Litt 50°45'0"N Creek Motorized Uses - Permitted ONLY on trails designated and posted 51°0'0"N Creek • LOC & Public Access - Licensed and registered on-highway vehicles E Creek Lusk 50°45'0"N Creek Old Baldy Firearm Use Restriction Zone Bottom • 4x4s - Trucks, jeeps, quads, motorcycles, snow vehicles Don Getty int Pass Trail ll Year Round Gate Closure epo ian Wildland hre Ind • OHV - Quads, motorcycles, snow vehicles Parks and Protected Areas 0 1 2 3 T PRA Coxhi Trail Use Park Don Getty Raspberry Seasonal Gate Closure nd Ridge Sibbald Snow Raspberry Trail • Motorcycles - Motorcycle use only Jan. 1 - Mar. 31 5,650,000 5,650,000 Wildland Loggers Public Land Recreation Area Vehicle PLUZ 5,575,000 5,575,000 Kilometres Trail gpou Park • Snow Vehicles - Designated trails for winter snow vehicle use only, Gravel Pit Little e Creek Cataract First Nations l Talus Elbow T23 except in McLean Creek PLUZ mpin Creek Wellsite u t t i c L PRA 2017 Government of Alberta Lake J Pass Base Data provided by the Government of Alberta under the PRA Townships T23 Etherington ose rington Powderface Alberta Open Government Licence of November 2014. Creek Elbow-Sheep o Trail Paved Roads Fire Lookout P West Bragg the M Staging Area Wellsite/Pipeline data provided by HIS Energy (Canada) Ltd. Coug T20 o Creek E Lakes / Reservoirs rcupin Wildland Park gg Creek PRA Gate License of Occupation and Public Access This information as depicted is subject to change, therefore the Government 5,620,000 Rock 5,620,000 ra T20 ar B Gate of Alberta assumes no responsibility for discrepancies at time of use. e < Shared Use Road Signage Rivers / Streams Elbow-Sheep Elbow Creek Map prepared by: AEP, South Saskatchewan Region, V Moose Trail Wildland Park olcano Truck Trail (4x4) Information Kiosk Other Roads Regional Informatics Unit - Calgary, April 2017 Bluerock r. Mountain Wildland C Trail k e e r C Waso Mtn Gate Closed OHV Trail Park Creek Ranger Dec 1 - Apr 30 Staging Area Kananaskis Country Designated Trails e Powderface Trail ose Moose Dome T15 Single Track S Gorg otc Use Dec.1- Apr.30 Mo Tombstone Bluerock 5,645,000 h 5,645,000 Forest Protection Area Boundary Lakes 0 1 2 3 4 Creek T15 Snow Vehicle Trail 97 Trail Intersection Marker Creek N (Coincident with Green Zone Boundary Wildland Park Creek Pipelines ( OHV Use Prohibited ) Kilometres around McLean Creek PLUZ) Gate Creek R8 R7 R6 W5M Creek Cataract Cataract 50°55'0"N Loop Creek Fallers Cumming 50°40'0"N Gate 5,570,000 5,570,000 640,000 645,000 650,000 655,000 Ing’s Mine Wilkinson Caution: Under the Backcountry Trail Flood Rehabilitation Program, trails in the area may be temporarily 115°0'0"W 114°55'0"W 114°50'0"W Creek Moose Mtn. Cataract Creek 50°55'0"N PRA Canyon closed due to construction. Please be aware of construction projects on trails and avoid temporary closure Trailhead Snow Vehicle PRA s 50°15'0"N Trail Cataract PLUZ areas – for more information visit: backcountryood.alberta.ca. The Kananakis Gate Cummings 50°15'0"N Wil k e e r Country PLUZ Elbow C River kinson 114°45'0"W 114°40'0"W 114°35'0"W 66 PRA 655,000 657,500 660,000 662,500 665,000 667,500 670,000 672,500 Trail 5,640,000 Don Getty Gate Closed 5,640,000 Dec 1 - Apr 30 Summit M Wildland Creek Gate oo iver Park s R Gate Closed e R5 Prairie Elbow Falls R6 Gooseberry 66 R4 Dec 1 - May 15 Gate Creek PRA Gate k e e r Gate T22 C Gate 762 T Gravel D Elbow PRA rai ome Pit 50°55'0"N Creek l Elbow River Creek rface T22 owde Trail R P Launch Trail an Gooseberry McLean Creek PLUZ Map 5,642,500 ger 5,642,500 PRA Don Getty The Kananaskis Lost Skyline Gate Wildland Creek Moose Mtn 5,565,000 5,565,000 Park Oyster Ing's Country PLUZ Eva Creek C n-T e e r Trailhead h Elbow-Sheep Mine C omas ord y ree 5,635,000 Wildland Park F Rain 5,635,000 k r e v i PRA k R Q PRA C ui 940 Creek McLean Creek ree rk Excursion McLean Creek Niha Cr. Priddis hi Trail k k OHV PLUZ 50°50'0"N PRA ree lbow Trail C E 56 OHV Designated Trail System in Effect Creek 50°50'0"N Creek ean Staging Area 66 Trail 22 cL Gate 0 1 2 3 4 5 M nop Creek 4 on S C Stay on the Trails Kilometres Pasque T14 54 T21 T14 Gate T21 Shoulder Don Getty 2 R8 Creek R7 Wildland Park R6 W5M BRITISH Gate Closed McLean 60 Creek Dec 1 - Apr 30 Pond COLUMBIA P a 5,630,000 635,000 640,000 645,000 650,000 655,000 660,000 5,630,000 12 58 O e u q s 115°5'0"W 115°0'0"W 114°55'0"W 114°50'0"W 114°45'0"W yster C Gate Closed an y Dec 1 - May 15 kinson on Elbow 62 5,560,000 5,560,000 14 64 Creek Wil 50°10'0"N k S River Creek 16 76 trai 10 McLean Creek 50°10'0"N ree 18 ght PRA C What are Public Land Use Zones? 5,640,000 PRA 5,640,000 48 50 Don Getty 0 1 2 3 4 5 44 128 Public Land Use Zones have been established within Kananaskis Country to identify what Creek Staging 36 52 Wildland Area Kilometres McLean 46 trails/area and during what time periods off-highway vehicles and snow vehicles are permitted (see Kananaskis Country Public Land Park 30 43 124 R6 S 74 122 R5 W5M 22 38 42 Use Zones/Permitted Motorized Activities chart). Other non-motorized uses are permitted within all the PLUZs and are described in 4 660,000 665,000 670,000 C 78 114°45'0"W 114°40'0"W 114°35'0"W ree 72 T22 other maps/brochures published by Tourism, Parks and Recreation for Kananaskis Country PLUZs. 82 k Gate 114 28 32 80 Designated Trail Network: Keep on the trail and be aware of signs and trail conditions Gate Closed 2 Sibbald and Cataract Creek Public Land Use Zones 112 Dec 1 - May 15 86 McLean Creek PLUZ: Trail intersection and trail designations have been posted. T22 Gate Closed 10 12 14 108 762 1. Travel is restricted to snow vehicles. All other OHVs 6 18 16 136 Sibbald PLUZ: Trail signs limited. Note: area is prone to blow down trees and scant snowfall. Dec 1 - Apr 30 8 84 94 104 138 268 34 140 Cataract PLUZ: Trail signs installed/maintained by volunteers. are prohibited. 88 k Gravel Cree 7 258 98 2. Travel is permitted on designated snow vehicle trails only.
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