For stiffer hikes to panoramic lookouts, head southwest of town to the Sulphur Gates Staging Area48 and hike the 6.5 km trail up 1 (www.grandecache.ca) Mount Stearn or the 10 km route up the adjacent Lightning Ridge. Advanced bikers can tackle the Grande 3 Mountain Loop (20 km, stunning views) or grind up Mount Hamell (20 km). WillmoreIf you’re looking for , Wilderness horseback riding and Park backcountry in a remote, spectacular mountain setting, Willmore Area WilliamWilliam A. Switzer A. Provincial Switzer Park is setProvincial in rolling foothills 25 Park km northwest of Hinton. A park highlight is the Athabasca Wilderness Park is for you. More than 750 km of trails bisect this 4,597 km2 park, bounded on the south by Located 143 km northwest of Hinton, Grande Cache is perched on a lofty plateau surrounded by forested foothills, some 20 mountain The Smoky Nordic Ski Club46 grooms 6 km of cross-country ski trails (including 1 km of night-lit skiing) at the Grande Cache Lookout Nordic Centre3, one of the finest cross-country ski facilities in , with 35 km of hilly forested trails and including a and on the west by the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-B.C. border. Here you can venture for days or more than a week – up peaks and valleys that harbour two , numerous small lakes and a number of that can be reached on foot. It’s a Campground and Golf Course47. At Pierre Grey’s Lakes Provincial Park, east of Grande Cache along Highway 40, biathlon range and two warm-up shelters and a natural luge run. mountain flanked valleys, into side basins and along wildflower-strewn ridges – often without seeing other humans. recreational paradise for trail and waterways users and a great place for viewing wildlife and wildflowers. And for hardcore runners, there’s 18 km of looped ski trails and a warm-up shack. there’s the infamous annual Death Race, a 125 km, 24-hour race that follows well-defined trails over a couple of Throughout the year, the park’s Kelley’s Bathtub Visitor Centre2, to the near north, is a staging point for a network of trails for hikers, Chances are good, though, you’ll see wildlife. With its many windblown, grassy slopes and sheltering subalpine forests, this north of town. skiers and cyclists. The Jarvis Lake Trails run for 13 km through rolling hills, meadows and mixed-wood forests, while the 2.5 km wilderness is home to some 20 per cent of Alberta’s and mountain goats, as well as to elk, woodland caribou, black Grande Cache and Area Friendly Vistas Trail gravel trail (wheelchair accessible) follows the shores of Jarvis Lake to a wetland, with viewpoints along the and grizzly bears, , cougars and wolves. The town of 4,000 people offers a full range of tourist services and attractions. Check the Grande Cache Tourism and Interpretive way. Popular short loop trails east of Highway 40 include Kettle (3.5 km), Blue Lake (3 km) and Beaver Ranch (1.5 km). Centre51 (888-827-3790) for information on area events and attractions. Just outside the centre, Birds Eye View Park features an

Many of the park’s well-established trails follow in the historic footsteps of Aboriginal hunters, fur traders, coal miners and trappers. interpretive trail. River

Scattered throughout the park are remains of old cabins and gravesites, some dating back to the late 1800s. Grand Cache Lake

In Grande Cache, the 12 km (return) Griffith Trail loops around town through rolling, scenic terrain and can be hiked or biked. The Smoky Cowlick Creek Smoky 47 52 William A. Switzer Given the distance from the nearest community, visitors to should be experienced, well equipped back- nearby, 7 km Sulphur Rim Trail is another multi-use track that follows the deep gorge of Sulphur Canyon45. Grande Cache is also River South 40 packers or riders, who have planned their trips carefully. Valley bottom trails are often muddy or thick with willows and brush, though the northern gateway to Willmore Wilderness Park and its hundreds of kilometres of superb hiking and equestrian trails. park staff, outfitters and the Willmore Wilderness Foundation are working to clear a number of overgrown trails. None of the river 40 crossings are bridged, and those on foot should be prepared for fording cold mountain streams. Backcountry campsites are primitive 51 sties often without toilets or bear poles. For those not wishing to venture into the park on their own, outfitters can be hired to lead trips Mt. Stearn Victor Sulphur Gates Woodland Caribou Grande Cache Canadian Death Race Lightning Ridge Lake Hiking in William A. Switzer Provincial Park

r ve on horseback or to carry supplies and establish camps for those on foot. For more information on trips to and trails in Willmore, Wildhay Ri consult the Willmore Wilderness Park map, available from Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. d a o R

er Willmore Wilderness Park has three major staging areas for both hikers and horseback riders, all reached off Highway 40 to the iv To Grande Cache R ay park’s east. From south to north, they are Provincial Park, Big Berland Provincial Recreation Area and Sulphur Gates 40 H Stearn Trail Provincial Recreation Area, the latter just outside Grande Cache. The most popular of the three is Rock Lake, along the Wildhay River, Sulphur which provides access to the heart of the park via a couple of main, valley routes: the winding Mountain Trail and Indian Trail. Sulphur Gates

Gregg Lake Trail Lake Trail to Manzer’s Camp Winter Riding Hiking 45 Lakeside Campground Gregg Lake Day Use Gregg Lake Campground

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Rock Lake-Solomon Creek Wildland Provincial Park 2 Kelley's Bathtub Moosehorn Lake Orge Canyon Entering the Willmore Visitor Centre & Day Use Area For those with only a few days to explore, Seep Creek Trail soon heads north off Mountain Trail to provide quick entry Southview Jarvis Pine Bay Group Camp into alpine country with plentiful wildlife and extensive views. Further along, Mountain Trail bends southwest and climbs Prairie Creek to Eagle’s Nest Pass, offering a fine base camp for day-trip explorations of the surrounding alpine lakes and 40 Jarvis Lake ridges. Mountain Trail then heads northwest along the Rock Creek and provides access, via River Lake

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While most trips into Willmore are multi-day expeditions, there are a few exceptions. Creek Norris 50 River The 2.5 km trail from Sulphur Gates staging area to scenic Eaton Falls The Alberta Trail Mapping Partnership is made possible through makes a nice half-day outing, and the 18.5 km climb to the Smoky the combined efforts of and funding from the following Caw 3 panoramic views of Adams Creek Lookout from Wanyandi organizations, under the auspices of the Alberta Recreation Meadows Big Berland River staging area is a Creek Sheep Creek Wanyandie Flats Forestry Trunk Road 40 Corridor and Trails Designation Program: 0 To Hinton

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9 Creek Wanyandie Flats Trail Athabasca 5 Lookout Alberta Sustainable Resource Development MuskegWest Settlement Creek Athabasca Tower Nordic Centre Kakwa Putzy and Viewpoint Alberta TrailNet Society Nickerson Beaver Dam Road River Alberta Off-Highway Vehicle Association South Creek Creek Horn Kakwa Wildland Wanyandie Alberta Snowmobile Association Creek Trench A major staging area for Willmore Wilderness Creek Creek Rock Lake-Solomon Creek Bear expeditions, the 331km2 Rock Lake-Solomon Gratitude is expressed to all local clubs, groups, organizations,

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8 Susa Creek updates in developing this map. 9 Swift exploring in its own right. Located 70 km north 5 Creek Neighbor Settlement Creek Creek of Hinton, the park protects one of Alberta’s For more information or for map access, please contact Alberta Joachim Grande Cache 49 Muskeg Creek Susa Muskeg-Seepee Creek Settlement Lake Settlement River Lone TeepeeCreek most diverse upper foothills ecosystems, TrailNet at 877-987-2457 or through www.albertatrailnet.com Cote Roddy Mason Creek Day Use Settlement Peavine Lake Creek Collie Creek featuring mountain peaks, grassy slopes, dense Famm Cowlick Creek Creek South 52 Sterne Forest Recreation Area Pierre Greys Lake Mumm Creek Photo Credits: Creek

Grande Cache Lake Mumm forests and wet meadows. The area is a 2 Mason 46 Bill Corbett Scott Sunderwald Rufus Creek Creek Jackson Creek Grande Cache Settlement Grande Cache Creek significant wildlife movement corridor and Malcolm Victor Lake Pierre Grey’s Lakes Gord Court Town of Hinton SheepCreek 51 47 Moosehorn 0 1 Creek

0 Prov. Park provides critical winter range for elk, and Wildhay River Hinton and Athabasca Ranch Area Off Road Connections Travel Alberta 0 Sheep Creek Trail 0 Trail Victor Lake Beaver Boardwalk in Hinton Biking Snowmobiling 7 River Rock Lake Rock Lake bighorn sheep. 9 Sulphur 45 Settlement Project Partners Willmore Wilderness Foundation 5 Rock Lake Provincial Park Gates Sulphur Cowlick Creek Trail Randy Kadatz Creek Corral 40 50 48 Cowlick Mahon An extensive network of multi-use, non-motorized Sheep CreekCreek Trail Faulk Stearn Recreational trail layer, campground layer and backcountry Casket Muddywater Creek Creek trails winds through the park’s forest and valleys Creek Rock Creek Solomon Creek Creek Llama Creek Delorme layer provided by Jasper National Park of , Casket Creek Trail River and along Mumm and Solomon Creeks, Isaac Creek Rock Lake - Soloman Creek Casket Lake Goldenrod P.O. Box 10, Jasper, AB T0E1E0. A la Peche Lake Wildland Provincial Park following abandoned roads, old pack and fur Kvass Flats Trail Creek River Creek Levi Creek trade trails and Aboriginal routes. One popular 0 Fetherstonhaugh Cabin Anyone making use of this document is advised that the 0 Muddywater Creek 0 Creek River

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5 along the Ogre Canyon Trail, accessed via a River for any claims, actions, demands or suits which may arise by Creek Walton Creek Muskeg grazing lease. Most park trails are not regularly Creek Busby Lake Sheba Creek reason of any person relying on the information contained in Creek maintained, and most stream crossings are not Smoky this document, and more particularly, without limiting the Big Berland Kvass Creek Trail LancasterWalton Creek Trail Moosehorn Lake Jasper National Park bridged.

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Trail River 0 River With a population of 10,000 people, the full-service town of Hinton (www.hinton.ca) is the major staging area for trails in the region 5 Douglas In plain language, this document provides you with a variety of

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5 8 Kvass Creek and contains a network of multi-use trails within and just outside its boundaries (its Visitor Information Centre can be reached toll-free Rocky Pass Trail Berland recreation facility locations and activities. None of the maps

Snow Snow at 877-446-8666). In town, more than 20 km of walking and cycling trails lead through lush forests, past creeks and lakes and to River are intended for navigational purposes. The trail locations

Moon Little Winnefred Lakes Trail Star viewpoints of mountains. The 3 km Beaver Boardwalk (www.beaverboardwalk.ca), the longest of its kind in Canada, meanders come from various sources and do not represent Alberta Eric Lake Pinto Creek Creek Trail Creek Creek through beaver habitat and offers great bird and wildlife watching. government or Alberta TrailNet standards. River Planet Broad Evans Revised June 2010

Willmore Wilderness Park Berland North Berland The 15 hectare Hinton Bike Park (www.bikehinton.com) connects to multiple bike trails, each with a technical rating. Hinton is also Creek 0 Printed in Canada 0 Creek Creek

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5 Jackknife Pass Trail Orge Creek Canyon Brule Lake Moberly From Hinton, the 5 km Happy Creek Trail connects to additional trails ideal for biking and hiking. Just outside town, Athabasca Creek South Creek Creek Creek River Creek Creek Mumm Creek Trail Creek Ranch Trails provide scenic views of the and open onto grassy meadows. Similarly, the Cache Percotte Forest

Jackpine Ptarmigan Persimmon Indian Trail Jarvis Trails offer a variety of challenges to mountain bikers, hikers and horseback riders. For the more ambitious, the multi-use Bighorn Creek Trail 40 Lake MonoghanMonoghan Trail Thoreau Mountain Trail Trail Collie Creek Trail Gregg Trail follows a historic pack route for 22 km through forested foothills.

Carson Creek Collie Lake River Mumm Doctor 3 Creek Creek Wildhay Smoky William A. Switzer 0 Desolation Sulphur Much of the land on this map south of Hinton and west and south of Highway 40 is covered by two provincial forest land-use zones 0 West 0 Creek Creek Prov. Park 0 Deer Creek (FLUZ) – Brule Lake and Coal Branch. Here, designated trails and timing restrictions are used to allow motorized use while protecting

3 Creek Collie Creek 9 West Sulphur Trail Creek 5 Rock Jackson sensitive habitats, especially for elk. For more detailed information on trails and when they are open, consult the Hinton/Coal Branch River Rockslide South Seep Mountain Trail Moosehorn Creek Graveyard Lake Glacier Pass Trail Creek Seep Creek Trail Area map, published by Sustainable Resource Development. Creek Cache Lake Water Know Before You Go Creek Sulphur Wildhay River Blue Lake Eagles Nest Mumm Creek Rock Lake Ice Creek Twintree 2 Just east of Jasper, an OHV corridor through the Brule Lake FLUZ provides access to non-vegetated sand dunes along the lake. The Azure Lake River Rock Lake Jarvis There is limited maintenance on many trails. To maximize enjoyment Rock Lake Coal Branch FLUZ covers a much larger area to the southeast, with Grave Flats Road providing access to trails in and around coal Spider Prov. Park Lake of these trails, gather additional details about the trails, current Resthaven Icefield Peppers Lake Creek Mowitch Trail mines south of . Near Mountain Park Cemetery, for example, OHV trails lead along MacKenzie Gap and up conditions, local sites of interest, area services and access points 0 Creek Solomon 0 Rock 0 Creek Athabasca River Mount Cadomin. from nearby communities and recreation associations (see website 0 3 Hardisty 2 Moosehorn 2 9

5 information in the text that accompanies this map). Further visitor Rock Lake - Ranch FLUZ Creek Hinton Creek information can be obtained from: Blue 4 Solomon Creek 1 7 8 34 54 Chown Glacier Topaz Lake Wildland Provincial Park Thompson Lake Twintree Creek Travel Alberta: 1-800-ALBERTA; www.travelalberta.com Lake Creek Maxwell Lake Hinton and Athabasca Ranch Area Sheba Grande Alberta Economic Region (GAER): Busby Lake Legend - North Half B.C./Alberta Border www.grandealberta.com Moosehorn Lake Old Northern Rockies Boundary Backcountry campsite : www.pc.gc.ca/jasper 0 Entrance Jasper National Park of Canada

0 Still 0 Moosehorn Bighorn Trail 0 Creek Alberta Parks: www.albertaparks.ca 1 Jasper Towns with trails Backcountry Creek 9 5 accommodation Peppers Lake Road Sustainable Resource Development: www.srd.alberta.ca Primary highways Brule Maskuta Creek 40 1 Special interest site Alberta Parks Campground Reservations: online Secondary & gravel roads Dolly Lakes Wildhorse Lake Seabolt www.Reserve.AlbertaParks.ca or toll-free 877-537-2757 North Boundary Trail Brule 16 Areas with pullout map Creek Lake Rail Special Interest Sites: Kinky Lake Alberta Outfitters Association: www.albertaoutfitters.com Moosehorn Wildhorse Lakes Wigwam All terrain vehicle Fish Creek Willow Creek Road Water 1 Alberta Forest Service Museum Jasper Refer to other websites within the text. Wildhorse Lake Creek Hinton 0 2 Kelley's Bathtub Visitor Centre 0 Campground Creek 0 Brule Lake Teepee Hardisty This map includes designated, managed trails; many can be used 0 Urban 3 Athabasca Lookout Nordic Centre Orge Creek 0 Canyon FLUZ 9 4 Drystone year round. Trail quality and difficulty of use can vary considerably, 5 Cross-country skiing Indian reserve Creek River 5 Cardinal Falls Creek 16 with surface materials ranging from pavement and groomed snow to Cycling 6 Whitehorse Falls Metis settlement Snake Pocahontas Coal Trail Gregg Athabasca Ranch dirt and corduroy. Some trails are signed and regularly maintained; 7 Natural Resource Interpretive Park Mural Glacier National 32 Warden Forest Land Use Zone Day use area 8 Hinton Visitor Information Centre Indian Pocahontas Creek others are not. Even maintained trails can be challenging when wet Natural area Princess Lake 9 B.C./Alberta Border or covered in fresh snowfall. River Celestine Lake Equestrian 10 and Adolphus Lake Forest recreation area Comoy Lake Pocahontas 11 Ewan Moberly Homestead Similarly, major access roads range from paved highways to good Campground Creek

0 I dalene Lake Group campground Harvey Lake Fiddle Athabasca River gravel (i.e. Forestry Trunk Road/Highway 40 north of ) to

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0 Provincial recreation area Park Antler 8 0 13 Jasper Tramway North Boundary River 9 1 poorer gravel (i.e. Grave Flats Road south and east of Cadomin and

8 Hiking 14 Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives 34 Beaver Boardwalk Reef Icefield Creek 5 National park 21 Mystery Lake Drinnan 7 Thompson spur roads west of Highway 40), which may not be regularly Historic site 15 Lake Annette & Lake Edith 35 Viewpoint Miette Miette Interpretive Lake Provincial park 16 Maligne Canyon 36 Columbia Icefield Visitor Information Centre Trailhead Kiosk maintained. Snaring Hotsprings 17 Maligne Canyon Teahouse 37 Jasper Park/Visitor Information Centre Maxwell Information Kiosk Makwa Creek Temperatures can range from winter lows of -40 Celsius to summer Wildland park 18 38 Sulphur Skyline Lake 54 Trailhead Mary Gregg Lake highs in the upper 30s. Precipitation and harsh conditions can occur Motorcycle 19 39 River 34 Wilderness park 20 40 Canyon Athabasca Ranch at any time. Bugs can be bothersome, especially in wet and shaded 41 Brazeau Collieries Minesite Industrial Museum South Kiosk Self-guided canoe trail 21 Miette Hot Springs Vine Creek areas, in late spring and summer. 0 Forest land use zone 42 Bighorn Canyon Lookout 16 0 22 Henry House

0 Snaring 0 Spelunking/caving 23 Old Fort Point 43 Wapiabi Caves Merlin Pass Coal Branch Much of the area in this map is avalanche terrain, and backcountry 8

8 No public access (industry use only) 44 Nordegg Heritage Centre 5 24 FLUZ except on designated trails Fiddle Pass Trail winter trail users should be well equipped and trained to deal with Snowmobile 25 Pyramid and Patricia Lakes 45 Sulphur Canyon avalanche hazards. Check regular avalanche bulletins at 26 Saskatchewan River Crossing 46 Smoky River Nordic Ski Club Overlander Watchable wildlife site Rocky River Staging area 27 Stutfield Glacier 47 Grande Cache Campground and Golf Course Miette Lake 800-667-1105 or www.avalanche.ca. 28 48 Sulphur Gates 11 You may encounter wildlife, including grizzly, black bears, cougars Viewpoint 29 Tangle Falls 49 Muskeg Falls 16 and large ungulates. For bear information in Jasper National Park, Trails 30 The Den Wildlife Museum 50 Eaton Falls 31 Valley of the Five Lakes 51 Grande Cache Tourism and Interpretive Centre Whitehorse talk to park staff, consult publications or visit Creek 0

0 Multi Use/Mixed Use Snowmobile 32 Pocahontas Coal Mine Site 52 Grande Cache Lake 22

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5 54 Hinton Bike Park Henry Non-motorized 0 5 10 20 30 40 appropriately. Creek House Kilometres River Trails may be remote from services or help. Carry sufficient food, All trail distances are one way unless otherwise indicated. water, clothing, first aid and emergency/survival supplies, repair 1:300,000 Jacques Lake 300000 310000 320000 330000 340000 350000 360000 370000 380000 390000 400000 410000 420000 430000 440000 450000 460000 470000 gear, navigation equipment and a mobile phone. Note: mobile phones may not have reception in all areas.