Tear Sheet Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park March 2020 Mount Nordic Centre Area Map Canmore Lady MacDonald Bow Valley Wildland Nordic Centre Cougar Creek Canmore Canmore Nordic Centre Horseshoe 19.3 km Day Lodge Loop to Banff 1 To Banff Grotto Grassi Lakes 19.2 km Mountain Lake Louise Alpine Club (2706 m) Grassi Lakes of Canada Quarry 80 km Lake 742 Powerline Grotto Pond Grotto Canyon 1A 1A Whiteman’s Highline Pond Trail East Connector Goat Creek Ha Ling Peak (2407 m) Gap Lake 0.9 km Ha Ling 1 Lac High Peak Bow 1 Des Arcs Highline River Gap Rockies Trail Lake Old Camp Lac Des Arcs Three Sisters To Calgary, Hwy 40 & Kananaskis Country Banff Gate Bow Valley Wildland Mountain Resort Heart Mountain (2135 m) 7 km 742 Little Sister (2694 m) Pigeon Mountain (2394 m) High Middle Sister (2769 m) Rockies Windy Point (Closed Dec. 1 - June 15) Bow Valley Wildland Big Sister (2936 m) Goat Pond Smith-Dorrien/ Spray Lakes Road 7.3 km Skogan Pass Spray 742 Lakes West Centennial Ridge Wind West Driftwood (Closed April 1 - June 21) Pass Mount Windtower (2695 m) Spurling Creek Mount Collembola High (2758 m) Banff Rockies Mount National Park Spray Valley Lougheed (3105 m) Mount Allan (2819 m) 10.4 km Wind Mountain (3153 m) Boat Hiking Trail Launch Evan-Thomas Backcountry Parking Camping Bow Valley Wildland Centennial Bicycle Trail Information Sparrowhawk Ridge Camping Interpretive Area Trail Mount Sparrowhawk (3121 m) Cross-Country Snowshoeing Skiing Day Use Sleeping Mount Nestor Area Shelter (2974 m) Spray Lake Fishing Viewpoint Provincial Easy Trail 742 Ribbon Park Ribbon Peak Creek Provincial Park Intermediate Trail (2880 m) (Day Use) Difcult Trail Spray High Rockies Provincial Road (Closed Nov. 1 - May 1 Recreation Area Trail Distance Marker West for avalanche control) Mount Kidd 7.5 km (2958 m) North Ribbon Buller Mountain Buller Lake Pass Spray Valley (2805 m) Ribbon Falls Buller Creek Buller Pass Spray Guinn’s Terrace Lakes Pass Access to Reservoir Mount To Kananaskis Assiniboine Village & Hwy 1 & Bryant Spray Valley Creek Buller Mount Engadine Galatea Creek Mountain 40 (2970 m) Lillian Lake (Closed May 1 - late June) Galatea To Palliser Pass & Watridge Mount Shark Lake Banff National Park High Eau Claire Rockies 12.6 km Karst Spring 742 Rummel Lake (Winter Only) Opal Mount Galatea Mount Engadine (3185 m) Lodge Mount Shark (2786 m) The Fortress Peter Lougheed (3000 m) Chester Lake To Peter Lougheed Provincial Park Chester Mount Chester Mount Smuts Lake (3054 m) (2938 m) (Avalanche danger Hogarth beyond the lake) Mount Lakes James Walker Loop (3035 m) Chester Lake Commonwealth Peak Burstall Pass To Peter Lougheed Provincial Park (2774 m) Bike for first 2.9 km Tear Sheet Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park March 2020 Lady MacdonaldMount • Please report all wildlife Canmore Trailhead Lady MacDonald Bowsightings Valley to Kananaskis Views from the helicopter pad WildlandEmergency Services at Nordic Centre Cougar Creek Canmore Canmore a portion of the way up Lady 403–591–7755. Nordic Centre MacDonald are spectacular.Horseshoe 19.3 km Day Lodge Loop Fire Bans to Banff Length1 to helicopter pad: 8km return There are no fire pits and open fire is notGrotto permitted Grassi Lakes Elevation: 1200m Mountain Alpine Club in Canmore Nordic(2706 Centre m) Grassi Lakes of Canada Quarry Provincial Park. Gas and Lake Camping liquid fuelled cooking stoves 742 Powerline Spray Lakes West are normally permitted Grotto Pond Grotto Canyon 1A Campground 1A during fire bans for cooking Whiteman’s Highline Pond Trail Spray Lakes West purposes only. Goat Creek Ha Ling Campground is located Peak (2407 m) Gap Lake 16km south of Canmore Fishing Regulations Lac Ha Ling on the Smith-Dorrien/1 Fishing is permitted in both High Peak Bow 1 Des Arcs Highline RiverSpray Lake, Quarry Lake, Gap Rockies SprayTrail Lakes Road (Highway Lake 742). Fifty unserviced sites Chester Lake,Old and the Bow are available from mid- River. YouCamp must have a valid Lac Des Arcs Three High Rockies Trail May to mid-September. fishing license. SistersRefer to the To Calgary, Hwy 40 Other amenities include fire annual “Alberta Guide to & Kananaskis Country Trails There are exceptional views Banff Gate pits, picnic tables, water Sportfishing Regulations” Mountain Resort Heart Mountain These icons indicate the andBow numerous Valley jump-out Wildland pump, and a boat launch. for season dates and (2135 m) difficulty level of each trail: points at the various day 7 km Campground Reservations: catch limits. The guide is Easy use areas along the High 742 reserve.albertaparks.ca available in print and on the Rockies Trail. Distances are Little Sister (2694 m) Pigeon Mountain Intermediate Phone: 1–877–537–2757 Alberta Environment web (2394 m) indicated on the map. Goat Advanced High Middle Sister (2769 m) site: albertaregulations.ca/ Rockies Creek to Elk Pass is 80 km. fishingregsWindy Point (Closed Dec. 1 - June 15) Bow Valley Wildland Quarry Lake Mt. Shark NetworkBig SisterWildlife (2936 m) Goat Water Safety Quarry Lake is one of Pond The Mount Shark trail & Safety Generally speaking, mountain Canmore’s most cherished network offers trails that Seasonal Cautions lakes are very cold, and parks. Both swimming and were developedSmith-Dorrien/ for skiers Spray Lakes Road caution should be exercised. fishing are permitted in this interested in racing and and Closures Moving water safety needs spring-fed lake. There is an training that range in Please respect all posted 7.3 km to be considered when Skogan off-leash dog park and picnic difficulty level from easy notices or closures. Pass area adjacent to the lake. recreating near the Bow River. to Sprayadvanced. Clubs can742 A wildlife corridor exists in the Lakes West To obtain information on Centennial Ridge book lanes at the Ruedi portion of Bow Valley WildlandWind Grassi Lakes West Driftwood (Closed April 1 - June 21) Setz Memorial Biathlon Provincial Park located Pass boatingMount regulations, general Note: The Grassi Lakes Trail is Range through the above the stadium area in boatingWindtower safety, and moving (2695 m) located in the Wildlife Corridor Canmore Nordic Center the Canmore Nordic Centre water safety. Contact and travel is restricted to [email protected] Provincial Park.Spurling Creek Transport Canada at designated trails only. 1–800–267–6687 or go to Access to Banff National This area is closed between Length: 3.5km return tc.gc.ca/en/services/marine. Mount Collembola Park and Assiniboine December 1 - June 15 Elevation Gain: 125m/410ft High html (2758 m) Banff Provincial Park. annually. Rockies Mount HighlineNational Trail Park Spray Valley Lougheed Chester Lake The Highline Trail is a Wildlife Safety (3105 m) Mount Allan Contact (2819 m) challenging trail that traverses Bikes are allowed only on • To protect your pets, Kananaskis InformationWind Mountain the first 2km of the trail. wildlife, and other10.4 park km along the eastern slopes Phone: 403–678–0760(3153 m) of Ehagy Nakoda Range. DAY USE ONLY. Access visitors, please keep your Evan-Thomas Its primarily forested with a through Chester Lake pets on a leash no longer Kananaskis Wildlife few good views at drainage parking lot on the than 2 meters in length at SightingsBow Valley Wildland Smith-Dorrien/Spray Trail. Centennial crossings. Length: 8.0km all times. Always Sparrowhawkpick up Phone: 403–591–7755 Ridge Elevation Gain: 323m Length: 4.6km one-way. after your pet. Elevation Gain: 300m/1000ft CampsiteMount Reservations Sparrowhawk • Always carry bear spray Caution in winter – avalanche (3121 m) Ha Ling on trails and make lots reserve.albertaparks.ca risk beyond the lake. This trail provides access Mount Nestor of noise to avoid animal Phone: 1–877–537–2757 (2974 m) encounters.Spray Bears Lake can be to scamble up Ha Ling Grotto Canyon Canmore Nordic Centre Peak, a common landmark more bold in the fall when This trail initially follows a CanmoreNordicCentre.ca that overlooks the town of they are preparing for Ribbon small power line, passing an 742 Phone: 403–678–2400 Ribbon Peak Canmore. winter hibernation and in Creek industrial plant before (2880 m) Spray the spring when they Length to saddle: 3.5km winding up a narrow canyon High Rockies Road wake up. (ClosedBerry season Nov. 1 - May 1 Length to summit: 3.9km West with vertical rock walls and in mid-summerfor avalanche and fall control) is Note: Cell service not Elevation Gain: 810m a waterfall. prime time for encounters available beyond Goat Mount Kidd Goat Creek Length: 2.1km one-way with bears.7.5 km Creek Day Use on (2958 m) Smith-Dorrien/Spray Goat Creek is a multi-use trail • Please do not feed any Cougar Creek Lakes Trail (Hwy 742). that hugs the backside of wildlife. Cougar Creek Trail is a rocky GasNorth is availableRibbon only at Rundle Range from the Banff • Be aware. NoticeBuller signs Mountain Buller Lake hiking trail that crosses CanmorePass or Fortress Spray Valley Springs Hotel to the Goat of animal activity(2805 and m)be Cougar Creek several times Junction. Ribbon Creek Day Use area on the aware of seasonal animal on its way to a narrow Falls Smith-Dorrien/Spray Road behavior. For example, elkBuller canyon popular with local Creek Buller (Hwy 742). can be more aggressive Pass rock climbers.Spray Guinn’s Terrace Length: 19.3km one-way Lakes during the fall rutting Pass Access to Length: 3.5kmReservoir return MountElevation Change: 150m season. To Kananaskis Assiniboine Village & Hwy 1 & Bryant Spray Valley Creek Mount Shark Buller Mount Engadine Galatea Creek Mountain 40 Network (2970 m) Lillian Lake (Closed May 1 - late June) Galatea To Palliser Pass & Watridge Mount Shark Lake Banff National Park High Eau Claire Rockies 12.6 km Karst Spring 742 Rummel Lake (Winter Only) Opal Mount Galatea Mount Engadine (3185 m) Lodge Mount Shark (2786 m) The Fortress Peter Lougheed (3000 m) Chester Lake To Peter Lougheed Provincial Park Chester Mount Chester Mount Smuts Lake (3054 m) (2938 m) (Avalanche danger Hogarth beyond the lake) Mount Lakes James Walker Loop (3035 m) Chester Lake Commonwealth Peak Burstall Pass To Peter Lougheed Provincial Park (2774 m) Bike for rst 2.9 km.