ananaskis Country offers many wonderful opportunities for snowshoeing Kand this brochure provides details on the 15 designated snowshoe trails Chester Sawmill Snowshoe Trails Winter Trail Etiquette in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park and the Kananaskis Valley. These trails are Peter Lougheed Provincial Park designated for beginner, intermediate and advanced snowshoers and are located in Simple Class 1 Terrain as defined by the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Canmore Chester Don’t walk or snowshoe on and Kananaskis Valley Scale. For more information visit www.avalanche.ca Lake ski tracks. 40 km 2.3 It ruins them for skiers. Instead, Chester Lake Chester Lake Trail Snowshoe Trails Snowshoers intending to venture off of these designated trails and into more Cross-Country Trail use the edges of ski trails. 3.4 km one-way from 4 0 2 340 0 Chester complex avalanche terrain should have experience with avalanche terrain 4 20 0 3 N Chester Lake Trailhead Area; 6 0 0 0 Lake 3 NW NE assessment and be equipped for winter backcountry travel. Always remember 8 0 0 8 2 742 3.4 287 m of elevation gain. Shared W E 1 0 0 6 0 2 to check the updated avalanche report for Kananaskis Country at www. SE SW 1 with skiers for first 0.2 km, 2 0 0 4 2 Don’t park on the trails. 1.6 1 4 0 2 0 2 1.6 S albertaparks.ca/kananaskis 1 6 0 0 0 2 then follow the trail signs. 8 0 1 If you stop to eat, change clothing, or take a photo – Please practice proper winter etiquette: Snowshoeing and hiking on designated step off the trail, so others trails is dangerous for all users and ruins the groomed trails. Please limit Chester Lake snowshoeing and winter hiking to dedicated snowshoe trails. On ungroomed Hogarth Mud won’t have to. Lakes 0.4 trails shared with skiers, snowshoers should stay to the edge of the trail and Lake 0.2 0.2 2.1 never walk on skier tracks. Hogarth Snowdrift Trail Keep the trails clean. Lakes 8.3 km with 215m Fr 7 Watch out for accidental litter Loop ost Heave Mt. Murray elevation gain. 3.9 Viewpoint at lunch or snack breaks. Snowshoe Trails Locator 1.3 Hogarth Lakes Loop Trail 1.0 to Calgary 0.6 Don’t let the trails go to the dogs. Canmore (60 km) A 3.9 km loop of flat terrain from Burstall Pass Day Use Area; 0.6 Snowdrift Remember – Fido isn’t permit- 30 m of elevation gain. Burstall 3.3 5 Pass ted on groomed trails. He’s Kananaskis allowed only on non-groomed Village Sawmill Loop Trail trails, provided he’s on a leash Frost Heave Trail 5.1 km loop from 742 6 Sawmill Trailhead, and you remove his waste from Smith-Dorrien / 2.4 km with 68 m elevation 9 Spray Trail gain in the final one km. with 155 m elevation the area. 40 gain. Chester Yield to skiers coming Peter Lougheed Graupel Sawmill downhill. Provincial Park Legend 5.6 0.8 On shared trails it’s easier for Snowshoe Trail Trailhead an uphill snowshoer to step Emergency Sawmill Sawmill off the trail than it is for the If you require Fire, Ambulance, Police or Mountain Rescue Loop Loop faster skier coming down. 9 assistance, immediately call 9-1-1. Tell the operator you have 2.4 an emergency in Kananaskis Country. Cross-country Ski Trail Viewpoint 2.7 Wildlife Sightings 1.5 When nature calls ... ... and there is no outhouse? To report a sighting of a bear or cougar, 012 Graupel Trail please call Kananaskis Dispatch at 403-591-7755 Km Carry a plastic bag to pack out 1:40,000 5.6 km with 167m For more information: your used paper and sanitary All distances shown in kilometres elevation gain. Visit www.albertaparks.ca/kananaskis supplies. Kananaskis Infoline 403-678-0760 8 Chester Lake or 6.2 Kilometres Sawmill Travel beyond designated areas is not Burstall Pass Trailhead Sawmill recommended because of avalanche danger Trailhead and the possibility of getting lost. Highway #40 Watch for snowshoe trail markers to help you stay on the trails. ISBN: 978 -1- 4061-2455-0 November 2015 15 km 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 Centennial Driv Nakiska Kilometres Ski Kananaskis Village Inset N Area Hay Kananaskis Village 0 Troll 0 20 34 0 4 Meadow 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 Highway #1 3 Falls NW NE 8 0 0 8 2 e Terrace 1.7 W E 1 0 0 6 0 2 Snowshoe Trails SE SW 23 km 1 2 0 Troll Falls Trail 0 4 2 Aspen 1 4 0 2 0 2 S Troll Falls 1 6 0 0 0 2 8 0 1 1.7 km one-way errace Drive from Stoney Trail T Parking Lot; 60 m 1 Stoney Kovach Village of elevation gain. Sportsfield Trail Parking Lot Parking 2.5 3.3 Lot Village Ribbon Creek Ribbon Creek Emergency Loops Parking Centre Avalanche Danger Lot ield Beyond This Point ts F Terrace Spor Heli-pad Heli-pad m Village Ri Kovach ail Ribbon Creek Legend Tr Terrace Snowshoe trail Aspen Kananaskis 2 Village Trailhead 3.3km trail follows 0125 250 Metres pictureesque Ribbon Creek. Kovach 60m of elevation gain. Snowshoe Trail Village 40 Village Sportsfield Cross-country Loops Parking Lot Ski Trail (See Inset) 2.5 Avalanche Danger Peter Lougheed Beyond This Point Avalanche Danger Provincial Park Beyond This Point Turn-off 26 km Village Loops Trail Terrace Trail south and Ribbon Creek trail beyond the Link and 2 loops totaling 2.5 km with 40 m of elevation gain, Ribbon Creek Ski trail juntion are not maintained for winter use, 3 starts at Village Sports Field Trailhead. and are not recommended due to avalanche hazards in the area. Kananaskis Village Penstock Loop Trail Turn-off 27 km Road Closed A forested 4.7 km loop with December 1 to June 14 inclusive 40 m of elevation gain from Canyon Trailhead Kananaskis which provides nice 10 Lakes Snowshoeing and hiking on designated views of the Opal Range. Trail (Road) ski trails is dangerous for all users and ruins the groomed trails. To reduce conflict Dorrien/S ith- p m ra S y on these trails, snowshoers should T ra il 2.5 explore the designated snowshoe trails ( R Peter LougheedProvincialParkFacilityZoneSnowshoeTrails o a Wintour d located in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Penstock ) Loop 742 and in the Ribbon Creek/Kananaskis 4.7 Pocaterra Village area. 9.6 km to Hut Sawmill Lodgepole Parking 742 Peter Lot Meadow Lougheed N 0 0 20 34 Visitor 0 40 2 3 6 0 Information 0 0 3 NW NE 8 0 0 8 2 Centre W E 1 0 0 6 0 2 SE SW 1 2 0 0 4 2 Canyon 1 4 0 2 0 2 S 1 Canyon 6 0 0 0 2 8 0 1.7 check online for 1 Canyon Trail winter hours of operation A 1.7 km trail with 24 m of elevation gain 0 0.5 1.0 2.0 connecting Peter Lodgepole Meadow Kilometres Lougheed Visitor 11 Braille Wintour Trail All distances shown in kilometres Information Centre 12 and Canyon Trailhead. 2.5 km of open and wide route Lower along the Highway #40 closure. Lake Spectacular views on a clear day 3.3 of Mt. Wintour and the Kananaskis Avalanche Danger Lower Lake Trail Lakes. 74 m of elevation gain. Beyond This Point 3.3 km of lakeshore trail with 14 m of elevation gain Meadow from Canyon Trailhead. 13 Spruce Road Elkwood 0.7 William Watson Lodge 1.8 Woolley Marsh Loop 3.4 Elkwood Lynx Loop Marsh Loop Trail Marl Lake 1.8 km loop from Amos William Watson Lodge,14 Wheeler with 21 m elevation gain. Elkwood Loop Trail 15 3.4 km loop starting at Elkwood Amphitheatre Trailhead, add an extra 0.7 km from William Watson Lodge. 23 m elevation gain, with lovely views of Marl Lake and the Elk Range. 40 Legend Lower Kananaskis Snowshoe Trail Kananaskis Lakes Cross-country Ski Trail Lake Trail (Road) Trailhead Visitor Information Centre Phone Alberta/BC Boundary Elk Pass 0 0.5 1.0 2.0 Boulton Kilometres Upper Creek All distances shown in kilometres Kananaskis Upper Lake Lake Connector Fox Creek Elk PassTrail 16 This route takes you to the Alberta/BC border via Hydroline a 5.8 km long trail; 222 m of elevation gain. You will have a view of Lower Kananaskis Lake and the surrounding mountains. Some portions of this trail cross Elk or share ski trails, so please stay on the edge of the Pass Lookout trails, and yield to oncoming skiers. No dogs allowed. 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