From the category archives:

Hiking Trails

Winter in Kananaskis

February 21, 2010

In the winter, the Sheep River is usually frozen and crossing on the ice is an easy way to access trails on the south side of the river.

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Snowshoe Tryst Lake

February 9, 2010

A short, steep snowshoe trip to scenic but sunless Tryst Lake in the Smith-Dorrien valley. Best with snowshoes that have good grip on steep slopes. Not a beginner snowshoe.

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Snowshoe to Commonwealth Lake

February 3, 2010

Describes a snowshoe trip into Commonwealth Lake and into the cirque below Commonwealth Peak where you have to be aware of avalanche hazard. The map shows other possible snowshoe trails in the area.

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A Winter Hike to Grass Pass

January 25, 2010

A winter hike to Grass Pass in the Highwood area of Kananaskis Country with a side trip to the Boundary Pine made famous by R. M. Patterson’s book Buffalo Head.

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An updated description of North Bragg Trail that suggests an additional loop at the north end and urges the Greater Bragg Creek Trails Association to include the trail in their plans for upgrading the West Bragg trails.

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Snowshoe Long Prairie Ridge

January 11, 2010

A 9.3 km snowshoe loop over scenic Long Prairie Ridge in the Sandy McNabb area of the Sheep River with a visit to twin viewpoints atop Pine Ridge. There are many options for shorter or longer trips.

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Snowshoe Sawmill Burn

January 3, 2010

Over the last couple of winters we noticed that a number of groups offered trips to Sawmill Burn. So yesterday we tried to find the way up the old logging roads. We got almost to the burn area before lack of time and energy forced us to turn back.

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Snowshoe Rummel Lake

December 30, 2009

Description of snowshoe trip to Rummel Lake in the Smith-Dorrien area and how it compares to Chester Lake snowshoe trail.

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New Bike Trails in the Elbow

November 13, 2009

The Calgary Mountain Bike Alliance (CMBA) has completed the four-section re-route of Tom Snow Trail and another group of mountain bikers has built a trail across the high ground north of Fullerton Loop that joins Elbow Trail to the ridge on the third re-route.

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