Describes the new start to Three Sisters Creek from Three Sisters Mountain Village in Canmore. The first section is shared with the Highline trail.
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Hiking Trails
Spring and fall hiking in the Sheep River Area. A short walk to the the first High Noon Hill and a visit to the Sheep River with an option to ascend the second foothill and return via a different route.
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A lament on the lost art of routing trails, and why we should follow the Powderface Creek pack trail to maintain the tread.
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Tired of the muddy Prairie Link Trail trail? Here are a couple of alternatives spring hikes using Prairie and Powderface Creeks that can be done as single loops or combined for a satisfying short day out.
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A spring hiking loop taking in undesignated trails up Mesa Butte and finishing with Curly Sand Trail.
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I had not hiked up the access road before and it’s been years since I’d even driven the road. So, I was pleasantly surprised at how enjoyable it was. At this time of year, the road is in the sunshine almost the whole way. And the views along the way were pretty impressive.
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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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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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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 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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