Popular Day Hikes: Kananaskis Country - 2nd Edition

This new edition of Gillean Daffern's bestselling, full-colour guidebook has been completely updated to include new trails, fresh photographs, and revised access information for one of Alberta's favourite destinations for outdoor enthusiasts.Located on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies, Kananaskis Country is just a short drive west of Calgary. The areas of Canmore, Bow Valley, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Highwood, Elbow, Kananaskis Valley, Smith-Dorrien, Sheep and Jumpingpound all offer a wide range of choices for those day trippers looking for unique and irresistible views throughout this world-renowned mountain range. From easy, short day walks to ridgewalks - with a pitch or two of easy scrambling - there is something in this volume for everyone. Some of the trips included are:

Ha Ling Peak

Barrier Lake Lookout

Ribbon Falls

Upper Kananaskis Lake

Ptarmigan Cirque

Burstall Pass

Picklejar Lakes

Mount Burke

Nihahi Ridge

Each hike includes:

detailed directions to trailheads

colour maps and photographs

seasonal information

round-trip distances

trail commentary

difficulty ratings

ISBN-13: 9781771605519

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Heritage Group Distribution

Publication Date: 06-07-2022

Pages: 144

Product Dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Series: Popular Day Hikes

Gillean Daffern has been exploring Kananaskis Country for decades and understands its landscape and history intimately throughout every season of the year. She has also been writing and publishing bestselling trail guides to Kananaskis Country for over 30 years and is the author of the renowned five-volume series Gillean Daffern’s Kananaskis Country Trail Guide, which is now in its 4th edition and has sold well over 100,000 copies since it was first published in 1979. She also travels to mountain areas outside of Kananaskis Country, and in particular enjoys visiting countries off the beaten tourist path. Gillean is the co-founder of Rocky Mountain Books and, along with her husband, Tony Daffern, was awarded the Banff Mountain Festival’s Summit of Excellence Award in 2006. She lives in Calgary, Alberta.

Table of Contents

Area Map 4

Introduction 5

Using this Book 7

Hwy. 1 Canmore, Bow Valley

1 Grassi Lakes 8

2 Ha Ling Peak 13

3 Lady Macdonald 17

4 Grotto Canyon 21

5 Raven's End 24

6 Bow Valley Provincial Park Loop 28

7 Heart Creek 32

8 Wind Ridge 36

Hwy. 40 Kananaskis Valley

9 Barrier Lake Lookout 40

10 Troll Falls to Triple Falls 45

11 Centennial Ridge of Mount Allan 48

12 Ribbon Falls 52

13 Galatea Lakes 55

Hwy. 40 Peter Lougheed Prov. Park

14 Upper Kananaskis Lake 59

15 Rawson Lake 63

16 Elbow Lake 65

17 Ptarmigan Cirque 67

Hwy. 742 Tim Smith-Dorrien

18 Buller Pass 70

19 Burstall Pass 74

20 Chester Lake 78

21 Rummel Lake 81

Hwys. 40, 541 The Highwood

22 Mist Ridge 84

23 Picklejar Lakes 89

24 Mount Burke 93

25 Grass Pass 97

Hwys. 546, 549 The Sheep

26 Foran Grade Loop 101

27 Mount Hoffmann 104

28 Mesa Butte 107

Hwy. 66 The Elbow

29 Fullerton Loop 110

30 Elbow Valley/Riverview Loop 112

31 Moose Mountain 116

32 Prairie Mountain 120

33 Powderface Ridge 124

34 Nihahi Ridge 128

Twp. Rd. 232 West Bragg

35 Telephone Ridge Loop 132

Hwy. 68, Powderface Trail (road)

36 Jumpingpound Loop 135

37 Jumpingpound Mountain 138

38 Cox Hill 141

More Information 144

Emergency 144

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