Best glacier hikes near Calgary
The 15 best glacier hikes near Calgary, out of 24 that we map, ranked by trail score.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score and distance from Calgary, so the score is one of two inputs.
- All hikes
- Easy 373
- Moderate 348
- Hard 647
- Under 5 km 653
- Kid friendly 347
- Waterfalls 44
- Lakes 151
- Summits 409
- Views 773
- Canyons 21
- Loops 100
- Backpacking 84
- Wheelchair friendly 26
The list
Sorted by rank- 1Rae Glacier RouteNear Fortress Junction · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkModerate · 5.0 km · 263 m gain · 2 h · 80 km from CalgaryLake · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Elbow Lake77score
- 2Mount Maude RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 2.8 km · 648 m gain · 3 h 45 min · 96 km from CalgarySummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Mount Maude71score
- 3Maude Lawson TrailNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 18.7 km · 873 m gain · 7 h · 94 km from CalgaryLake · Views · River or creek · Glacier · Passes Lawson Lake and Maude Lake69score
- 4Mount Sir Douglas RouteNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Banff National ParkHard · 13.2 km · 1,739 m gain · 11 h · 98 km from CalgarySummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Mount Sir Douglas68score
- 5Ski Camp RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 4.6 km · 289 m gain · 2 h · 94 km from CalgaryViews · Glacier · Camping · Hut or tea house · Passes WinSport Canada Ski Camp67score
- 6Surprise Station RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 2.9 km · 528 m gain · 3 h 15 min · 96 km from CalgarySummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Surprise Station65score
- 7Mount Jellicoe RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 7.2 km · 484 m gain · 3 h 30 min · 94 km from CalgaryViews · Glacier · Hut or tea house · Alpine · Passes WinSport Canada Ski Camp64score
- 8Mount Lyautey RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 7.2 km · 1,228 m gain · 7 h 30 min · 94 km from CalgarySummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Mount Lyautey64score
- 9Mount Smith Dorrien RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 10.0 km · 1,032 m gain · 6 h 45 min · 94 km from CalgarySummit · Views · Glacier · Hut or tea house · Passes WinSport Canada Ski Camp and Mount Smith Dorrien62score
- 10Mount Beatty RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 4.6 km · 767 m gain · 4 h 45 min · 94 km from CalgarySummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Mount Beatty62score
- 11Old Goat Glacier TrailNear Canmore · Spray Valley Provincial ParkHard · 9.4 km · 701 m gain · 5 h · 92 km from CalgaryViews · Glacier · Alpine61score
- 12Mount Sarrail RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 5.4 km · 980 m gain · 6 h · 95 km from CalgarySummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Mount Sarrail60score
- 13Mount Worthington RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 6.3 km · 733 m gain · 4 h 45 min · 98 km from CalgarySummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Mount Worthington55score
- 14Marlborough Pond TrailNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkExpert · 2.9 km · 190 m gain · 1 h 45 min · 95 km from CalgaryLake · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Marlborough Pond54score
- 15Northover Ridge TrailNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 13.7 km · 978 m gain · 7 h · 96 km from CalgaryLake · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Aster Lake and Northover Ridge54score