Best canyon hikes near Canmore
The 7 best canyon hikes near Canmore, out of 7 that we map, ranked by trail score.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score and distance from Canmore, so the score is one of two inputs.
- All hikes
- Easy 145
- Moderate 102
- Hard 237
- Under 5 km 261
- Kid friendly 133
- Waterfalls 26
- Lakes 69
- Summits 140
- Views 287
- Loops 39
- Backpacking 26
- Wheelchair friendly 9
The list
Sorted by rank- 1Grotto CanyonNear Exshaw · Bow Valley Provincial ParkHard · 11.6 km · 741 m gain · 5 h 30 min · 10 km from CanmoreLake · Waterfall · Canyon · Cave · Passes Grotto Mountain Pond81score
- 2Stewart CanyonNear Anthracite · Banff National ParkEasy · 2.4 km · 80 m gain · 50 min · 22 km from CanmoreViews · River or creek · Canyon · Passes View point76score
- 3Sundance CanyonNear Banff · Banff National ParkModerate · 1.9 km · 90 m gain · 45 min · 20 km from CanmoreViews · River or creek · Canyon · Passes Sundance Canyon Trail Viewpoint66score
- 4Steve Canyon RouteNear Exshaw · Bow Valley Provincial ParkEasy · 1.0 km · 63 m gain · 25 min · 10 km from CanmoreLake · Canyon · Passes Grotto Mountain Pond56score
- 5Upper Steve Canyon RouteNear Exshaw · Kananaskis Conservation Pass areaHard · 2.7 km · 364 m gain · 2 h 15 min · 10 km from CanmoreCanyon49score
- 6McGillivray Canyon RouteNear Big Horn Meadows · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkEasy · 3.0 km · 202 m gain · 1 h 30 min · 11 km from CanmoreCanyon37score
- 7Stoneworks Canyon TrailNear Canmore · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkModerate · 4.1 km · 362 m gain · 2 h 30 min · 3 km from CanmoreCanyon30score