Best hikes near Cold Lake
We ranked the 10 hiking trails within 45 km of Cold Lake by trail score, which weighs scenery, trail quality and how often each trail is photographed and visited. 5 are easy, 3 moderate and 2 hard. The closest is Iron Horse Trail, 1 km away.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score and distance from Cold Lake, so the score is one of two inputs.
Top 10
Sorted by rank- 1Lakeshore TrailNear Cold Lake · Cold Lake Provincial ParkModerate · 7.0 km · 120 m gain · 2 h · 4 km from Cold LakeLake · Passes Hall's Lagoon and Cold Lake68score
- 2Campground TrailNear Cold Lake · Cold Lake Provincial ParkEasy · 4.4 km · 74 m gain · 1 h 15 min · 5 km from Cold LakeLake · Camping · Passes Hall's Lagoon61score
- 3Alberta's Iron Horse TrailNear Cold Lake · Alberta LakelandHard · 384.8 km · 1,463 m gain · 100 h · 7 km from Cold LakeLake · Passes Moose Lake60score
- 4Main Road TrailNear Cold Lake · Cold Lake Provincial ParkEasy · 5.1 km · 58 m gain · 1 h 30 min · 5 km from Cold LakeLake · Passes Cold Lake59score
- 5Muriel Lake MD Park trailsNear Muriel Lake · Muriel Lake M.D. ParkModerate · 7.5 km · 169 m gain · 2 h 15 min · 42 km from Cold LakeLake · Views · Passes Muriel's View68score
- 6Jessie Lake TrailNear Bonnyville · Alberta LakelandModerate · 11.2 km · 18 m gain · 2 h 45 min · 41 km from Cold LakeLake · Views · Passes Jessie Lake and Slawuta Pond54score
- 7CloverNear Muriel Lake · Muriel Lake M.D. ParkEasy · 2.4 km · 49 m gain · 45 min · 43 km from Cold LakeCamping40score
- 8Distant WoodsNear Muriel Lake · Muriel Lake M.D. ParkEasy · 3.7 km · 62 m gain · 1 h · 44 km from Cold Lake38score
- 9Iron Horse TrailNear Cold Lake · Imperial ParkHard · 15.3 km · 118 m gain · 4 h 15 min · 1 km from Cold Lake23score
- 10Home RunNear Muriel Lake · Muriel Lake M.D. ParkEasy · 1.7 km · 30 m gain · 30 min · 42 km from Cold Lake26score
Questions
- What is the best hike near Cold Lake?
- Lakeshore Trail ranks first: a 7.0 km out and back trail with 120 m of elevation gain, rated moderate.
- What is the best easy hike near Cold Lake?
- Campground Trail, 4.4 km with 74 m of climbing.
- What is the best lake hike near Cold Lake?
- Lakeshore Trail, 7.0 km with 120 m of climbing.
- What is the hardest hike near Cold Lake?
- By elevation gain, Alberta's Iron Horse Trail: 1,463 m over 384.8 km.
- How many hiking trails are near Cold Lake?
- Hike Alberta maps 10 hiking trails near Cold Lake, counting trails that start within 45 km.