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Best hard hikes near Crowsnest Pass

The 15 best hard hikes near Crowsnest Pass, out of 49 that we map, ranked by trail score.

How we rank trails Ranked by trail score and distance from Crowsnest Pass, so the score is one of two inputs.

The list

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  1. 1Great Divide TrailNear Crowsnest Pass · Livingstone Public Land Use ZoneHard · 37.6 km · 1,802 m gain · 14 h 15 min · 10 km from Crowsnest PassLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Window Mountain Lake74score
  2. 2Turtle Mountain TrailNear Crowsnest Pass · Livingstone Public Land Use ZoneHard · 7.4 km · 994 m gain · 6 h 15 min · 4 km from Crowsnest PassSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Turtle Mountain66score
  3. 3B08: High Rock TrailNear Crowsnest Pass · Livingstone Public Land Use ZoneHard · 83.3 km · 4,166 m gain · 32 h 45 min · 10 km from Crowsnest PassLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Window Mountain Lake69score
  4. 4Mount Darrah RouteNear Crowsnest Pass · Castle Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 21.3 km · 1,478 m gain · 10 h 30 min · 15 km from Crowsnest PassSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Darrah67score
  5. 5Ma Butte RouteNear Crowsnest Pass · Livingstone Public Land Use ZoneHard · 13.0 km · 1,003 m gain · 7 h · 8 km from Crowsnest PassSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Ma Butte60score
  6. 6Byron Hill TrailNear Crowsnest Pass · Castle Provincial ParkHard · 7.9 km · 583 m gain · 4 h · 13 km from Crowsnest PassSummit · Views · Passes Byron Hill63score
  7. 7Chinook Peak North RouteNear Promised Land · Castle Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 3.9 km · 494 m gain · 3 h · 10 km from Crowsnest PassSummit · Views60score
  8. 8Spades Peak RouteNear Crowsnest Pass · Castle Provincial ParkHard · 5.3 km · 261 m gain · 2 h · 15 km from Crowsnest PassSummit · Views · Passes Spades Peak61score
  9. 9Sentry Mountain RouteNear Crowsnest · Castle Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 14.3 km · 1,978 m gain · 12 h 15 min · 15 km from Crowsnest PassViews · Alpine · Passes Sentry Mountain57score
  10. 10Mount Ward RouteNear Sparwood · Crowsnest Pass and CastleHard · 2.6 km · 565 m gain · 3 h 15 min · 19 km from Crowsnest PassLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes Window Mountain Lake and Mount Ward59score
  11. 11Crowsnest Mountain TrailNear Crowsnest Pass · Livingstone Public Land Use ZoneHard · 8.0 km · 1,084 m gain · 6 h 45 min · 13 km from Crowsnest PassSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Crowsnest Mountain54score
  12. 12Hillcrest Mountain RouteNear Crowsnest Pass · Livingstone Public Land Use ZoneHard · 4.0 km · 584 m gain · 3 h 30 min · 13 km from Crowsnest PassSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Hillcrest Mountain52score
  13. 13Andy Good Peak Traverse RouteNear Promised Land · Castle Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 8.1 km · 1,202 m gain · 7 h 30 min · 9 km from Crowsnest PassSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Andy Good Peak and Mount Coulthard49score
  14. 14Island Ridge RouteNear Crowsnest · Livingstone Public Land Use ZoneHard · 6.6 km · 806 m gain · 5 h 15 min · 14 km from Crowsnest PassViews · Passes Island Ridge52score
  15. 15LivingstoneNear Crowsnest Pass · Livingstone Public Land Use ZoneHard · 21.6 km · 645 m gain · 7 h 15 min · 2 km from Crowsnest Pass44score

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