Best backpacking trails near Edmonton
The 7 best backpacking trails near Edmonton, out of 7 that we map, ranked by trail score.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score and distance from Edmonton, so the score is one of two inputs.
- All hikes
- Easy 167
- Moderate 28
- Hard 15
- Under 5 km 164
- Kid friendly 167
- Lakes 41
- Views 24
- Loops 40
- Wheelchair friendly 6
The list
Sorted by rank- 1Waskahegan TrailNear Collingwood Cove · Ministik Lake Game Bird SanctuaryHard · 28.4 km · 233 m gain · 7 h 45 min · 40 km from EdmontonLake · Views · Passes Williams Lake and Red Chair Lookout68score
- 2Edmonton River Valley TrailNear Sherwood Park · Strathcona Science Provincial ParkHard · 30.1 km · 382 m gain · 8 h 30 min · 8 km from EdmontonViews · River or creek · Passes Frederick G. Todd Lookout53score
- 3Kiskayo TrailNear Pipestone · Pigeon Lake Provincial ParkHard · 129.3 km · 1,045 m gain · 35 h · 58 km from EdmontonLake · Camping · Passes Pigeon Lake59score
- 4BlackfootNear Antler Lake · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaHard · 45.0 km · 498 m gain · 12 h 30 min · 36 km from Edmonton46score
- 5Amisk Wacîw MêskanawNear Fort Saskatchewan · River Valley AreaHard · 134.7 km · 1,086 m gain · 36 h 30 min · 27 km from EdmontonLake · Views · Historic site · Passes Hermitage Park Stocked Trout Pond and Frederick G. Todd Lookout38score
- 6Westlock TrailNear South Baptiste · Central AlbertaHard · 57.5 km · 792 m gain · 16 h 30 min · 122 km from Edmonton22score
- 7WagonNear Vega · Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 21.7 km · 266 m gain · 6 h 15 min · 118 km from Edmonton18score