Best hard hikes near Kananaskis Village
The 15 best hard hikes near Kananaskis Village, out of 315 that we map, ranked by trail score.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score and distance from Kananaskis Village, so the score is one of two inputs.
- All hikes
- Easy 135
- Moderate 117
- Under 5 km 301
- Kid friendly 130
- Waterfalls 16
- Lakes 67
- Summits 205
- Views 358
- Glaciers 12
- Canyons 13
- Loops 44
- Backpacking 20
The list
Sorted by rank- 1The Wedge RouteNear Mount Kidd RV Park · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 7.6 km · 1,114 m gain · 7 h · 5 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes Wedge Pond and The Wedge79score
- 2Kananaskis Peak RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 8.4 km · 1,078 m gain · 6 h 45 min · 2 km from Kananaskis VillageSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Kananaskis Peak70score
- 3Stoney TrailNear Kananaskis Village · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 23.4 km · 437 m gain · 7 h · 2 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · Camping · Passes Barrier Lake69score
- 4Wasootch Peak NW RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 5.0 km · 965 m gain · 5 h 45 min · 5 km from Kananaskis VillageSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Wasootch Peak North and Wasootch Peak71score
- 5Grotto CanyonNear Exshaw · Bow Valley Provincial ParkHard · 11.6 km · 741 m gain · 5 h 30 min · 17 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · Waterfall · Canyon · Cave · Passes Grotto Mountain Pond81score
- 6Lost Lake RouteNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Spray Valley Provincial ParkHard · 13.7 km · 791 m gain · 6 h · 8 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · Views · Camping · Alpine · Passes Lost Lake71score
- 7Burstall Pass TrailNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Banff National ParkHard · 25.0 km · 1,036 m gain · 9 h · 18 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Mud Lake and Burstall Pass80score
- 8Mount Kidd South RouteNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Spray Valley Provincial ParkHard · 9.0 km · 1,340 m gain · 8 h 15 min · 8 km from Kananaskis VillageSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Guinn's Peak70score
- 9Mount Lougheed RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 12.5 km · 1,406 m gain · 9 h · 12 km from Kananaskis VillageSummit · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Mount Lougheed73score
- 10Limestone Ridge RouteNear Mount Kidd RV Park · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 4.9 km · 738 m gain · 4 h 30 min · 6 km from Kananaskis VillageSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Limestone Ridge67score
- 11Mary Barclay's Mountain RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 5.2 km · 777 m gain · 4 h 45 min · 8 km from Kananaskis VillageSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mary Barclay's Mountain68score
- 12Mount Baldy West Ridge RtNear Kananaskis Village · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 4.6 km · 805 m gain · 4 h 45 min · 11 km from Kananaskis VillageSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Baldy71score
- 13Porcupine Ridge TrailNear Kananaskis Village · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 8.6 km · 727 m gain · 5 h · 8 km from Kananaskis VillageSummit · Views · River or creek · Passes Porcupine Ridge68score
- 14Queen's Tarn RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 5.4 km · 541 m gain · 3 h 30 min · 9 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Queen's Tarn68score
- 15Anklebiter Ridge RouteNear Exshaw · Bow Valley Provincial ParkHard · 5.5 km · 891 m gain · 5 h 30 min · 17 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes Grotto Mountain Pond and Anklebiter Ridge76score