Best lake hikes near Kananaskis Village
The 15 best lake hikes near Kananaskis Village, out of 67 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
- Hard 315
- Under 5 km 301
- Kid friendly 130
- Waterfalls 16
- 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
- 2Galatea Lakes TrailNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Spray Valley Provincial ParkModerate · 4.2 km · 283 m gain · 2 h · 9 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · Views · Camping · Alpine · Passes Lillian Lake and Galatea Lakes77score
- 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
- 4Grotto 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
- 5Lost 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
- 6Chester LakeNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 8.9 km · 356 m gain · 3 h 15 min · 18 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Chester Lake80score
- 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
- 8Rummel Lake TrailNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Spray Valley Provincial ParkModerate · 10.1 km · 417 m gain · 3 h 45 min · 16 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · Views · River or creek · Alpine77score
- 9Grassi LakesNear Canmore · Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial ParkEasy · 3.0 km · 150 m gain · 1 h 15 min · 25 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · Waterfall · Views · Passes Lower Grassi Lake88score
- 10Queen'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
- 11Anklebiter 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
- 12Barrier Lake Forestry TrailsNear Seebe · Stoney Creek Provincial Recreation AreaEasy · 2.1 km · 61 m gain · 40 min · 15 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · Views · Passes Barrier Lake Interpretive73score
- 13Galatea Lakes TrNear Mount Kidd RV Park · Spray Valley Provincial ParkHard · 10.6 km · 488 m gain · 4 h · 7 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · River or creek65score
- 14Chester Lake Snowshoe TrailNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 6.2 km · 292 m gain · 2 h 15 min · 17 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · Views · River or creek · Alpine75score
- 15Bogart Tower RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkExpert · 3.4 km · 334 m gain · 2 h 45 min · 6 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · Summit · Views · River or creek · Passes Memorial Lake and Memorial Lake64score