Best waterfall hikes near Kananaskis Village
The 15 best waterfall hikes near Kananaskis Village, out of 16 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
- Lakes 67
- Summits 205
- Views 358
- Glaciers 12
- Canyons 13
- Loops 44
- Backpacking 20
The list
Sorted by rank- 1Skogan Pass TrailNear Kananaskis Village · Kananaskis Conservation Pass areaEasy · 4.9 km · 151 m gain · 1 h 45 min · 2 km from Kananaskis VillageWaterfall · Views · River or creek · Passes Marmot Falls85score
- 2Troll Falls & Marmot Creek TrailNear Kananaskis Village · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkEasy · 2.6 km · 148 m gain · 1 h · 3 km from Kananaskis VillageWaterfall · River or creek · Passes Troll Falls and Marmot Falls73score
- 3Troll FallsNear Kananaskis Village · Evan Thomas Provincial Recreation AreaEasy · 2.6 km · 49 m gain · 45 min · 2 km from Kananaskis VillageWaterfall70score
- 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
- 5Grassi 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
- 6Heart Creek Bunker TrailNear Lac Des Arcs · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 5.0 km · 221 m gain · 1 h 45 min · 15 km from Kananaskis VillageWaterfall · River or creek · Historic site71score
- 7Riders of RohanNear Canmore · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkModerate · 2.4 km · 267 m gain · 1 h 45 min · 25 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · Waterfall · Views · Passes Lower Grassi Lake83score
- 8Mount Smutwood RouteNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Banff National ParkHard · 14.5 km · 916 m gain · 6 h 45 min · 17 km from Kananaskis VillageWaterfall · Summit · Views · River or creek · Passes Smutwood Peak72score
- 9Karst Spring TrailNear Kananaskis Village · Spray Valley Provincial ParkEasy · 1.7 km · 97 m gain · 45 min · 21 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · Waterfall · Passes Watridge Lake74score
- 10Village Rim TrailNear Kananaskis Village · Evan Thomas Provincial Recreation AreaEasy · 1.8 km · 18 m gain · 30 min · 1 km from Kananaskis VillageWaterfall · Views · Passes Viewpoint #2 and Viewpoint #353score
- 11Trans Canada TrailNear Canmore · CanmoreModerate · 6.8 km · 88 m gain · 2 h · 24 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · Waterfall · River or creek · Passes Canmore Sulphur Pond and Three Sisters Creek Falls70score
- 12Big ElbowNear Kananaskis Village · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 43.8 km · 904 m gain · 13 h 15 min · 28 km from Kananaskis VillageLake · Waterfall · River or creek · Camping · Passes Edworthy Falls and Elbow Lake70score
- 13CloudlineNear Dead Man's Flats · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 8.5 km · 358 m gain · 3 h · 17 km from Kananaskis VillageWaterfall · River or creek53score
- 14Elpoca Creek Hill RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 5.9 km · 730 m gain · 4 h 45 min · 28 km from Kananaskis VillageWaterfall · Summit · Views · River or creek · Passes Elpoca Creek Hill57score
- 15Three Sisters CreekNear Canmore · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkEasy · 1.8 km · 93 m gain · 45 min · 20 km from Kananaskis VillageWaterfall · River or creek48score