Best hard hikes near Waterton Park
The 15 best hard hikes near Waterton Park, out of 42 that we map, ranked by trail score.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score and distance from Waterton Park, so the score is one of two inputs.
- All hikes
- Easy 11
- Moderate 7
- Under 5 km 24
- Kid friendly 10
- Waterfalls 6
- Lakes 23
- Summits 19
- Views 39
- Backpacking 7
The list
Sorted by rank- 1Bertha Lake TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 10.6 km · 592 m gain · 4 h 30 min · 1 km from Waterton ParkLake · Waterfall · Views · Passes Upper Waterton Lake and Lower Bertha Falls88score
- 2Mount Crandell East RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 7.8 km · 1,090 m gain · 6 h 45 min · 2 km from Waterton ParkSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Crandell83score
- 3Mount Crandell RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 6.1 km · 883 m gain · 5 h 30 min · 1 km from Waterton ParkSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Crandell81score
- 4Crandell Lake TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 17.5 km · 635 m gain · 6 h · 1 km from Waterton ParkLake · Passes Crandell Lake70score
- 5Bertha Peak RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 3.3 km · 665 m gain · 4 h · 3 km from Waterton ParkLake · Waterfall · Summit · Views · Passes Upper Bertha Falls and Bertha Peak72score
- 6Hell Roaring Falls TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 4.6 km · 243 m gain · 1 h 45 min · 3 km from Waterton ParkLake · Waterfall · River or creek · Passes Upper Waterton Lake71score
- 7Mount Crandell West RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 7.9 km · 894 m gain · 5 h 45 min · 6 km from Waterton ParkSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Crandell72score
- 8Mount Alderson Scramble RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 4.6 km · 477 m gain · 3 h · 7 km from Waterton ParkSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Alderson74score
- 9Bertha Peak Main TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 3.3 km · 564 m gain · 3 h 30 min · 4 km from Waterton ParkLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes Bertha Lake69score
- 10Mount Galwey RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 5.9 km · 898 m gain · 5 h 30 min · 7 km from Waterton ParkSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Galwey73score
- 11Mount Carthew RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 2.9 km · 290 m gain · 2 h · 8 km from Waterton ParkSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Carthew73score
- 12Twin Lakes RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 17.5 km · 493 m gain · 5 h 45 min · 13 km from Waterton ParkLake · Waterfall · Views · River or creek79score
- 13Mount Rowe RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 9.5 km · 1,197 m gain · 7 h 30 min · 9 km from Waterton ParkLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Rowe and Upper Rowe Lake74score
- 14Bellevue Hill TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 5.1 km · 724 m gain · 4 h 30 min · 6 km from Waterton ParkSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Bellevue Hill69score
- 15Buchanan Ridge East Peak RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 11.5 km · 1,830 m gain · 11 h 15 min · 6 km from Waterton ParkSummit · Views · Alpine68score