Best lake hikes near Waterton Park
The 15 best lake hikes near Waterton Park, out of 23 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
- Hard 42
- Under 5 km 24
- Kid friendly 10
- Waterfalls 6
- 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
- 2Crandell Lake TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 17.5 km · 635 m gain · 6 h · 1 km from Waterton ParkLake · Passes Crandell Lake70score
- 3Bertha 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
- 4Hell 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
- 5Bertha 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
- 6Twin 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
- 7Mount 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
- 8Great Divide TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkModerate · 10.1 km · 454 m gain · 3 h 45 min · 6 km from Waterton ParkLake · Views · Historic site · Camping · Passes Upper Waterton Lake68score
- 9Lineham Ridge / Upper Rowe Lake TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkEasy · 2.5 km · 81 m gain · 50 min · 11 km from Waterton ParkLake · Views · River or creek70score
- 10Wishbone TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 26.3 km · 551 m gain · 8 h · 9 km from Waterton ParkLake · Passes Middle Waterton Lake and Upper Waterton Lake66score
- 11Crypt Lake TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 17.7 km · 856 m gain · 6 h 45 min · 2 km from Waterton ParkLake · River or creek · Passes Upper Waterton Lake and Crypt Lake59score
- 12Cameron Lake TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkEasy · 3.3 km · 77 m gain · 1 h · 11 km from Waterton ParkLake · Passes Cameron Lake67score
- 13Linnet Lake TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkEasy · 1.0 km · 25 m gain · 20 min · 1 km from Waterton ParkLake · Passes Middle Waterton Lake56score
- 14Mount Alderson Alt RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkModerate · 1.2 km · 232 m gain · 1 h 30 min · 7 km from Waterton ParkLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Carthew Lakes60score
- 15Newman Peak TrailWaterton Lakes National ParkHard · 14.1 km · 1,035 m gain · 7 h 15 min · 17 km from Waterton ParkLake · Summit · Views · Camping · Passes Goat Lake and Avion Ridge71score