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Best short hikes near Waterton Park

The 15 best short hikes near Waterton Park, out of 24 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.

The list

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  1. 1Blakiston Falls TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkEasy · 2.3 km · 75 m gain · 45 min · 12 km from Waterton ParkWaterfall · Views · River or creek87score
  2. 2Bertha 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
  3. 3Hell 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
  4. 4Mount 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
  5. 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
  6. 6Mount 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
  7. 7Bear's Hump TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkEasy · 2.4 km · 218 m gain · 1 h 30 min · 1 km from Waterton ParkViews65score
  8. 8Buchanan Scramble RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 2.7 km · 448 m gain · 2 h 45 min · 6 km from Waterton ParkSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Buchanan Ridge66score
  9. 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
  10. 10Cameron Lake TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkEasy · 3.3 km · 77 m gain · 1 h · 11 km from Waterton ParkLake · Passes Cameron Lake67score
  11. 11Linnet 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
  12. 12Mount Richards RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 3.9 km · 709 m gain · 4 h 15 min · 5 km from Waterton ParkSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Richards58score
  13. 13Mount 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
  14. 14Townsite LoopNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkEasy · 3.4 km · 11 m gain · 50 min · 1 km from Waterton ParkLake · Passes Upper Waterton Lake52score
  15. 15Upper Rowe Lake TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 2.3 km · 190 m gain · 1 h 15 min · 12 km from Waterton ParkLake · Alpine · Passes Upper Rowe Lake61score

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