Best summit hikes near Waterton Park
The 15 best summit hikes near Waterton Park, out of 19 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
- Lakes 23
- Views 39
- Backpacking 7
The list
Sorted by rank- 1Mount 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
- 2Mount 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
- 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
- 4Mount 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
- 5Mount 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
- 6Bertha 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
- 7Mount 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
- 8Mount 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
- 9Bellevue 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
- 10Buchanan 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
- 11Buchanan 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
- 12Vimy Peak RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 13.0 km · 1,098 m gain · 7 h 30 min · 5 km from Waterton ParkSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Vimy Peak61score
- 13Mount 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
- 14Carthew to Buchanan RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 6.2 km · 842 m gain · 5 h 15 min · 6 km from Waterton ParkSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Buchanan Ridge and Buchanan Peak58score
- 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