Best hikes in Bow Valley Provincial Park
16 hiking trails in Bow Valley Provincial Park, from 12 easy walks to 3 hard days. Every trail on one map with distance, elevation gain and difficulty. Ranked by trail score, which weighs scenery, trail quality and how often each trail is photographed and visited.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score, highest first.
- Trails
- 16
- Total distance
- 55km
- Easy
- 12
- Moderate
- 1
- Hard
- 3
Part of Kananaskis Country
Top 13
Sorted by rank- 1Grotto CanyonNear Exshaw · Bow Valley Provincial ParkHard · 11.6 km · 741 m gain · 5 h 30 minLake · Waterfall · Canyon · Cave · Passes Grotto Mountain Pond81score
- 2Anklebiter Ridge RouteNear Exshaw · Bow Valley Provincial ParkHard · 5.5 km · 891 m gain · 5 h 30 minLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes Grotto Mountain Pond and Anklebiter Ridge76score
- 3Gap Peak RouteNear Exshaw · Bow Valley Provincial ParkHard · 10.9 km · 1,779 m gain · 10 h 45 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Gap Peak73score
- 4Widowmaker TrailNear Stoney Nakoda · Bow Valley Provincial ParkEasy · 4.3 km · 69 m gain · 1 h 15 minViews · River or creek · Passes River Surfing Viewing64score
- 5Middle Lake trailNear Kananaskis · Bow Valley Provincial ParkEasy · 1.7 km · 29 m gain · 30 minLake · Passes Middle Lake64score
- 6Barrier PowerlineNear Seebe · Bow Valley Provincial ParkEasy · 3.6 km · 101 m gain · 1 h 15 minLake · Passes Buffalo Bill Pond60score
- 7Barrier Lake TrailNear Lac Des Arcs · Bow Valley Provincial ParkEasy · 1.0 km · 53 m gain · 25 minLake · Views57score
- 8Steve Canyon RouteNear Exshaw · Bow Valley Provincial ParkEasy · 1.0 km · 63 m gain · 25 minLake · Canyon · Passes Grotto Mountain Pond56score
- 9Bow River trailNear Seebe · Bow Valley Provincial ParkEasy · 3.7 km · 10 m gain · 60 minRiver or creek · Camping54score
- 10Many SpringsNear Kananaskis · Bow Valley Provincial ParkEasy · 1.1 km · 12 m gain · 20 minViews · Passes Viewing Platform53score
- 11Elk Flats trailNear Kananaskis · Bow Valley Provincial ParkEasy · 2.9 km · 65 m gain · 55 min51score
- 12The Uncharted Sea TrailNear Big Horn Meadows · Bow Valley Provincial ParkModerate · 2.2 km · 238 m gain · 1 h 30 min48score
- 13Grotto Mountain Pond PathNear Exshaw · Bow Valley Provincial ParkEasy · 0.9 km · 11 m gain · 15 minLake · Passes Grotto Mountain Pond47score
Plus 3 shorter or connecting trails on the map.
Questions
- What is the best hike in Bow Valley Provincial Park?
- Grotto Canyon ranks first: a 11.6 km out and back trail with 741 m of elevation gain, rated hard.
- What is the best easy hike in Bow Valley Provincial Park?
- Widowmaker Trail, 4.3 km with 69 m of climbing.
- What is the best waterfall hike in Bow Valley Provincial Park?
- Grotto Canyon, 11.6 km with 741 m of climbing.
- What is the best lake hike in Bow Valley Provincial Park?
- Grotto Canyon, 11.6 km with 741 m of climbing.
- What is the hardest hike in Bow Valley Provincial Park?
- By elevation gain, Gap Peak Route: 1,779 m over 10.9 km.
- How many hiking trails are in Bow Valley Provincial Park?
- Hike Alberta maps 13 hiking trails in Bow Valley Provincial Park.