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Best hikes in the Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area

45 hiking trails in the Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area, from 29 easy walks to 4 hard days. Every trail on one map. 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
45
Total distance
265km
Easy
29
Moderate
12
Hard
4

Part of Central Alberta

Top 25

Sorted by rank
  1. 1Lost LakeNear Tofield · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaHard · 14.3 km · 170 m gain · 4 hLake · Passes Islet Lake and Arrow Head Lake66score
  2. 2Neon LakeNear Antler Lake · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaEasy · 3.1 km · 16 m gain · 50 minLake · Passes Neon Lake60score
  3. 3MiddleNear North Cooking Lake · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaEasy · 2.6 km · 26 m gain · 45 minLake · Passes Islet Lake59score
  4. 4WapitiNear Tofield · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaHard · 15.1 km · 157 m gain · 4 h 15 minLake · Passes Wapiti Lake56score
  5. 5George's WayNear North Cooking Lake · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaModerate · 6.8 km · 146 m gain · 2 hLake · Passes Pacman Lake55score
  6. 6Push LakeNear North Cooking Lake · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaEasy · 3.7 km · 78 m gain · 1 h 15 minLake · Passes Islet Lake55score
  7. 7WanisanNear North Cooking Lake · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaModerate · 11.0 km · 121 m gain · 3 hLake · Passes Wanisan Lake51score
  8. 8BlackfootNear Tofield · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaEasy · 2.1 km · 34 m gain · 35 min47score
  9. 9HighlineNear Tofield · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaModerate · 6.0 km · 81 m gain · 1 h 45 min47score
  10. 10WhitetailNear Tofield · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaModerate · 6.1 km · 59 m gain · 1 h 45 min47score
  11. 11BlackfootNear Antler Lake · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaHard · 45.0 km · 498 m gain · 12 h 30 min46score
  12. 12BoundaryNear Antler Lake · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaEasy · 3.9 km · 45 m gain · 1 h45score
  13. 13Buck RunNear Tofield · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaEasy · 4.0 km · 23 m gain · 1 h45score
  14. 14FarawayNear Tofield · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaHard · 14.3 km · 150 m gain · 4 h45score
  15. 15BeaverNear Tofield · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaModerate · 6.6 km · 69 m gain · 1 h 45 min38score
  16. 16Round UpNear Tofield · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaModerate · 8.3 km · 45 m gain · 2 h 15 min38score
  17. 17Norris RIdgeNear Tofield · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaEasy · 3.0 km · 42 m gain · 50 minViews37score
  18. 18DetourNear North Cooking Lake · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaEasy · 2.9 km · 42 m gain · 50 min35score
  19. 19Spruce HollowNear Antler Lake · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaEasy · 4.5 km · 35 m gain · 1 h 15 min35score
  20. 20WaskeheganNear Antler Lake · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaModerate · 9.1 km · 131 m gain · 2 h 45 minLake · Passes Arrow Head Lake34score
  21. 21Running DogNear North Cooking Lake · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaModerate · 6.1 km · 46 m gain · 1 h 45 minLake · Passes Running Dog Lake33score
  22. 22Grey AlleyNear Tofield · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaEasy · 4.4 km · 121 m gain · 1 h 30 min33score
  23. 23Don's WayNear North Cooking Lake · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaModerate · 7.3 km · 123 m gain · 2 h 15 min32score
  24. 24Ed's WayNear North Cooking Lake · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaEasy · 4.0 km · 18 m gain · 1 h31score
  25. 25SiksikaNear North Cooking Lake · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaModerate · 11.2 km · 161 m gain · 3 h 15 min31score

More trails

Plus 10 shorter or connecting trails on the map.

Questions

What is the best hike in the Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area?
Lost Lake ranks first: a 14.3 km point to point trail with 170 m of elevation gain, rated hard.
What is the best easy hike in the Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area?
Neon Lake, 3.1 km with 16 m of climbing.
What is the best lake hike in the Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area?
Lost Lake, 14.3 km with 170 m of climbing.
What is the hardest hike in the Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area?
By elevation gain, Blackfoot: 498 m over 45.0 km.
How many hiking trails are in the Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area?
Hike Alberta maps 35 hiking trails in the Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area.

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