Best hikes in Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park
103 hiking trails in Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park, from 11 easy walks to 83 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
- 103
- Total distance
- 995km
- Easy
- 11
- Moderate
- 9
- Hard
- 82
- Expert
- 1
Part of Kananaskis Country
Top 25
Sorted by rank- 1Mount Fullerton RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Don Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 15.4 km · 1,054 m gain · 7 h 30 minSummit · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Mount Fullerton80score
- 2Cat Creek Ridge TrailDon Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 13.7 km · 1,516 m gain · 9 h 45 minSummit · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Cat Creek Ridge77score
- 3Forgetmenot Ridge TrailNear Kananaskis Village · Don Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 6.1 km · 634 m gain · 4 h 15 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Lower Ridge and Forgetmenot Ridge North Summit77score
- 4Association Peak Approach RouteNear Seebe · Don Getty Wildland Provincial ParkModerate · 11.3 km · 318 m gain · 3 h 45 minSummit · Views · River or creek71score
- 5Mount Glasgow RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Don Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 13.5 km · 1,460 m gain · 9 h 30 minSummit · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Mount Glasgow70score
- 6Phantom Crag RouteNear Devil's Gap · Don Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 4.5 km · 707 m gain · 4 h 15 minSummit · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Phantom Crag69score
- 7Coffin Mountain RouteDon Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 11.0 km · 655 m gain · 4 h 45 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Coffin Mountain68score
- 8WildhorseNear Kananaskis Village · Don Getty Wildland Provincial ParkEasy · 2.9 km · 34 m gain · 50 minRiver or creek63score
- 9Mount Burke North Peak RouteDon Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 12.1 km · 1,134 m gain · 7 h 30 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Burke North Peak and Mount Burke63score
- 10Mount Mann RouteDon Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 11.6 km · 534 m gain · 4 h 15 minSummit · Views · River or creek · Passes Mount Mann62score
- 11Black Rock Mountain TrailNear Devil's Gap · Don Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 9.8 km · 864 m gain · 5 h 45 minSummit · Views · Hut or tea house · Alpine · Passes Black Rock Mountain and Black Rock Mountain Fire Lookout (disused)61score
- 12Bastion Ridge RouteNear Devil's Gap · Don Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 5.9 km · 825 m gain · 5 h 15 minSummit · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Bastion Ridge60score
- 13Garriochmill Peak RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Don Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 9.1 km · 1,131 m gain · 7 h 15 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Glasgow North59score
- 14Fording River Pass TrailDon Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 26.8 km · 972 m gain · 9 h 15 minViews · River or creek · Alpine59score
- 15Nihahi CreekNear Kananaskis Village · Don Getty Wildland Provincial ParkEasy · 3.3 km · 142 m gain · 1 h 15 minRiver or creek57score
- 16Forgetmenot MtNear Kananaskis Village · Don Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 11.8 km · 537 m gain · 4 h 30 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Forgetmenot Ridge and Forgetmenot Mountain56score
- 17Mount Cornwall RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Don Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 18.5 km · 1,315 m gain · 9 h 15 minSummit · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Mount Cornwall54score
- 18Serendipity Peak RouteDon Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 12.3 km · 1,216 m gain · 8 hSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Serendipity Peak54score
- 19Canyon Creek Peaks RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Don Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 8.7 km · 937 m gain · 6 hViews · River or creek · Canyon · Alpine · Passes Bryant Ridge Peak 1 and Bryant Ridge Peak 252score
- 20Lake of the Horns TrailDon Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 9.9 km · 981 m gain · 6 h 30 minLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes The Hill of the Flowers52score
- 21Mount McCrae RouteDon Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 5.5 km · 627 m gain · 4 hLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes Loomis Lake and Mount McCrae52score
- 22Little ElbowNear Kananaskis Village · Don Getty Wildland Provincial ParkModerate · 6.3 km · 95 m gain · 1 h 45 minRiver or creek51score
- 23Banded Peak TrailNear Fortress Junction · Don Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 9.4 km · 1,041 m gain · 6 h 45 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Banded Peak51score
- 24South Ghost Peak / Cross Peak RouteNear Raven's End · Don Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 11.3 km · 1,349 m gain · 8 h 30 minSummit · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Morrowcross Peak and Cross Peak51score
- 25Hell's Ridge RouteDon Getty Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 12.3 km · 1,021 m gain · 7 hViews · Passes Hell's Ridge51score
More trails
- Banded Outlaw Cornwall Glasgow Traverse RouteHard · 15.6 km · 1,305 m gain
- Mount Bishop W1 RouteHard · 5.4 km · 606 m gain
- Ghost Peak RouteHard · 16.5 km · 994 m gain
- Mount Loomis RouteHard · 5.6 km · 829 m gain
- Mount Bolton RouteHard · 3.2 km · 412 m gain
- Mount Livingstone Alternate RouteHard · 6.0 km · 692 m gain
- Lineham Creek Peaks RouteHard · 12.5 km · 1,537 m gain
- Mount Oliver RouteHard · 23.3 km · 1,482 m gain
- Association Peak Alt RouteHard · 9.2 km · 884 m gain
- Mount Farquhar RouteHard · 5.8 km · 680 m gain
- Outlaw Peak TrailHard · 2.1 km · 312 m gain
- Cross Peak RouteEasy · 1.7 km · 144 m gain
- Association to End RouteHard · 5.3 km · 727 m gain
- Sheep Meadow Mountain RouteModerate · 2.2 km · 226 m gain
- Astral Peak RouteHard · 15.9 km · 1,192 m gain
- Hill of the Flowers RouteHard · 19.3 km · 483 m gain
- End Mountain Alt RouteHard · 2.3 km · 517 m gain
- Mount Bishop RouteHard · 13.8 km · 1,072 m gain
- Sheep Mountain RouteHard · 15.4 km · 976 m gain
- WHSL Traverse RouteHard · 4.2 km · 547 m gain
- Bryant Ridge RouteHard · 22.8 km · 1,955 m gain
- Threepoint and Rose RouteHard · 25.8 km · 2,549 m gain
- Waiparous Creek Canyoning ApproachHard · 7.0 km · 307 m gain
- End Mountain RouteExpert · 26.8 km · 1,275 m gain
- Banded Outlaw Cornwall Glasgow Traverse RouteHard · 4.2 km · 377 m gain
- Castle Rock RouteHard · 5.6 km · 946 m gain
- Coffin Mountain TrailHard · 4.5 km · 606 m gain
- Colonel Belcher Holy Cross Traverse RouteHard · 4.4 km · 643 m gain
- Devil's Head RouteHard · 9.2 km · 776 m gain
- Holy Cross Mountain Descent RouteHard · 3.0 km · 662 m gain
- Holy Cross Mountain RouteHard · 4.8 km · 708 m gain
- Mount ArmLaren RouteEasy · 2.6 km · 215 m gain
- Mount Etherington RouteHard · 6.3 km · 857 m gain
- Mount Head East AscentHard · 9.2 km · 1,257 m gain
- Mount Hornecker RouteHard · 3.5 km · 399 m gain
- Serendipity Peak to Patterson's Peak RouteModerate · 4.7 km · 430 m gain
- Sheep's Claw RouteHard · 4.0 km · 431 m gain
- Carnarvon Lake TrailHard · 15.5 km · 682 m gain
- Bishop Ridge RouteHard · 1.9 km · 323 m gain
- Cataract Creek TrailHard · 24.5 km · 595 m gain
- Cat Creek Knob RouteHard · 6.1 km · 1,072 m gain
- Galena Miracle Mine TrHard · 5.1 km · 403 m gain
- House of Sky DecentHard · 4.1 km · 612 m gain
- Colonel Belcher RouteHard · 6.6 km · 929 m gain
- Great Divide TrailEasy · 2.4 km · 143 m gain
- Hill of the Flowers West RouteHard · 4.8 km · 504 m gain
- Johnson Lake TrailModerate · 10.5 km · 308 m gain
- Bolton / Armstrong Col RouteEasy · 3.7 km · 121 m gain
- Holy Cross Mountain Approach TrailEasy · 2.1 km · 182 m gain
- Association to End RouteModerate · 3.2 km · 229 m gain
- Loomis Creek TrailHard · 17.6 km · 556 m gain
- Mount Head SE DescentHard · 7.3 km · 900 m gain
- Mount Howard RouteHard · 7.5 km · 758 m gain
- Mount O'Rourke RouteHard · 10.9 km · 490 m gain
- Waiparous Creek TrailHard · 13.7 km · 300 m gain
- Wendell East RouteHard · 4.0 km · 555 m gain
- Devil's Head Valley Canyoning ApproachHard · 6.1 km · 620 m gain
- House of Sky Canyoning ApproachHard · 3.0 km · 376 m gain
- Mount Mann Alt RouteHard · 2.5 km · 282 m gain
- Claw Creek Canyoning ApproachHard · 3.7 km · 279 m gain
- Beowulf Canyoning ApproachHard · 4.0 km · 449 m gain
- French Technique Canyoning ApproachHard · 3.0 km · 467 m gain
- GTTSH Canyoning ApproachModerate · 4.9 km · 263 m gain
- Saddle Mountain RouteHard · 20.8 km · 1,433 m gain
- Castle Rock Canyoning ApproachModerate · 5.3 km · 299 m gain
- Valley of the Sun Canyoning ApproachHard · 3.0 km · 325 m gain
Plus 12 shorter or connecting trails on the map.
Questions
- What is the best hike in Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park?
- Mount Fullerton Route ranks first: a 15.4 km out and back trail with 1,054 m of elevation gain, rated hard.
- What is the best easy hike in Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park?
- Wildhorse, 2.9 km with 34 m of climbing.
- What is the best lake hike in Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park?
- Lake of the Horns Trail, 9.9 km with 981 m of climbing.
- What is the hardest hike in Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park?
- By elevation gain, Threepoint and Rose Route: 2,549 m over 25.8 km.
- How many hiking trails are in Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park?
- Hike Alberta maps 91 hiking trails in Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park.