Best hikes in Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial Park
111 hiking trails in Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial Park, from 9 easy walks to 94 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
- 111
- Total distance
- 829km
- Easy
- 9
- Moderate
- 8
- Hard
- 90
- Expert
- 4
Part of Kananaskis Country
Top 25
Sorted by rank- 1Mount Glasgow North RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 11.1 km · 904 m gain · 6 h 15 minSummit · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Mount Glasgow North83score
- 2Elbow Pass/Lake TrailNear Fortress Junction · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkModerate · 10.5 km · 264 m gain · 3 h 15 minLake · Waterfall · Views · River or creek · Passes Elbow Pass and Elbow Lake82score
- 3The Wedge RouteNear Mount Kidd RV Park · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 7.6 km · 1,114 m gain · 7 hLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes Wedge Pond and The Wedge79score
- 4Rae Glacier RouteNear Fortress Junction · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkModerate · 5.0 km · 263 m gain · 2 hLake · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Elbow Lake77score
- 5Mount Rae RouteNear Fortress Junction · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkExpert · 4.5 km · 754 m gain · 5 h 45 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Rae77score
- 6Mount Baldy West Ridge RtNear Kananaskis Village · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 4.6 km · 805 m gain · 4 h 45 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Baldy71score
- 7Wasootch Peak NW RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 5.0 km · 965 m gain · 5 h 45 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Wasootch Peak North and Wasootch Peak71score
- 8Big ElbowNear Kananaskis Village · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 43.8 km · 904 m gain · 13 h 15 minLake · Waterfall · River or creek · Camping · Passes Edworthy Falls and Elbow Lake70score
- 9Kananaskis Peak RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 8.4 km · 1,078 m gain · 6 h 45 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Kananaskis Peak70score
- 10Porcupine Ridge TrailNear Kananaskis Village · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 8.6 km · 727 m gain · 5 hSummit · Views · River or creek · Passes Porcupine Ridge68score
- 11Limestone Ridge RouteNear Mount Kidd RV Park · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 4.9 km · 738 m gain · 4 h 30 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Limestone Ridge67score
- 12Mount Arethusa RouteElbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 3.5 km · 493 m gain · 3 hSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Arethusa67score
- 13South Highwood Peak RouteElbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 4.0 km · 625 m gain · 3 h 45 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes South Highwood Peak67score
- 14Opal North Peak RouteNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 7.1 km · 971 m gain · 6 hSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Opal North Peak66score
- 15Opal South PeakNear Fortress Junction · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 4.3 km · 603 m gain · 3 h 45 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Opal Ridge South66score
- 16Tombstone LakesNear Fortress Junction · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkModerate · 7.7 km · 372 m gain · 3 hLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Tombstone Lakes65score
- 17Lineham Twin Peaks RouteElbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 12.4 km · 1,106 m gain · 7 h 30 minSummit · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Lineham North Twin64score
- 18Opal Ridge South RouteNear Fortress Junction · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 8.3 km · 996 m gain · 6 h 15 minSummit · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Opal Ridge and Opal Ridge South64score
- 19Tombstone Mountain RouteNear Fortress Junction · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 6.4 km · 987 m gain · 6 hSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Tombstone Mountain South63score
- 20Piper Pass TrailNear Fortress Junction · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 10.0 km · 625 m gain · 4 h 30 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Piper Pass62score
- 21Rae LakeNear Fortress Junction · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkModerate · 4.8 km · 256 m gain · 2 hLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Rae Lake61score
- 22Highwood Peak RouteElbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 8.1 km · 902 m gain · 5 h 45 minSummit · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Highwood Peak60score
- 23Mount Lipsett TrailElbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 13.7 km · 704 m gain · 5 h 30 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Lipsett60score
- 24Storm Mountain RouteElbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 5.8 km · 1,018 m gain · 6 hSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Storm Mountain60score
- 25Storthusa Ridge RouteNear Fortress Junction · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 1.9 km · 272 m gain · 1 h 45 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Storthusa Ridge60score
More trails
- Elbow LoopHard · 25.5 km · 421 m gain
- Midday Peak RouteHard · 11.2 km · 1,144 m gain
- Midnight Peak RouteHard · 7.5 km · 1,285 m gain
- Mist Mountain Mount Lipsett TraverseHard · 3.3 km · 675 m gain
- Picklejar Hill RouteEasy · 1.6 km · 167 m gain
- Wasootch Ridge TrailHard · 15.7 km · 1,545 m gain
- North Highwood Peak RouteHard · 11.2 km · 986 m gain
- Storelk Mountain Scramble RouteExpert · 9.4 km · 969 m gain
- Fullerton Ridge TrailHard · 5.9 km · 712 m gain
- Mount Hood RouteHard · 7.8 km · 1,122 m gain
- Elpoca Peak RouteHard · 5.0 km · 906 m gain
- Lineham Ridge RouteHard · 9.9 km · 735 m gain
- Mount Evan Thomas RouteHard · 4.6 km · 992 m gain
- Upper Canyon Creek SE Ridge RouteHard · 4.9 km · 670 m gain
- Opal RidgeHard · 2.9 km · 383 m gain
- Picklejar Lakes TrHard · 10.3 km · 551 m gain
- Shunga la She RouteHard · 5.9 km · 898 m gain
- Wasootch Peak RouteHard · 4.3 km · 706 m gain
- Mount Romulus RouteHard · 10.0 km · 1,249 m gain
- Baldy West Ridge Descent RouteHard · 3.7 km · 668 m gain
- Mount Schlee RouteHard · 2.5 km · 588 m gain
- Gibraltar Mountain RouteHard · 4.1 km · 780 m gain
- Wasootch Peak to Kananaskis Peak RouteExpert · 4.0 km · 543 m gain
- West Highwood Peak RouteHard · 6.6 km · 1,078 m gain
- Upper Canyon Creek Drain RouteHard · 4.4 km · 312 m gain
- Boundary Ridge to Boundary Peak RouteHard · 2.7 km · 291 m gain
- Old Baldy Peak Alt RouteHard · 7.5 km · 1,108 m gain
- Volcano Peak RouteHard · 5.7 km · 837 m gain
- Volcano, McDougall, Old Baldy RouteHard · 10.7 km · 1,322 m gain
- Mackay Hills Lower RouteHard · 7.2 km · 734 m gain
- South Mist Hills RouteHard · 8.8 km · 870 m gain
- Wasootch Tower RouteHard · 2.8 km · 354 m gain
- Evan Thomas PassHard · 14.5 km · 586 m gain
- Mount Denny RouteHard · 5.7 km · 917 m gain
- Mount Potts RouteHard · 3.8 km · 669 m gain
- Cougar Burns Traverse RouteHard · 28.0 km · 2,401 m gain
- Jagermeister Peak RouteHard · 2.9 km · 407 m gain
- Midday Peak to Boundary Ridge RouteHard · 3.3 km · 385 m gain
- Mount Glasgow NorthHard · 8.9 km · 1,211 m gain
- Mount Remus RouteHard · 6.3 km · 966 m gain
- Porcupine Ridge ExtensionHard · 4.6 km · 346 m gain
- Shoulder Peak RouteHard · 4.8 km · 741 m gain
- Upper Canyon Alt. RouteHard · 3.3 km · 644 m gain
- Old Mount Lipsett TrailHard · 3.5 km · 322 m gain
- Mist Creek TrHard · 19.6 km · 615 m gain
- Wasootch Creek TrailHard · 13.5 km · 317 m gain
- Mist Mountain Hot Springs trailEasy · 1.0 km · 45 m gain
- Cougar Mountain RouteHard · 9.4 km · 1,287 m gain
- Fisher Peak RouteHard · 6.7 km · 1,091 m gain
- Crown Peak East RouteHard · 3.1 km · 381 m gain
- Mount Baldy Circuit Descent RouteHard · 4.7 km · 650 m gain
- Porcupine TrailModerate · 6.6 km · 184 m gain
- Mount Baldy West Ridge RouteHard · 7.2 km · 1,336 m gain
- Mist Ridge TrHard · 23.1 km · 1,525 m gain
- Running Rain Lake TrailModerate · 6.0 km · 231 m gain
- Mount Odlum RouteHard · 5.5 km · 743 m gain
- Mist Mountain Alt RouteHard · 3.5 km · 813 m gain
- Mount Bryant RouteHard · 9.8 km · 685 m gain
- Old Baldy TrHard · 12.1 km · 681 m gain
- Grizzly Ridge RouteHard · 7.8 km · 553 m gain
- Nameless Ridge RouteHard · 8.0 km · 908 m gain
- Remus East RidgeHard · 4.0 km · 627 m gain
- Sheep Trail WestModerate · 8.0 km · 190 m gain
- Highwood Ridge RouteHard · 11.9 km · 1,240 m gain
- Compression Ridge RouteHard · 12.8 km · 1,074 m gain
- Perdition Purgatory RouteHard · 21.5 km · 2,708 m gain
- Sheep RiverHard · 17.1 km · 410 m gain
- Storelk Scramble RouteExpert · 3.3 km · 352 m gain
- Mackay Hills RouteHard · 16.1 km · 1,806 m gain
- Rickett's Pass TrailHard · 2.6 km · 330 m gain
- Mount Lorette PondsEasy · 1.0 km · 1 m gain
- Lineham Peaks RouteHard · 4.7 km · 717 m gain
- Delta Wall TrailHard · 2.8 km · 425 m gain
- Mount Baldy Circuit RouteHard · 3.7 km · 351 m gain
- Evan Thomas Creek RouteHard · 4.9 km · 251 m gain
- Mount Burns RouteHard · 5.7 km · 1,045 m gain
- North Storelk Cirque RouteEasy · 2.3 km · 124 m gain
- Romulus CampsiteEasy · 1.4 km · 13 m gain
- Odlum Bowl TrailModerate · 6.7 km · 183 m gain
Plus 7 shorter or connecting trails on the map.
Questions
- What is the best hike in Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial Park?
- Mount Glasgow North Route ranks first: a 11.1 km out and back trail with 904 m of elevation gain, rated hard.
- What is the best easy hike in Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial Park?
- Picklejar Hill Route, 1.6 km with 167 m of climbing.
- What is the best waterfall hike in Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial Park?
- Elbow Pass/Lake Trail, 10.5 km with 264 m of climbing.
- What is the best lake hike in Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial Park?
- Elbow Pass/Lake Trail, 10.5 km with 264 m of climbing.
- What is the hardest hike in Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial Park?
- By elevation gain, Perdition Purgatory Route: 2,708 m over 21.5 km.
- How many hiking trails are in Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial Park?
- Hike Alberta maps 104 hiking trails in Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial Park.