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Best short hikes in Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial Park

The 15 best short hikes in Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial Park, out of 43 that we map, ranked by trail score.

How we rank trails Ranked by trail score, highest first.

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  1. 1Mount Rae RouteNear Fortress Junction · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkExpert · 4.5 km · 754 m gain · 5 h 45 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Rae77score
  2. 2Mount 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
  3. 3Wasootch 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
  4. 4Limestone 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
  5. 5Mount Arethusa RouteElbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 3.5 km · 493 m gain · 3 hSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Arethusa67score
  6. 6South Highwood Peak RouteElbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 4.0 km · 625 m gain · 3 h 45 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes South Highwood Peak67score
  7. 7Opal 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
  8. 8Rae LakeNear Fortress Junction · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkModerate · 4.8 km · 256 m gain · 2 hLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Rae Lake61score
  9. 9Storthusa Ridge RouteNear Fortress Junction · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 1.9 km · 272 m gain · 1 h 45 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Storthusa Ridge60score
  10. 10Mist Mountain Mount Lipsett TraverseElbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 3.3 km · 675 m gain · 4 hSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Lipsett and Mist Mountain59score
  11. 11Picklejar Hill RouteElbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkEasy · 1.6 km · 167 m gain · 1 hSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Picklejar Hill59score
  12. 12Mount Evan Thomas RouteNear Fortress Junction · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 4.6 km · 992 m gain · 5 h 45 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Evan Thomas56score
  13. 13Upper Canyon Creek SE Ridge RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 4.9 km · 670 m gain · 4 h 15 minSummit · Views · River or creek · Canyon · Passes Bryant Ridge Peak 455score
  14. 14Opal RidgeNear Fortress Junction · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 2.9 km · 383 m gain · 2 h 30 minViews54score
  15. 15Wasootch Peak RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 4.3 km · 706 m gain · 4 h 15 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Wasootch Peak54score

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