Best hard hikes in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park
The 15 best hard hikes in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, out of 87 that we map, ranked by trail score.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score, highest first.
- All hikes
- Easy 29
- Moderate 19
- Under 5 km 72
- Kid friendly 29
- Lakes 33
- Summits 60
- Views 104
- Glaciers 19
- Loops 8
- Backpacking 6
The list
Sorted by rank- 1Three Isle Lake TrailNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 22.5 km · 867 m gain · 8 hLake · Views · River or creek · Camping · Passes Upper Kananaskis Lake83score
- 2Sarrail Ridge TrailNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 4.4 km · 490 m gain · 3 h 15 minLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes Rawson Lake and Sarrail Ridge79score
- 3Sarrail Ridge RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 2.7 km · 420 m gain · 2 h 30 minLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes View of the Lake in front of Mount Sarrail and Rawson Lake77score
- 4Mount Murray RouteNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 11.5 km · 1,342 m gain · 8 h 30 minSummit · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Cegnfs and Mount Murray73score
- 5Mount Maude RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 2.8 km · 648 m gain · 3 h 45 minSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Mount Maude71score
- 6King Creek Ridge RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 6.3 km · 752 m gain · 4 h 45 minSummit · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes King Creek Ridge70score
- 7Maude Lawson TrailNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 18.7 km · 873 m gain · 7 hLake · Views · River or creek · Glacier · Passes Lawson Lake and Maude Lake69score
- 8Aster Lake TrailNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkExpert · 11.1 km · 684 m gain · 6 h 15 minLake · Views · Camping · Alpine · Passes Hidden Lake and Foch Pond68score
- 9Grizzly Peak RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 5.7 km · 874 m gain · 5 h 15 minSummit · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Grizzly Peak67score
- 10Chester/Headwall Col RtNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 5.1 km · 492 m gain · 3 h 15 minLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Chester Lake66score
- 11Little Arethusa RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 2.2 km · 312 m gain · 2 hSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Little Arethusa66score
- 12Headwall Lakes TrNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 11.3 km · 660 m gain · 5 hLake · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Headwall Lakes65score
- 13Surprise Station RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 2.9 km · 528 m gain · 3 h 15 minSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Surprise Station65score
- 14Mount Chester RouteNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 3.8 km · 777 m gain · 4 h 30 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Chester65score
- 15Blacksmith Ridge RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 6.6 km · 611 m gain · 4 hSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Blacksmith Ridge64score