Best lake hikes in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park
The 15 best lake hikes in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, out of 33 that we map, ranked by trail score.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score, highest first.
- All hikes
- Easy 29
- Moderate 19
- Hard 87
- Under 5 km 72
- Kid friendly 29
- Summits 60
- Views 104
- Glaciers 19
- Loops 8
- Backpacking 6
The list
Sorted by rank- 1Rawson Lake TrailNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 8.7 km · 390 m gain · 3 h 15 minLake · Waterfall · Views · River or creek · Passes Upper Kananaskis Lake and View of the Lake in front of Mount Sarrail85score
- 2Three 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
- 3Chester LakeNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 8.9 km · 356 m gain · 3 h 15 minLake · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Chester Lake80score
- 4Upper Kananaskis Lake TrailNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 10.4 km · 249 m gain · 3 h 15 minLake · Waterfall · Camping · Passes Upper Kananaskis Lake80score
- 5Sarrail 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
- 6Pocaterra CirqueNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 7.0 km · 265 m gain · 2 h 30 minLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Pocaterra Tarn79score
- 7Sarrail 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
- 8Chester Lake Snowshoe TrailNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 6.2 km · 292 m gain · 2 h 15 minLake · Views · River or creek · Alpine75score
- 9Maude 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
- 10Aster 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
- 11Chester Lake TrailNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkEasy · 1.9 km · 22 m gain · 35 minLake · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Chester Lake67score
- 12Chester/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
- 13Three Lakes Valley TrNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkEasy · 2.0 km · 102 m gain · 50 minLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Chester Lake and Elephant Rocks66score
- 14Headwall 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
- 15Northover Ridge RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 8.5 km · 452 m gain · 3 h 30 minLake · Views · Camping · Alpine63score