Best moderate hikes in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park
The 15 best moderate hikes in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, out of 19 that we map, ranked by trail score.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score, highest first.
- All hikes
- Easy 29
- Hard 87
- Under 5 km 72
- Kid friendly 29
- Lakes 33
- 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
- 2Chester 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
- 3Upper 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
- 4Pocaterra CirqueNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 7.0 km · 265 m gain · 2 h 30 minLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Pocaterra Tarn79score
- 5Chester 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
- 6Ski Camp RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 4.6 km · 289 m gain · 2 hViews · Glacier · Camping · Hut or tea house · Passes WinSport Canada Ski Camp67score
- 7Chester Lake to Rummel Lake RouteNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 8.3 km · 464 m gain · 3 h 30 minLake · Views · Alpine61score
- 8Penstock LoopNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 6.6 km · 125 m gain · 2 hLake · River or creek · Passes Spillway Lake57score
- 9Black Prince Lakes TrailNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 5.7 km · 210 m gain · 2 hLake · River or creek55score
- 10Headwall Lakes Alt TrailNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 6.8 km · 277 m gain · 2 h 15 minLake55score
- 11Paved PathNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 7.9 km · 153 m gain · 2 h 30 minLake · Camping · Passes Lower Kananaskis Lake46score
- 12WheelerNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 12.1 km · 191 m gain · 3 h 30 minLake · Camping · Passes Marl Lake44score
- 13King Creek Opal Traverse RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 8.4 km · 535 m gain · 4 hViews · River or creek · Alpine43score
- 14Whiskey Jack TrailNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 7.4 km · 230 m gain · 2 h 30 min39score
- 15Sawmill Loop TrailNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 5.1 km · 168 m gain · 1 h 45 minRiver or creek36score