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Best short hikes in Spray Valley Provincial Park

The 15 best short hikes in Spray Valley Provincial Park, out of 18 that we map, ranked by trail score.

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

The list

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  1. 1Galatea Lakes TrailNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Spray Valley Provincial ParkModerate · 4.2 km · 283 m gain · 2 hLake · Views · Camping · Alpine · Passes Lillian Lake and Galatea Lakes77score
  2. 2Karst Spring TrailNear Kananaskis Village · Spray Valley Provincial ParkEasy · 1.7 km · 97 m gain · 45 minLake · Waterfall · Passes Watridge Lake74score
  3. 3Lillian Lake TrailNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Spray Valley Provincial ParkEasy · 2.1 km · 46 m gain · 40 minLake · River or creek · Camping · Passes Lillian Lake62score
  4. 4Tryst Lake Ridge RouteNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Spray Valley Provincial ParkHard · 4.3 km · 504 m gain · 3 h 15 minLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Tryst Lake61score
  5. 5Tryst Lake to Tent Ridge RouteNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Spray Valley Provincial ParkModerate · 2.1 km · 235 m gain · 1 h 30 minLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Tryst Lake60score
  6. 6Fortress Ridge RouteNear Mount Kidd RV Park · Spray Valley Provincial ParkExpert · 4.2 km · 742 m gain · 5 h 30 minViews · Alpine53score
  7. 7Ribbon Lake TrailNear Kananaskis Village · Spray Valley Provincial ParkModerate · 3.5 km · 245 m gain · 1 h 45 minLake · River or creek · Camping · Alpine · Passes Ribbon Lake52score
  8. 8Tryst Lake and Mount Smutwood RouteNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Spray Valley Provincial ParkEasy · 3.3 km · 46 m gain · 55 minLake52score
  9. 9Buller Pass Peak RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Spray Valley Provincial ParkHard · 2.4 km · 419 m gain · 2 h 30 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Buller Pass Peak52score
  10. 10Mount Engadine North Ridge RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Spray Valley Provincial ParkHard · 4.7 km · 877 m gain · 5 h 15 minViews · Alpine50score
  11. 11The Tower RouteNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Spray Valley Provincial ParkExpert · 3.2 km · 749 m gain · 5 h 30 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes The Tower49score
  12. 12Mount Buller Buttress #4 Climber's RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Spray Valley Provincial ParkHard · 4.5 km · 1,348 m gain · 7 h 45 minViews · Alpine · Passes Mount Buller West Peak47score
  13. 13Mount Kidd Lookout TrailNear Kananaskis Village · Spray Valley Provincial ParkHard · 4.1 km · 589 m gain · 3 h 45 minViews · Alpine · Passes Mount Kidd Lookout 2100m and Mount Kidd Lookout47score
  14. 14Fortress S Ridge RtNear Fortress Mountain Resort · Spray Valley Provincial ParkHard · 1.7 km · 370 m gain · 2 h 15 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes The Fortress47score
  15. 15Guinn's Peak RouteNear Kananaskis Village · Spray Valley Provincial ParkEasy · 1.4 km · 168 m gain · 1 hSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Guinn's Peak45score

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