Best hikes in the Calgary area
128 hiking trails in the Calgary area, from 105 easy walks to 5 hard days. Every trail on one map with distance, elevation gain and difficulty. Ranked by trail score, which weighs scenery, trail quality and how often each trail is photographed and visited.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score, highest first.
- Trails
- 128
- Total distance
- 531km
- Easy
- 105
- Moderate
- 18
- Hard
- 5
Parks and areas
- Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area 7
- Fish Creek Provincial Park 5
- Weaselhead Flats 5
- 12 Mile Coulee 4
- Canada Olympic Park 4
- Bowness Park 3
- Griffith Woods 3
- Battalion Park 2
- Pearce Estate Park 2
- Dale Hodges Park 1
- Edworthy Park 1
- Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park 1
- Lake Sundance 1
- Lindsay Park 1
- North Glenmore Park 1
- Nose Hill Park 1
- Pumphouse Park 1
- Ralph Klein Park 1
- Sandy Beach 1
- South Glenmore Park 1
- West Confederation Park 1
Top 25
Sorted by rank- 1Aspen TrailNear Priddis · Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation AreaEasy · 4.6 km · 133 m gain · 1 h 30 minViews62score
- 2Fescue TrailNear Priddis · Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation AreaModerate · 7.3 km · 206 m gain · 2 h 30 minViews61score
- 3Paradise TrailNear Priddis · Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation AreaEasy · 4.1 km · 109 m gain · 1 h 15 minViews53score
- 4Jackrabbit TrailNear Calgary · Weaselhead FlatsEasy · 4.9 km · 126 m gain · 1 h 30 minLake · Passes Glenmore Reservoir44score
- 512 Mile Coulee Trail SystemNear Bearspaw · 12 Mile CouleeModerate · 5.5 km · 116 m gain · 1 h 45 minRiver or creek · Canyon42score
- 6Bush PartyNear Artists View Park West · Bowness ParkEasy · 3.9 km · 99 m gain · 1 h 15 minViews42score
- 7Douglas Fir TrailNear Calgary · Calgary areaModerate · 5.3 km · 231 m gain · 2 hViews42score
- 8Ranchers TrailNear Priddis · Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation AreaEasy · 2.0 km · 90 m gain · 45 min41score
- 9John Simonot Commemorative Trail SystemNear Calgary · Griffith WoodsEasy · 3.5 km · 7 m gain · 55 min40score
- 10Aspen TrailNear Calgary · North Glenmore ParkEasy · 1.7 km · 7 m gain · 25 min39score
- 11South Arm of Paradise TrailNear Priddis · Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation AreaEasy · 2.8 km · 59 m gain · 50 min38score
- 12Christmas Tree TrailNear Calgary · Edworthy ParkEasy · 2.0 km · 5 m gain · 30 minRiver or creek35score
- 13RiverWalk Pedestrian WayNear Calgary · Calgary areaEasy · 3.2 km · 6 m gain · 50 minViews · River or creek34score
- 14Oxbow TrailNear Calgary · Weaselhead FlatsEasy · 5.2 km · 3 m gain · 1 h 15 minRiver or creek33score
- 15Ice CavesNear Calgary · Fish Creek Provincial ParkEasy · 1.3 km · 4 m gain · 20 minRiver or creek · Cave33score
- 16Weaselhead TrailNear Calgary · Weaselhead FlatsEasy · 3.7 km · 42 m gain · 1 h32score
- 17BearspawNear Bearspaw · Glenbow Ranch Provincial ParkEasy · 4.5 km · 14 m gain · 1 h 15 min31score
- 18Rocky View Wetland TrailNear Balzac Industrial Park · Calgary areaEasy · 0.9 km · 3 m gain · 15 minLake · Views · Passes Rocky View Wetland31score
- 19South Fence TrailNear Calgary · Nose Hill ParkEasy · 3.4 km · 60 m gain · 1 h30score
- 20Sideshow BobNear Calgary · Dale Hodges ParkEasy · 2.4 km · 61 m gain · 45 min30score
- 21MTB: Ridge RunNear Artists View Park West · Calgary areaEasy · 2.8 km · 52 m gain · 50 minViews28score
- 22NeedatowieNear Artists View Park West · Canada Olympic ParkEasy · 2.5 km · 91 m gain · 50 min28score
- 23Elbow River PathwayNear Calgary · Lindsay ParkModerate · 7.1 km · 25 m gain · 1 h 45 minViews · River or creek · Passes Scotsman's Hill27score
- 24No More pathNear Calgary · Fish Creek Provincial ParkEasy · 1.3 km · 2 m gain · 20 min26score
- 25Glenmore Trail PathwayNear Calgary · Calgary areaEasy · 2.9 km · 26 m gain · 45 minLake · Passes Glenmore Reservoir24score
More trails
- Sunnyside PathwayEasy · 2.4 km · 61 m gain
- MTB: Muscle HamsterEasy · 3.3 km · 101 m gain
- MTB: Lemon OrchardEasy · 2.3 km · 64 m gain
- Bow River PathwayHard · 24.0 km · 94 m gain
- MTB: Beaver FeverEasy · 1.7 km · 37 m gain
- MTB: Valley RunEasy · 1.9 km · 69 m gain
- MTB: SafariEasy · 1.5 km · 69 m gain
- Bow River PathwayEasy · 4.0 km · 35 m gain
- MTB: HomesteadEasy · 1.5 km · 38 m gain
- MTB: Hummingbird LaneEasy · 1.9 km · 20 m gain
- MTB: The DownlowEasy · 1.5 km · 37 m gain
- Griffith Woods Bike PathEasy · 4.9 km · 11 m gain
- Rotarty / Mattamy GreenwayEasy · 4.5 km · 55 m gain
- Rotary/Mattamy GreenwayHard · 17.8 km · 130 m gain
- Lafarge Meadows PathwayEasy · 5.5 km · 9 m gain
- MTB: Lazer FadeEasy · 1.2 km · 70 m gain
- MTB: Low WalkEasy · 1.0 km · 49 m gain
- Canmore Park BikepathEasy · 1.4 km · 18 m gain
- MTB: The Bodhi TreeEasy · 1.0 km · 60 m gain
- MTB: Scrub BrushEasy · 0.9 km · 56 m gain
- MTB: PaddockEasy · 1.3 km · 44 m gain
- The Rotary/Mattamy GreenwayEasy · 2.0 km · 1 m gain
Plus 81 shorter or connecting trails on the map.
Questions
- What is the best hike in the Calgary area?
- Aspen Trail ranks first: a 4.6 km out and back trail with 133 m of elevation gain, rated easy.
- What is the best lake hike in the Calgary area?
- Jackrabbit Trail, 4.9 km with 126 m of climbing.
- What is the hardest hike in the Calgary area?
- By elevation gain, Douglas Fir Trail: 231 m over 5.3 km.
- How many hiking trails are in the Calgary area?
- Hike Alberta maps 47 hiking trails in the Calgary area.