Best backpacking trails in Central Alberta
The 15 best backpacking trails in Central Alberta, out of 24 that we map, ranked by trail score.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score, highest first.
The list
Sorted by rank- 1Waskahegan TrailNear Collingwood Cove · Ministik Lake Game Bird SanctuaryHard · 28.4 km · 233 m gain · 7 h 45 minLake · Views · Passes Williams Lake and Red Chair Lookout68score
- 2Great Divide TrailWillmore Wilderness ParkHard · 321.9 km · 10,897 m gain · 109 h 30 minViews · Glacier · Camping · Alpine · Passes Moose Pass60score
- 3Kiskayo TrailNear Pipestone · Pigeon Lake Provincial ParkHard · 129.3 km · 1,045 m gain · 35 hLake · Camping · Passes Pigeon Lake59score
- 4BlackfootNear Antler Lake · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaHard · 45.0 km · 498 m gain · 12 h 30 min46score
- 5Freeman LoopNear Swan Hills · Central AlbertaHard · 28.0 km · 511 m gain · 8 h 15 min43score
- 6Amisk Wacîw MêskanawNear Fort Saskatchewan · River Valley AreaHard · 134.7 km · 1,086 m gain · 36 h 30 minLake · Views · Historic site · Passes Hermitage Park Stocked Trout Pond and Frederick G. Todd Lookout38score
- 7Goodwin LakeNear Whitecourt · Central AlbertaHard · 40.7 km · 994 m gain · 12 h 45 minLake36score
- 8Goat CreekNear Whitecourt · Central AlbertaHard · 25.6 km · 624 m gain · 8 hRiver or creek · Camping31score
- 9Athabasca Ridge LoopNear Whitecourt · Central AlbertaHard · 38.5 km · 659 m gain · 11 h 30 minViews28score
- 10Eagle LoopNear Whitecourt · Central AlbertaHard · 25.9 km · 627 m gain · 8 h 15 min27score
- 11Manweiler TrailNear Whitecourt · Central AlbertaHard · 85.6 km · 1,622 m gain · 25 h 45 min24score
- 12Westlock TrailNear South Baptiste · Central AlbertaHard · 57.5 km · 792 m gain · 16 h 30 min22score
- 13Rail TrailNear Horburg · Kiska/Willson Public Land Use ZoneHard · 149.1 km · 2,957 m gain · 45 h 15 min20score
- 14Athabasca TrailNear West Baptiste · Central AlbertaHard · 30.5 km · 432 m gain · 8 h 45 min20score
- 15Trapper Lea's LoopNear Swan Hills · Central AlbertaHard · 42.3 km · 666 m gain · 12 h 15 min19score