Best hard hikes in Central Alberta
The 15 best hard hikes in Central Alberta, out of 32 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
- 2Lost LakeNear Tofield · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaHard · 14.3 km · 170 m gain · 4 hLake · Passes Islet Lake and Arrow Head Lake66score
- 3Great Divide TrailWillmore Wilderness ParkHard · 321.9 km · 10,897 m gain · 109 h 30 minViews · Glacier · Camping · Alpine · Passes Moose Pass60score
- 4Kiskayo TrailNear Pipestone · Pigeon Lake Provincial ParkHard · 129.3 km · 1,045 m gain · 35 hLake · Camping · Passes Pigeon Lake59score
- 5WapitiNear Tofield · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaHard · 15.1 km · 157 m gain · 4 h 15 minLake · Passes Wapiti Lake56score
- 6Leduc Multi WayNear Leduc · William F Lede ParkHard · 18.5 km · 51 m gain · 4 h 45 minLake · Passes Leduc Reservoir and Telford Lake52score
- 7BlackfootNear Antler Lake · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaHard · 45.0 km · 498 m gain · 12 h 30 min46score
- 8FarawayNear Tofield · Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaHard · 14.3 km · 150 m gain · 4 h45score
- 9Freeman LoopNear Swan Hills · Central AlbertaHard · 28.0 km · 511 m gain · 8 h 15 min43score
- 10Amisk 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
- 11Goodwin LakeNear Whitecourt · Central AlbertaHard · 40.7 km · 994 m gain · 12 h 45 minLake36score
- 12Goat CreekNear Whitecourt · Central AlbertaHard · 25.6 km · 624 m gain · 8 hRiver or creek · Camping31score
- 13Athabasca Ridge Loop/ Golden TriangleNear Whitecourt · Central AlbertaHard · 18.0 km · 297 m gain · 5 h 15 minViews29score
- 14Athabasca Ridge LoopNear Whitecourt · Central AlbertaHard · 38.5 km · 659 m gain · 11 h 30 minViews28score
- 15Eagle LoopNear Whitecourt · Central AlbertaHard · 25.9 km · 627 m gain · 8 h 15 min27score