Best hard hikes in Crowsnest Pass and Castle
The 15 best hard hikes in Crowsnest Pass and Castle, out of 73 that we map, ranked by trail score.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score, highest first.
- All hikes
- Easy 29
- Moderate 29
- Under 5 km 49
- Kid friendly 27
- Lakes 9
- Summits 48
- Views 75
- Loops 10
- Backpacking 10
The list
Sorted by rank- 1Table Mountain TrailNear Beaver Mines · Castle Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 9.1 km · 796 m gain · 5 h 30 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Table Mountain79score
- 2Mount Haig RouteCrowsnest Pass and CastleHard · 11.9 km · 1,678 m gain · 10 h 30 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Haig and Gravenstafel Ridge76score
- 3Southfork Mountain RouteNear Crowsnest Pass · Castle Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 14.6 km · 1,170 m gain · 8 hLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes Southfork Lakes and Southfork Mountain74score
- 4Great Divide TrailNear Crowsnest Pass · Livingstone Public Land Use ZoneHard · 37.6 km · 1,802 m gain · 14 h 15 minLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Window Mountain Lake74score
- 5B08: High Rock TrailNear Crowsnest Pass · Livingstone Public Land Use ZoneHard · 83.3 km · 4,166 m gain · 32 h 45 minLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Window Mountain Lake69score
- 6Mount Darrah RouteNear Crowsnest Pass · Castle Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 21.3 km · 1,478 m gain · 10 h 30 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Darrah67score
- 7Turtle Mountain TrailNear Crowsnest Pass · Livingstone Public Land Use ZoneHard · 7.4 km · 994 m gain · 6 h 15 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Turtle Mountain66score
- 8Drywood MountainNear Pincher Creek · Castle Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 8.2 km · 904 m gain · 5 h 45 minSummit · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Drywood Mountain65score
- 9Byron Hill TrailNear Crowsnest Pass · Castle Provincial ParkHard · 7.9 km · 583 m gain · 4 hSummit · Views · Passes Byron Hill63score
- 10Drywood Mountain RouteNear Pincher Creek · Castle Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 12.4 km · 1,135 m gain · 7 h 30 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Drywood Mountain61score
- 11Spades Peak RouteNear Crowsnest Pass · Castle Provincial ParkHard · 5.3 km · 261 m gain · 2 hSummit · Views · Passes Spades Peak61score
- 12Castle Peak RouteNear Pincher Creek · Castle Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 21.5 km · 1,290 m gain · 9 h 30 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Castle Peak60score
- 13Chinook Peak North RouteNear Promised Land · Castle Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 3.9 km · 494 m gain · 3 hSummit · Views60score
- 14Ma Butte RouteNear Crowsnest Pass · Livingstone Public Land Use ZoneHard · 13.0 km · 1,003 m gain · 7 hSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Ma Butte60score
- 15Victoria Ridge RouteNear Pincher Creek · Castle Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 23.0 km · 1,083 m gain · 8 h 45 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Victoria Ridge59score