Best waterfall hikes in Kananaskis Country
The 15 best waterfall hikes in Kananaskis Country, out of 16 that we map, ranked by trail score.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score, highest first.
- All hikes
- Easy 199
- Moderate 210
- Hard 417
- Under 5 km 404
- Kid friendly 189
- Lakes 77
- Summits 277
- Views 482
- Glaciers 22
- Canyons 15
- Loops 62
- Backpacking 32
- Wheelchair friendly 7
The list
Sorted by rank- 1Rawson Lake TrailNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 8.7 km · 390 m gain · 3 h 15 minLake · Waterfall · Views · River or creek · Passes Upper Kananaskis Lake and View of the Lake in front of Mount Sarrail85score
- 2Skogan Pass TrailNear Kananaskis Village · Kananaskis Conservation Pass areaEasy · 4.9 km · 151 m gain · 1 h 45 minWaterfall · Views · River or creek · Passes Marmot Falls85score
- 3Elbow Pass/Lake TrailNear Fortress Junction · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkModerate · 10.5 km · 264 m gain · 3 h 15 minLake · Waterfall · Views · River or creek · Passes Elbow Pass and Elbow Lake82score
- 4Grotto CanyonNear Exshaw · Bow Valley Provincial ParkHard · 11.6 km · 741 m gain · 5 h 30 minLake · Waterfall · Canyon · Cave · Passes Grotto Mountain Pond81score
- 5Upper Kananaskis Lake TrailNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkModerate · 10.4 km · 249 m gain · 3 h 15 minLake · Waterfall · Camping · Passes Upper Kananaskis Lake80score
- 6Karst Spring TrailNear Kananaskis Village · Spray Valley Provincial ParkEasy · 1.7 km · 97 m gain · 45 minLake · Waterfall · Passes Watridge Lake74score
- 7Troll Falls & Marmot Creek TrailNear Kananaskis Village · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkEasy · 2.6 km · 148 m gain · 1 hWaterfall · River or creek · Passes Troll Falls and Marmot Falls73score
- 8Gorge CreekNear Diamond Valley · Bluerock Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 21.6 km · 713 m gain · 7 h 15 minWaterfall · River or creek · Canyon72score
- 9Heart Creek Bunker TrailNear Lac Des Arcs · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 5.0 km · 221 m gain · 1 h 45 minWaterfall · River or creek · Historic site71score
- 10Big ElbowNear Kananaskis Village · Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 43.8 km · 904 m gain · 13 h 15 minLake · Waterfall · River or creek · Camping · Passes Edworthy Falls and Elbow Lake70score
- 11Gorge Creek LoopNear Diamond Valley · Bluerock Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 21.7 km · 641 m gain · 7 h 15 minWaterfall · River or creek · Canyon · Camping70score
- 12Troll FallsNear Kananaskis Village · Evan Thomas Provincial Recreation AreaEasy · 2.6 km · 49 m gain · 45 minWaterfall70score
- 13Sheep TrailNear Diamond Valley · Sheep River Provincial ParkModerate · 7.8 km · 215 m gain · 2 h 30 minWaterfall · Passes Indian Oils Waterfalls62score
- 14Elpoca Creek Hill RouteNear Fortress Junction · Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkHard · 5.9 km · 730 m gain · 4 h 45 minWaterfall · Summit · Views · River or creek · Passes Elpoca Creek Hill57score
- 15Village Rim TrailNear Kananaskis Village · Evan Thomas Provincial Recreation AreaEasy · 1.8 km · 18 m gain · 30 minWaterfall · Views · Passes Viewpoint #2 and Viewpoint #353score