Best summit hikes in Waterton Lakes National Park
The 15 best summit hikes in Waterton Lakes National Park, out of 19 that we map, ranked by trail score.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score, highest first.
- All hikes
- Easy 11
- Moderate 7
- Hard 40
- Under 5 km 24
- Kid friendly 10
- Waterfalls 6
- Lakes 23
- Views 39
- Backpacking 8
The list
Sorted by rank- 1Mount Crandell East RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 7.8 km · 1,090 m gain · 6 h 45 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Crandell83score
- 2Mount Crandell RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 6.1 km · 883 m gain · 5 h 30 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Crandell81score
- 3Mount Alderson Scramble RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 4.6 km · 477 m gain · 3 hSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Alderson74score
- 4Mount Galwey RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 5.9 km · 898 m gain · 5 h 30 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Galwey73score
- 5Mount Carthew RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 2.9 km · 290 m gain · 2 hSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Carthew73score
- 6Bertha Peak RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 3.3 km · 665 m gain · 4 hLake · Waterfall · Summit · Views · Passes Upper Bertha Falls and Bertha Peak72score
- 7Mount Crandell West RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 7.9 km · 894 m gain · 5 h 45 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Crandell72score
- 8Newman Peak TrailWaterton Lakes National ParkHard · 14.1 km · 1,035 m gain · 7 h 15 minLake · Summit · Views · Camping · Passes Goat Lake and Avion Ridge71score
- 9Bertha Peak Main TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 3.3 km · 564 m gain · 3 h 30 minLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes Bertha Lake69score
- 10Bellevue Hill TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 5.1 km · 724 m gain · 4 h 30 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Bellevue Hill69score
- 11Buchanan Ridge East Peak RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 11.5 km · 1,830 m gain · 11 h 15 minSummit · Views · Alpine68score
- 12Buchanan Scramble RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 2.7 km · 448 m gain · 2 h 45 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Buchanan Ridge66score
- 13Vimy Peak RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 13.0 km · 1,098 m gain · 7 h 30 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Vimy Peak61score
- 14Avion Ridge RouteWaterton Lakes National ParkHard · 12.0 km · 703 m gain · 5 h 15 minSummit · Views · Camping · Alpine · Passes Avion Ridge60score
- 15Carthew to Buchanan RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 6.2 km · 842 m gain · 5 h 15 minSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Buchanan Ridge and Buchanan Peak58score