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Best backpacking trails in Willmore and Grande Cache

The 8 best backpacking trails in Willmore and Grande Cache, out of 8 that we map, ranked by trail score.

How we rank trails Ranked by trail score, highest first.

The list

Sorted by rank
  1. 1Mount Stearn TrailNear Grande Cache · Sulphur Gates Provincial Recreation AreaHard · 15.0 km · 1,045 m gain · 7 h 30 minSummit · Views · Camping · Passes Mount Stearn58score
  2. 2Mawdsley trailNear Grande Cache · Willmore Wilderness ParkHard · 20.0 km · 1,307 m gain · 9 h 30 minCamping · Alpine · Passes Mount Mawdsley40score
  3. 3Davey Creek TrailNear Kvass Flats · Willmore Wilderness ParkHard · 13.7 km · 1,029 m gain · 7 h 15 minLake · River or creek · Camping · Passes Big Hill pond37score
  4. 4Kvass Flats TrailNear Grande Cache · Sulphur Gates Provincial Recreation AreaHard · 35.1 km · 868 m gain · 11 hCamping37score
  5. 5Carson Creek TrailWillmore Wilderness ParkHard · 15.9 km · 555 m gain · 5 h 30 minRiver or creek · Camping · Alpine35score
  6. 6Pope Thoreau TrailWillmore Wilderness ParkHard · 24.0 km · 667 m gain · 7 h 45 minRiver or creek32score
  7. 7Indian TrailWillmore Wilderness ParkHard · 23.4 km · 523 m gain · 7 h 15 min23score
  8. 8Sheep Creek TrailNear Grande Cache · Willmore Wilderness ParkHard · 20.1 km · 877 m gain · 7 h 15 minRiver or creek · Camping14score

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