Mount Ware Route
Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park
Trail score 24 out of 100, from popularity, scenery and trail quality
About this trail
Mount Ware Route is a 4.0 km loop trail in Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park. The route gains 298 m in total and tops out at 1,958 m. Hike Alberta rates it moderate. Allow about 2 hours of moving time. It meets Gorge Creek at 3.4 km, and passes one other mapped junction. Two side branches with the same name split off the route, at 0.8 km and 2.0 km. The map also shows two separate sections with the same name that are not part of this route. The distance and climb above follow this route only, not its branches.
- Length
- 4.0km
- Elevation gain
- 298m
- Estimated time
- 2h
- Moving time
- Route
- Loop
- Highest point
- 1,958m
- Lowest point
- 1,662m
Elevation profile
1,662 m to 1,958 mHighest point 1,958 m, lowest 1,662 m, 298 m of climbing in total. Steepest sustained grade about 35% over 100 m.
Predicted coverage: 100% of route
0% LTE · 100% 5G
- Longest modelled gap
- 0.0 km
- Model
- 2024 · Natural Resources Canada
Predicted coverage is not guaranteed. It varies by carrier, terrain, weather, device and network load, and it does not guarantee emergency service.
Good for
- Hiking
- Dog friendly (on leash)
- River or creek
Rankings
Trailhead
The trail starts at 50.6566° N, 114.7315° W.
Kananaskis Conservation Pass
Vehicle pass required when parking
Pass details
Vehicles parked at provincial park and public land sites in Kananaskis Country and the Bow Valley need this pass. It is registered to the licence plate. People arriving without a vehicle do not need one, and official exemptions and free days may apply.
$15 daily for one vehicle · $90 yearly for up to three vehicles
Information and prices checked October 21, 2026.
Before you go
Carry an offline map and plan for no service in backcountry areas. Trails close for wildlife, fire, weather and construction. Check the official sources:
Nearby trails
- Little Ware East Ridge RouteHard · 3.4 km · 307 m gain · 1.8 km away
- Mount Ware to Surveyor's Ridge RouteModerate · 7.2 km · 456 m gain · 2.0 km away
- Bluerock Pass RouteModerate · 7.3 km · 391 m gain · 2.9 km away
- South Gorge CreekModerate · 10.6 km · 330 m gain · 3.0 km away
- Gorge Creek LoopHard · 21.7 km · 641 m gain · 3.1 km away
- Volcano SouthModerate · 9.7 km · 433 m gain · 3.1 km away
All 34 trails in Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park
Trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Elevation © Mapterhorn from NRCan HRDEM (Open Government Licence Canada) and Copernicus GLO 30