Trail Locations

Drop off and pick up: Upper Kananaskis Lake Trailhead parking

Outer loop of trails from Sawmill parking lot Drop off and pick up: Sawmill Day Use Area

Walk through meadows and woods along west side of hills. Daffern V4-1    

Note: some off-trail/bushwhacking involved going between the ridges and crossing small creek. Hikes Overview, Trailhead at Kananaskis Country boundary sign. Return Distances:TrailHead – Large Fir via Muley Ridge Summit & Saddle, 11.3km, 490m Total Climb.Return Distance via Muley Ridge NW outliers 1 & 2: 11.3km, 640m Total Climb. Trailhead – Muley Ridge – Carry Ridge – John Ware Ridge, 17.6km. Total … Read More

Note: some off-trail/bushwhacking involved going between the ridges and crossing small creek. Hikes Overview, Trailhead at Kananaskis Country boundary sign. Return Distances:TrailHead – Large Fir via Muley Ridge Summit & Saddle, 11.3km, 490m Total Climb.Return Distance via Muley Ridge NW outliers 1 & 2: 11.3km, 640m Total Climb. Trailhead – Muley Ridge – Carry Ridge – John Ware Ridge, 17.6km. Total … Read More

Great views; Daffern V4-1, 1A, 1B, 1C includes 2 summits Bus can’t stop at High Noon Hills trailhead, so going from Sheep Park office, options are: walk down the side of the highway a km or 2; walk around on Macabee Loop to highway, then about .2km east on highway to trailhead on right; or cross fence at Sheep Park … Read More

From Sheep Station, Long Prairie Ridge trail, south & west onto Death Valley trail back to highway. Cross highway at Sandy McNabb Campground. Through campground to get to trail up onto Sandy McNabb Hills with several tops.  Return through ski trail area (Loggers Connector and part of Loggers Loop) to Sheep Station. Ski trail names are not always marked and … Read More

From Sheep Station.  Long Prairie Ridge trail and return.  Beautiful views all along the ridge. Daffern V4-11

From Sheep Station.  Long Prairie Ridge trail, Balsam Link east to Pine Ridge Loop to return to Sheep station. Daffern V4-11 + 12  

From Sheep Station.  Long Prairie Ridge trail, east to Pine Ridge, return to Sheep station via Macabee ridge. Daffern V4 – 11, 12, 12A Best to do this hike before June 1, as cattle are put in the area around that time.

Similar to Daffern 4th edition, Volume 4, hikes 3, 3.1, 3.2 This hike starts at Sandy McNabb recreation area, connects to an unofficial trail up Sandy McNabb Hill (several small bumps, then down through woods to gap in the fence and cross to go up the east hill of the group. Drop off the northeast end of that hill and … Read More

Daffern V4 Volume 4 #31 Out and back from end of hwy 546 (Junction Creek Day Use area). Mostly walking through forest along an old mining road, with some nice views of Sheep River and mountains.

Drop off and pick up: TBC

Various trails with a variety of lengths and elevation gain.  Daffern V2 – 79-83    

Short hike that branches off near start of Rockbound Lake trail. Can walk back to store at Castle Junction for refreshments and/or walk to the bridge to see the Osprey nest on it.

Various trails

Beautiful loop along both sides of the Bow. Minimal elevation gain. Snow can be thin at times. Sometimes walkers mess up the north side part of the trail near the Village. Don’t forget to stop in at the Hostel for a bowl of soup or coffee (or beer!)