Trail Locations

Referring to the attached map CanmorePathways_BVEast_lores_2017: start at the Cougar Creek Trailhead, follow the darker orange dotted line to reach the Montane Traverse, follow the Montane Traverse Trail to Meander Trail to Harvey Heights Trailhead, follow Palliser Pathway and cross Trans Canada Highway near Visitor Centre, follow Banff Legacy Trail towards town, cross to downtown near Railway Ave., follow 17 … Read More

Drop off: North Interlakes Day Use; Pick up: Upper Kananaskis Lake Trailhead parking

Drop off and pickup: North Interlakes Day Use parking Has some boulder crossings that some C’s might have trouble with.

Daffern V2 – #70

Ridge west of Helen Lake. Starts and ends at Helen Lake parking. Offtrail hike through trees and some boulder fields. No exposure. Great views.

Nice forest trail. Daffern V4 – 63

Nice forest trail. Daffern V4 – 63

Trail start is West of Market mall. From Home Road, turn onto 52 Street N.W. ( one-way) . Parking lot is immediately right, watch out for the bike lane. Note the Rotary/Mattamy Greenway pathway marker. NO services within the park. Trail is mostly a paved trail, gradual decent into the park. There are gravel side paths off the main trail … Read More

Short Scramble with some exposure.

From Badlands Community Facility (80 Veterans Way, Drumheller), walk to Royal Tyrrell Museum Negligible elevation change .Drumheller Pedestrian Map

From Badlands Community Facility (80 Veterans Way, Drumheller), walk to Royal Tyrrell Museum and return to Community Centre. Negligible elevation change .Drumheller Pedestrian Map

North of Tyrell Museum on Hwy 838 (N Dinosaur Trail). Supposed to be 19th century outlaw hiding place. A few set trails but no signage.

From Badlands Community Centre, follow pathways along Red Deer River, riverside park and return (4km) or continue downstream for 2km and return to Pioneer Trail Centre for coffee, then back to Community Centre for pickup – 8km

From Royal Tyrrell Museum to Badlands Community Centre (80 Veterans Way) or continue SE along Red Deer River and Back to Badlands Community Centre as far as time permits. Negligible elevation change.

From Royal Tyrrell Museum to Pioneer Trail Centre (160 3 St W, Drumheller) or continue SE along Red Deer River and Back to Pioneer Trail Centre as far as time permits. Negligible elevation change. Drumheller Pedestrian Map

Start at parking area and visit the buffalo jump.

Fairly easy but involves a bit of scrambling on clay slopes to get up to plateau.  Check out Bod Spirko overview of Dry Island