Trail Locations

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

Hike in valley

Hike to Elbow Lake and take the trail around the left (west) side. Cross a small bridge over the outlet and continue along the old resource road for about 2.7 km. Just after a meadow, look for a rock cairn on the left marking a trail into the trees. From there it is about 200 m to a viewpoint of … Read More

Drop off and pickup: Moraine Lake parking lot

Elbow Falls to Station Flats 10km, 250m

Daffern Vol. 1 4th Edition – #47

Daffern Vol. 1 4th Edition – #47 Drop off and pick up: Elbow Pass Day Use

Hike the short 1.75 km up to the lake and backcountry campground. You’ll gain 150 m to the lake. Head through the campground and skirt the lake on the south side. You’ll arrive at an alluvial fan formed by the creek coming down the glacier and valley beside it. Turn right. Trail is unsigned. Pick your way across the rocks for … Read More