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Highwood Pass

Home Trail Location Groups Highwood Pass

These are hikes in the Highwood Pass, including Elbow Lake and also hikes south of the pass to the Junction with HWY 540.

Location
1Elbow Lake and Rae Glacier: 8.1 km 350 m
2Elbow Lake to Falls Viewpoint to Sheep Trail Jct AFATP: 12.9 km 407 m
3Mt. Lipsett meadows 12.5 km, 500 m
4Mt. Lipsett 14.2km 720 m
5Arethusa Cirque return from Highwood Pass parking 7.5 km, 400 m
6Grizzly Ridge out and back, 9.6 km 685 m
7Piper Pass 20 Km, 900 m
8Piper Pass 20 Km, 900 m AFATP
9Elbow Lake 4km 150m + around Lake AFATP
10Elbow Lake to Falls Viewpoint to Rae Lake: 16.8 km 450m
11Edworthy Falls Viewpoint: 10 km 275 m
12Little Highwood Pass 7.6 km 300 m
13Grizzly ridge, 9.6 km 683 m, or Grizzly Col 8 km 518 m
14south Pocaterra Ridge, 3rd peak & return, 14.1 km 550+ m
15Meadows below Mt. Lipsett 12.5km 500m - Hwy 40 4.5 km north of Mist Creek Day Use Area. 14.2 km to summit 720 m elevation gain.
16South end of Pocaterra Ridge 8.2km 600m
17Pocaterra Cirque, 8km 300m
18Mist Ridge (full), 23.1km 1030m - 8/9 hour hike
19Mist Ridge (partial), 12km 530m
20Elbow Lake 4km 150m
21Rae Glacier 8km 400m
22Mt. Lipsett Horseshoe, 10km 800m (some bushwhacking, 2km walk along highway)
23Mt. Lipsett, 14km 800m - Hwy 40 4.5 km north of Mist Creek Day Use Area. 14.2 km to summit 720 m elevation gain.
24Little Highwood Pass, 14.2km 230m
25Ptarmigan Cirque at Highwood Pass, 5km 230m
26Grizzly Col, 8km 518m
27Pocaterra Ridge S to N, 11km 750m
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