Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

Alberta Parks

Trails

Select roads, campgrounds, day-use areas, trails, and areas of Kananaskis Country will be temporarily closed before, during, and after the 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit in June. Check for closures before you go.

A Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required to park your vehicle in Kananaskis and the Bow Valley.
    • Hiking opportunities range from barrier-free trails to high alpine backcounty adventures. Some trails provide access to Banff National Park and Elk Lakes Provincial Park in B.C. 
    • Bicyclists can enjoy more than 12 kms of paved trails. Mountain bikers will find a number of challenging trails open for their use.
    • Elbow Lake Trail provides access to trails in Elbow and Sheep valleys. It is the only trail in the park that is open to equestrian users.
    • In winter, there are more than 85 kms of groomed cross-country ski trails in the Kananaskis Lakes area, as well as 30 kms in the Smith-Dorrien Trails System.
Trail Length Season Permitted Activities (Legend) Status
1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition Interpretive

May 16th: A couple small patches of snow. Downed trees removed

2.1 km Summer Only Hiking Open
Bill Benson

May 13th: Trail free of snow, and cleared of needles and debris. 

0.7 km one-way Summer Only Hiking Open
Black Prince Cirque Interpretive

April 30th: Snow covered.

Note: The Blackshale Creek Suspension Bridge is NOT accessed from this trail.

4.2 km Summer Only Hiking Open
Intermediate Boulton Creek

Tracks are shallow in some places. Groomed only from Elk Pass to Fox Creek.

2.2 km one-way Winter Only Hiking Cross Country Skiing Open
Braille 2.2 km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Burstall Pass

April 30th: Mainly deep snow.

Note: Bikes permitted on first 2.9 km of trail ONLY.

7.4 km one-way Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
Burstall Pass (Backcountry) km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Chester Lake

Chester Lake: Snow covered. Annual closure in place for Chester Lake until Jun 29 to allow area to dry and prevent damage to trail.

4.6 km one-way Summer Only Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Closed
Elbow Lake

April 29th: Snowbound.

Warning: No motorized or bicycle access via HWY 40, Dec 1 - Jun 20.

1.4 km one-way Summer Only Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Warning
Elk Pass

May 10th: A mix of snow and bare ground with muddy sections. Sign changeover complete. 

5.6 km Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
Highwood Meadows

Closed for construction

Warning: No motorized or bicycle access via HWY 40, Dec 1 - Jun 20.

0.6 km one-way Summer Only Hiking Closed
Kananaskis Canyon Interpretive

Closed: Stream crossings washed away by penstock/dam construction. Trail is impassable and is closed indefinitely.

0.8 km Summer Only Hiking Closed
Lookout

April 29th: Likely a mix of bare and snow covered. Sign changeover complete.

1.7 km Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
Lower Lake Interpretive

May 14th: Snow free. Blown free of needles and debris. Downed trees removed.

0.5 km one-way Summer Only Hiking Open
Maude-Lawson

April 29th: Deep snow.

Note: This trail has been redirected just west of Forks for access to Turbine Canyon.

7.5 km Summer Only Hiking Open
Intermediate Meadow

Trackset from Elkwood to the Visitor Centre on April 9th. The remainder was trackset on April 2nd.

4.0 km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Peter Lougheed Paved

May 16th: Swept and blown free of needles and debris. A few patches of snow and ice remain on trail edges. Sign changeover complete.

12.1 km one-way Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
Pocaterra

April 29th: Bare at lower elevations and partly snow covered at higher elevations. Sign changeover complete.

Note: This is not the undesignated Pocaterra Ridge or Cirque route.

9.9 km one-way Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
Ptarmigan Cirque Interpretive

April 29th: Snowbound

Warning: No motorized or bicycle access via HWY 40, Dec 1 - Jun 20.

4.5 km Summer Only Hiking Warning
Rawson Lake

April 30th: Snow covered.

3.9 km one-way Summer Only Hiking Open
Rock Glacier Interpretive

Warning: No motorized or bicycle access via HWY 40, Dec 1 - Jun 20.

0.15 km one-way Summer Only Hiking Warning
Rockwall

May 16th: Blown free of needles and debris. Closed for bear activity. 

0.5 km Summer Only Hiking Closed
Rolly Road Training Grid

Six sets of tracks set.

 

km Winter Only Cross Country Skiing Open
Intermediate Spruce Road

May 14th: Swept and blown free of needles and debris. A few patches of snow and ice remain on trail edges. Sign changeover complete.

0.8 km Winter Only Hiking Cross Country Skiing Open
Difficult Three Isle Lake

May 12th: Snow free between Interlakes and Point campground junction. Trail not observed beyond Point junction.

Note: Bikes only permitted to Invincible Creek, 3.8 km from trailhead

10.2 km Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
Upper Lake

May 12th: Snow free between Interlakes and Point campground junction. The rest of the trail has not observed this year.

15.7 km Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
Whiskey Jack

May 2nd: A mix of bare and some snow patches with muddy sections. Sign changeover complete.

3.9 km one-way Summer Only Hiking OHVing Open
William Watson Lodge Access

May 14th: Swept and blown clean of needles and debris. Sign changeover complete.

0.6 km one-way Year-Round Hiking OHVing Cross Country Skiing Open
Peninsula

May 16th: Snow free. Downed trees removed.

0.4 km Summer Only Hiking Open
Tailwater Snowshoe 1.9 km Winter Only Fat Biking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Frozen Toad Loop Snowshoe 8.1 km Winter Only Fat Biking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Torpor Loop 6.1 km Winter Only Winter Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
South Sawmill Loop 2.8 km Winter Only Winter Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
William Watson Lodge Connector

May 6th: Mainly snow covered. Sign changeover complete.

0.7 km Winter Only Winter Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Boulton Creek Interpretive

April 30th: Sign changeover complete.

4.9 km Summer Only Hiking Open
Marl Lake Interpretive

May 16th: A few patches of snow remain. Lots of needles and other small trees debris- will be blown clean when snow melts. Downed trees have been removed.

1.5 km for loop Summer Only Hiking Open
Lower Lake

May 14th: Mainly bare with a couple snow patches at the north end.

3.5 km one-way Summer Only Hiking Open
High Rockies (Winter)

Note: Between Nov. 1 and May 1 the trail is closed through the Buller Slide Path due to Highway Avalanche Control.

63.0 km Goat Creek to Peninsula Day Use Winter Only Winter Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
High Rockies (Summer)

May 15th: Mainly snow covered between Sawmill to Black Prince and north of Buller. The remainder is a mix of bare with snow patches.

Note: Hiker-cyclist camping allowed at select day use areas only from Jun 1 - Sep 20. See details.

63.0 km Goat Creek to Peninsula Day Use; 80.0 km Goat Creek to Elk Pass Summer Only Dog Sledding Hiking OHVing Open