Trails | Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

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 Sep 21st: Cleared of downed trees.	2.1 km	Summer Only	Hiking	Open
Bill Benson Sep 15th: Blown clean of needles and debris.	0.7 km one-way	Summer Only	Wheelchair Accessible Hiking	Open
Black Prince Cirque Interpretive Warning: Bridge washed out Note: The Blackshale Creek Suspension Bridge is NOT accessed from this trail.	4.2 km	Summer Only	Hiking	Warning
Boulton Creek Aug 27: Cleared of downed trees.	2.2 km one-way	Winter Only	Hiking Cross Country Skiing	Open
Braille	2.2 km	Winter Only	Cross Country Skiing	Open
Burstall Pass Note: Bikes permitted on first 3.5 km of trail ONLY. Aug 25th: Downed trees removed.	7.4 km one-way	Summer Only	Hiking OHVing	Open
Burstall Pass (Backcountry)	km	Winter Only	Cross Country Skiing	Open
Chester Lake Sep 3rd: The split log bridge on the trail around lake has been replaced.	4.6 km one-way	Summer Only	Fat Biking Hiking OHVing	Open
Elbow Lake Sep 17th: Cleared of downed trees. Creek is still flowing onto trail.	1.4 km one-way	Summer Only	Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing	Open
Elk Pass Sep 8th: Expect the trail to be wet. There is a 30m section of water flowing down the trail, between the North Hydroline Trail junction and the Patterson Trail junction.	5.6 km	Summer Only	Hiking OHVing	Open
Highwood Meadows	0.6 km one-way	Summer Only	Wheelchair Accessible Hiking	Open
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 Sep 24th: Clear of downed trees.	1.7 km	Summer Only	Hiking OHVing	Open
Lower Lake Interpretive Sep 15th: Blown clean of needles and debris. Downed trees removed.	0.5 km one-way	Summer Only	Hiking	Open
Maude-Lawson Turbine Canyon Backcountry Campground: Closed Dec 1 - Jun 24. Sep 23rd: Cleared of downed trees.	7.5 km	Summer Only	Hiking	Open
Meadow	4.0 km	Winter Only	Cross Country Skiing	Open
Peter Lougheed Paved Sept 3rd: Mowed and swept free of needles and debris.	12.1 km one-way	Summer Only	Hiking OHVing	Open
Pocaterra Sept 24th: Trail swept and cleared of downed trees. Note: This is not the Pocaterra Cirque Trail.	9.9 km one-way	Summer Only	Fat Biking Hiking OHVing	Open
Ptarmigan Cirque Interpretive	4.5 km	Summer Only	Hiking	Open
Rawson Lake Sep 24th: Cleared of downed trees.	3.9 km one-way	Summer Only	Hiking	Open
Rock Glacier Interpretive Sep 21st: Trail is in good condition.	0.15 km one-way	Summer Only	Hiking	Open
Rockwall Interpretive	0.5 km	Summer Only	Wheelchair Accessible Hiking	Open
Rolly Road Training Grid	km	Winter Only	Cross Country Skiing	Open
Spruce Road	0.8 km	Year-Round	Wheelchair Accessible Hiking Cross Country Skiing	Open
Three Isle Lake Three Isle Trail closed from the junction with Upper Lake Trail north of Point Backcountry Campground as the bridge is washed out on Upper Kananaskis River. Sep 21st: There is a reroute to access Forks Backcountry Campground, Three Isle Backcountry Campground, and Turbine Backcountry Campground. Note: Bikes only permitted to Invincible Creek, 3.8 km from trailhead Three Isle Lake Backcountry Campground: Closed Dec 1 - July 1.	10.2 km	Summer Only	Hiking OHVing	Partially Closed
Upper Lake Sep 9th: Downed trees removed. Aster Lake Backcountry Campground: Closed Dec 1 - Jul 9.	15.7 km	Summer Only	Hiking OHVing	Open
Whiskey Jack Sep 24th: Cleared of downed trees.	3.9 km one-way	Summer Only	Hiking OHVing	Open
William Watson Lodge Access Sep 15th: Cleared of downed trees.	0.6 km one-way	Year-Round	Wheelchair Accessible Hiking OHVing Cross Country Skiing	Open
Peninsula Sep 15th: Clear of downed trees.	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	0.7 km	Winter Only	Winter Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing	Open
Boulton Creek Interpretive Sep 14th: Cleared of downed trees.	4.9 km	Summer Only	Hiking	Open
Marl Lake Interpretive Seo 21st: Downed trees removed. Blown free of needles in late August.	1.5 km for loop	Summer Only	Wheelchair Accessible Hiking	Open
Lower Lake Sep 15th: Downed trees removed.	3.5 km one-way	Summer Only	Hiking	Open
Pocaterra Cirque Sep 19th: Trail is soft with some muddy sections.	5.5 km	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) Sep 21st: Closed from Driftwood Day Use Area to Sparrowhawk Day Use Area (at the junction of High Rockies Trail and Sparrowhawk connector), and from Chester Lake Trailhead (at the junction of Burstall Pass connector and High Rockies Trail) to Sawmill Day Use Area due to significant precipitation and high stream flows. 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	Hiking OHVing	Partially Closed

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