Weekend Hike

[Hoagie]

Can anyone recommend a good weekend hike close to Calgary.

[FiveFreshFish]

I just hiked Mt. Yamnuska recently. It's less than 45 minutes outside of Calgary.


Here are some websites you should look at.

http://www.everytrail.com/browse.php?country=Canada&state=Alberta

http://www.clubtread.com/Routes/

http://www.trailpeak.com/index.jsp?navaction=reg&navalue=ab

[Isaiah]

The Lake Minnewanka loop is nice, leisurely 1.5 hour hike. Hang a right at the Banff exit instead of going into the town. It's about 10 minutes down the road.

[95EG6P]

Go to the Library and take out "Walks and Easy Hikes in the Canadian Rockies" by Graeme Pole There's pics, over 100 different hike/bike trails and directions to get there.

I borrowed this book like last week from them. :D

[dimi]

I did Pickle jar lakes hike yesterday. Well mostly I went there to fly fish but the hike was awesome. 5km took me about 2 hours, but it was pretty intense and it is far from town (160km). It is a nice retreat though. I only saw 2 groups of hikers and that was it. Lost count of the fish I caught so it was well worth it. Bring your bear tools.

[U4RIA]

Johnston Canyon has a nice trail up to the Inkpots. 5.6KM to get up there.

[mr2mike]

Everyone seems to hike Johnston Canyon nowadays. So busy!

[Hoagie]

Thanks for all the suggestions.

but does anyone one do like the longer weekend hikes where you camp in between?

[tch7]

Some good multi-day trips I've done that are within 3 hours of Calgary:


1. Lake O'Hara in Yoho NP
2. Little Yoho Valley & Iceline Trail in Yoho NP
3. Rockwall Trail in Kootenay NP (just to Floe Lake if you only have 2 days)
4. Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park (Citadel Pass route is the most scenic - need 3 or 4 days though)
5. Egypt & Shadow Lakes via Healy Pass in Banff NP
6. Elbow Lake & Tombstone in Kananaskis


If you're willing to drive a long ways and it's a long weekend, the Berg Lake Trail, Amethyst Lakes Trail, and Skyline Trail up closer to Jasper are great.

[rvd]

Any other good day fish/hikes out there besides picklejar and rawson lakes?