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The Indian Oils Trail in Kananaskis is most often done as an out and back. Nice enough, but why not mix it up a bit? Try a far more interesting alternative making a modest length loop using the official route for the ascent leg then a connecting ridge for the… (Search hits: 0 in title, 5 in body, 0 in comments.)

A series of summits interconnected by ridges in the Highwood area of Kananaskis, the Bull Creek Hills are a great hiking objective at any time of the year. There are many ways up including this lesser used approach, tackling an easterly rib straight on. Trails on this route are sometimes… (Search hits: 0 in title, 5 in body, 0 in comments.)

…Kananaskis, AB. Distance: 6.5km loop with part out and back. Height gain maximum: 210m. Height gain cumulative: 300m. NOTE: all heights and distances are approximate. Reference: Kananaskis Trail Guides by the Dafferns. _________________________ BIGDoer.com: Doing it Different! Something to say in private? Click here to: Reach Us! NEWS! – First… (Search hits: 0 in title, 5 in body, 0 in comments.)

If time is short or you’re not feeling terribly ambitious, the Diamond T loop hiking trail is a good choice. It’s reasonably close to Calgary, one of the first trails encountered when heading west out of town into the Elbow River area of Kananaskis – it’s almost at the park… (Search hits: 0 in title, 5 in body, 0 in comments.)

This adventure we hike the lovely Bow River Valley, travelling east from the Seebe Dam (sometimes called the Kananaskis Hydro Dam or Kananaskis Plant) on our way to Horseshoe Dam and Canyon and to points beyond. It’s an easy trail, but don’t think that makes it uninteresting. It offers the… (Search hits: 0 in title, 5 in body, 0 in comments.)

…by all means contact us! Date of adventure: July, 2013. Location: Kananaskis west of Turner Valley. Distance: 10km return. Height gain from start: 195m. Height gain cumulative: 360m. NOTE: all heights and distances are approximate. Reference: Kananaskis Trail Guides by the Dafferns. _________________________ BIGDoer.com: Doing it Different! Something to say… (Search hits: 0 in title, 5 in body, 0 in comments.)

…is south of the Kananaskis Village at the Galatea Creek day use area. The trail starts at the northwest corner of the parking lot and initially descends to a bridged crossing of the Kananaskis River – this bridge by the way makes an appearance in the film Brokeback Mountain. Shortly… (Search hits: 0 in title, 5 in body, 0 in comments.)

…September 2009. Location: Kananaskis near Highwood Pass. Distance: 14km return. Height gain from start: 710m. Height gain cumulative: 710m Technical bits: None. Notes: Prime bear habitat. We’ve seen so many signs – footprints, fresh piles of poo, etc. Reference: Kananaskis Trail Guides by the Dafferns. _________________________ BIGDoer.com: Doing it Different!… (Search hits: 0 in title, 5 in body, 0 in comments.)

…more (new window): Grass Pass Kananaskis and Fir Creek Point Kananaskis. They’re saying… ”You guys are awesome sauce!” Peter Schoenfelder (the best comment ever!) More like this… Mother’s Day Hill (East Kootenay BC). Jumpingpound Mountain East Ridge. Raspberry Ridge via Switchback Route. Junction Hill – Coal Road Approach (a short… (Search hits: 0 in title, 5 in body, 0 in comments.)

…but of course that also depends on the season. Some of the trails used this day are managed by Kananaskis staff and have been in use for many decades or more, where as others are managed by trail society volunteers and fairly new. The Ridgeback sections are the latter and… (Search hits: 0 in title, 5 in body, 0 in comments.)

Hunchback Hills, in one of the quieter areas of Kananaskis, are an interconnected series of bumps worthy of a visit. You can hike all of them as part of an extended horseshoe route of sorts – best done by those with good nav skills. Or you can make an out… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 1 in comments.)

Some call it Square Butte, but to most it’s Mesa Butte. Regardless of name it’s a modest height and easily climbed bump, in the foothills of Kananaskis west of Millarville. Mostly treed, it’s wide open to the south, rewarding hikers with pleasing views of rolling hills and low ridges below… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 1 in comments.)

The Greater Bragg Creek Trails Association (the GBCTA) manages a huge network of biking, hiking, equestrian, snowshoe and cross-country ski trails in the Foothills of Kananaskis west of Calgary. They go every which way and they keep building new ones! There’s a great mix here and whether you’re into something… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

It’s located in the quiet Sibbald section of Kananaskis, a loop trail in the foothills, moderate in length with zero challenges and a real pleasure to hike. It keeps to trees mostly, but there’s still lots of scenery and occasional far reaching views of mountains beckoning to the south and… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

…December, 2017. Location: Kananaskis AB, Ware Creek area. Distance: 9km there and back. Height gain maximum: 230m-ish. Height gain cumulative: 250m-ish. NOTE: all distances and heights are approximate. Reference: Kananaskis Trail Guide by Gillean Daffern. _________________________ BIGDoer.com: Doing it Different! Something to say in private? Click here to: Reach Us!… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

…Kananaskis and while not the most spectacular of the many that exist in the area, it’s not without its own special charms. There’s options to go further if you so like. Make your way to the Sawmill Day Use Area on the Smith Dorrien/Spray Lakes “Highway” (gravel and dusty) just… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

A hill, not terribly tall but still well worth visiting, welcome to Deer Ridge, Sibbald Area Kananaskis, home to a nice little loop hike that’s both easy and scenic. This short route travels through varied terrain. There’s dark brooding spruce woods with carpets of moss, less dense stands of pine,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

This is about the easiest hike ever. Following a series of multi-use trails in the West Bragg Creek area of Kananaskis, it makes a nice loop through an area of low rolling hills. It’s a very nice stroll through the woods (like that’s ever bad), with little in the way… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

This hiking trail is located in the Sheep River area of Kananaskis, just west of Turner Valley. It takes one south up a remote densely forested valley, paralleling scenic Junction Creek the whole time. While it’s in the trees most of the way, there’s enough views of surrounding mountains to… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

…(gravel) in the southwestern part of Kananaskis, an area of rolling green hills and towering mountains. Find an obvious pull-off just past (south of) Baril Creek and take the trail heading north into the woods. Soon on, intercept that old logging. It follows a mostly westerly-trending line for the remainder… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

…More fire lookouts… Hummingbird Plume Lookout. Kananaskis Fire Lookout. Barrier Lake Lookout. If you wish more information on this route, by all means contact us! Date of adventure: June, 2016. Location: Elbow River area, Kananaskis AB. Distance: 16km return. Height gain maximum: 500m Height gain cumulative: 650m NOTE: all distances… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

…lookouts… Kananaskis Fire Lookout. Barrie Lake Lookout. Raspberry Ridge. If you wish more information on this train, by all means contact us! Date of adventure: October, 2015. Location: Nakiska Ski Hill, Kananaskis AB. Distance: 12km normal route (13km account our mistake). Height gain maximum: 400m. Height gain cumulative: 410m (plus… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

Ridge 710871 (Gunnery Ridge?) Story and photos by Chris & Connie. An unexpected early season dump of snow in the high country meant sticking to the foothills. We decided on Gunnery Mountain as a goal, a modest sized chunk of rock overlooking the Highwood River in Kananaskis west of Longview…. (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

Located in the Highwood River area of Kananaskis, Junction Hill is our first summit of note in 2015. Our route to the top takes in two connecting ridges, making a loop of them in a counter clockwise fashion. You can do as we did, or can mix it up, going… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

…is, I doubt we’ll ever lose interest and I bet in a few years, you’ll find us returning. I rate it as one the best must-do hikes in all of Kananaskis. It takes a bit of effort to get there, but trust us, it’s worth it. The trail is located… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

Our objective this day is the oddly named Missinglink Mountain, located in the rolling foothills of Kananaskis Country west of Turner Valley and near the Sheep River. It’s a long undulating ridge with stunning views of the front range peaks to the west. It’s a bit of a trudge at… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

With many parts of Kananaskis off limits or inaccessible due to the aftermath of record flooding, it was clear our hiking options were rather limited. The only open area was near the Sheep River west of Turner Valley, but there are certainly enough trails in an around there to keep… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

Our goal this day is a modest lump of dirt called Eagle Hill situated in the Sibbald area of Kananaskis just south of the Trans Canada highway and bordering on the Stoney (Nakoda) First Nations Reserve. Coming into season early, you can often find us on this trail in the… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

…Kananaskis AB, Sheep River area Distance: 7km return. Height gain from start: 380m. Height gain cumulative: 450m. Technical bits: None. Notes: None. Reference: Kananaskis Trail Guides by the Dafferns. Some of our route was off-trail. _________________________ BIGDoer.com: Doing it Different! Something to say in private? Click here to: Reach Us!… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

…the Sheep River valley to see if anything there is doable at this of the year. This area has many modest sized rolling hills and ridges and these usually come into season before anything else in Kananaskis Country. I heard from others that Mount Hoffmann is a fun outing, so… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)