Hiking
in Calgary & the Alberta Rocky Mountains
CANADA
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Hiking
in Calgary & the Alberta Rocky Mountains
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STARTING FROM CALGARY: For all full day hikes and snowshoe days, we carpool from Calgary to the hike trailhead unless otherwise stated. Check each outing individually for its meeting point.
STARTING ELSEWHERE: If you are based outside of Calgary (i.e. Banff, Canmore, Cochrane or south of the city) than we can arrange to meet you at another location or the trailhead, whichever makes more sense.
No
Carpool Fee: There is no charge for
carpooling however it is common for passengers to chip in and buy the driver a
post-hike refreshment and snack. If you do not have a car check the Calgary Transit website for train and bus schedules.
Travel Time: Allow for 1-1.5 hours of driving to reach the trailhead.
Allen Bill Meeting Place, Elbow Falls Trail (Hwy.66) Kananaskis - This trailhead is about a 45-55 minute drive from Calgary. Access Hwy. 66 from Hwy. 22 (Hwy. 22 becomes Hwy. 66) or from Hwy. 8 (Glenmore trail West). Follow Hwy. 66 into Kananaskis Country, pass the Information Centre and watch for the "Allen Bill" sign. The sign and parking area is at the bottom of a long gradual hill. Turn left into the parking area followed by a quick right. Park near the bathrooms overlooking the pond.
Anderson LRT, 109 Ave. off Macleod Trail South - Between Anderson Rd. and Southland Dr. turn onto 109 Ave. and follow into the first parking lot on your left.
Brentwood LRT (NOT Brentwood Mall),
The LRT park and ride parking lots are located between 32 Ave. and 40 Ave off
Crowchild Trail, NW. We meet in the far north parking lot just off
Carpool Parking Lot on Hwy. 1: Off Highway 1 (Trans Canada), just west of Stoney Trail, take the Valley Ridge exit. Continue UNDER Hwy.1 and loop back (east) to a carpool parking lot near the recycle bins.
Fish Creek Park (west end of the park).
Take Anderson Road west to 37 St; turn south or left onto 37 street (near Sarcee
Reserve) and then turn east or left onto 130 Ave. Take your next right onto Wood
Path Road. Enter Fish Creek Park and continue all the way to the parking lots at
the very bottom of the hill. Park in the parking area near the bathrooms (the
first lot at the bottom of the hill).
Hi-Ho
Gas & Grocery,
Petro Can Station: On Hwy 1 (Trans Canada) just west of Highway 22 (the Cochrane/Bragg Creek exit)
Other: Sometimes we meet at trailheads in the Kananaskis. Please talk to Lori to arrange carpooling to these trailheads and for detailed meeting place directions.
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