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Alberta · Central Prairies
One outing. Just the right one.
Compare the 8 hiking trails in Central Prairies by duration, level and access.
By François Dumaine · updated October 14, 2026
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Coordinates: LGPO database · map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Trails can close or change with the season: thaw, snow, maintenance. Each trail page links to the site manager, who publishes closures.
Our practical tipsCounts based on our 8 trails in Central Prairies; details and sources are on each trail page.
We list 8: 4 easy and 4 hard.
Among the 4 easy trails, start with Aspen Beach Lakeview Campground (2.5 km, 45 min), Pigeon Lake Provincial Park & Campground (2.3 km, 1 hr 15 min) and Red Deer Lake (3.2 km, 1 hr 30 min). Each trail page gives the duration, the level and the access conditions.
Dogs are allowed on 2 of our 8 trails, including Big Knife Provincial Park and Pigeon Lake Provincial Park & Campground. For 6 more, the information is not confirmed: check the site's rules.
Each trail page links to the site manager's website (park, municipality, reserve), which publishes closures and rules. During the thaw and after heavy rain, some trails may be closed.
Central Prairies is one of Travel Alberta's 13 regions. Travel Alberta publishes neither a list of municipalities nor a boundary map for its regions: the trail grouping on this page is our own, based on trail coordinates.
Trails in the region include Maskepetoon Park, Red Deer Lake and Big Knife Provincial Park. Aspen Beach and Pigeon Lake, two provincial parks near the presumed edge of the region, are still to be confirmed.
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