Hiking in Historic Plains - natural landscape

Alberta, Canada Nearby

Our favorite hikes in the Historic Plains

Discover EPIC trails Historic Plains

Photo: SimonnePurchase — CC BY-SA 4.0

By François Dumaine • Updated 14/10/2026

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Why hike in Historic Plains?

Trails in southeast Alberta, from Writing-on-Stone to the Cypress Hills, with the city parks of Medicine Hat and Lethbridge.

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Top 10 best hiking in Historic Plains

Our ranking based on hiker reviews

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9 trails

🐕 Dog allowed

Cottonwood Park

Historic Plains

2.5 km

200 m

Beginner

Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park - Saskatchewan

Historic Plains

Indian Battle Park

Historic Plains

Nicholas Sheran Park

Historic Plains

Park Lake Provincial Park

Historic Plains

49 m

Intermediate

Police Point Park

Historic Plains

Popson Park

Historic Plains

1.8 km

26 m

Beginner

Reesor Lake

Historic Plains

3.9 km

241 m

Beginner

Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park

Historic Plains

4.5 km

213 m

Beginner

Featured parks in the region

Must-visit for your hikes in Historic Plains

Why hike in Historic Plains?

Historic Plains is one of Travel Alberta's 13 regions. Travel Alberta names Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park and the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden among its attractions. It publishes neither a list of municipalities nor a boundary map: the trail grouping on this page is our own, based on trail coordinates.

Trails in the region include Writing-on-Stone, Reesor Lake in the Cypress Hills, Police Point Park in Medicine Hat, Nicholas Sheran Park and Indian Battle Park in Lethbridge, and Park Lake Provincial Park.