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Alberta · Northern Rockies
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Compare the 14 hiking trails in the Northern Rockies by duration, level and access.
By François Dumaine · updated October 14, 2026
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14 trails: our 3 favourites above, then 6 more
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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 14 trails in the Northern Rockies; details and sources are on each trail page.
We list 14: 7 easy, 2 moderate, 3 hard and 2 without a listed level.
Among the 7 easy trails, start with Pierre Grey's Lakes Provincial Park (3.2 km, 1 hr 15 min), Jarvis Lake (2.5 km, 1 hr 15 min) and Musreau Lake (3.2 km, 1 hr 15 min). Each trail page gives the duration, the level and the access conditions.
Dogs are allowed on 4 of our 14 trails, including Carson-Pegasus Provincial Park, Saskatoon Island Provincial Park, Pierre Grey's Lakes Provincial Park and Sundance Provincial Park. For 10 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.
Northern Rockies is one of Travel Alberta's 13 regions. Travel Alberta names Sulphur Gates, near Grande Cache, and the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum 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 Willmore Wilderness Park, Kakwa Falls, Hard Luck Canyon, Pierre Grey's Lakes, Carson-Pegasus and Saskatoon Island provincial parks, and Muskoseepi Park in Grande Prairie.
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