Popular Day Hikes: Kananaskis Country - Revised & Updated: Kananaskis Country - Revised & Updated

By Gillean Daffern

Featuring a fresh design and the most current route updates, Popular Day Hikes is a series of bestselling books written for visitors and locals looking to hike scenic trails from well-established staging areas.

Alberta's favourite destination for outdoor enthusiasts, Kananaskis Country is located on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies, just a short drive west of Calgary. The areas of Canmore, Bow Valley, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Highwood, Elbow, Kananaskis Valley, Smith-Dorrien, Sheep and Jumpingpound all offer a wide range of choices for those day trippers looking for unique and irresistible views throughout this world-renowned mountain range. From easy, short day walks to ridgewalks - with a pitch or two of easy scrambling - there is something in this volume for everyone. Some of the trips included are:

Ha Ling Peak Barrier Lake Lookout Ribbon Falls Upper Kananaskis Lake Ptarmigan Cirque Burstall Pass Picklejar Lakes Mount Burke Volcano Ridge Loop Nihahi Ridge

Each hike includes:

detailed directions to trailheads colour maps and photographs seasonal information round-trip distances trail commentary difficulty ratings

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771602651
• ISBN13: 9781771602655
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.3"