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. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to meet time.
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. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to meet time.
No
Carpool Fee: Whenever possible we try to carpool. However,
carpooling is NOT GUARANTEED and drivers should not feel that they need to offer
a drive to other hikers (only if they want to). If you do not have a car please
contact Lori to ensure you are able to carpool.
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 Meet 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 CAmp Horizen, decend a long hill, cross the Elbow River and watch for the "Allen Bill" sign. Turn left into the parking area followed by a quick right. Park near the bathrooms overlooking the pond. (On Google Maps put "Easter Seal Camp Horizon" as a destination to get the general idea of the meet place. Allen Bill is just past Easter Seals.)
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.
Hi-Ho
Gas & Grocery,
Petro Can Station/ Humpty's: 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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