Local Guide
The best hikes near Canmore
Five hikes we recommend to guests at The Owl's Nest, from easy family walks to lung-burning summits. All within 30 minutes of Dead Man's Flats.
Grassi Lakes (Easy Route)
4 km · 1.5 hr · Easy
Wide, family-friendly path to a pair of turquoise glacier-fed lakes. Great with kids or as a warm-up hike. Trailhead is 15 minutes from The Owl's Nest.
Ha Ling Peak
7.5 km · 4 hr · Hard
The Canmore summit everyone photographs — because you can basically see it from town. Steep switchbacks and stairs; huge payoff at the top.
Chester Lake (Kananaskis)
9 km · 3–4 hr · Moderate
Rolling climb through pine and larch to an alpine lake ringed by Mount Chester. Peak larch season in late September is worth planning around.
Troll Falls
3.5 km · 1 hr · Easy
Kananaskis' easiest waterfall walk. Freezes into a blue ice column in winter and is a great snowshoe route in January and February.
Heart Mountain Horseshoe
11 km · 5 hr · Hard, scrambly
Exposed ridge with some scrambling. The trailhead is basically across the highway from Dead Man's Flats — walk out the door.
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