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Page 1: Gillean Daffern’s KANANASKIS · Long-day hike, backpack Unofficial trail, creek crossings Distance 4.9 km from Big Elbow trail to pass Height gain 610 m (2000 ft.) to pass High

KANANASKIS Country Trail Guide

Gillean Daffern’s

VOLUME 2

4th Edition

West Bragg | The Elbow | The Jumpingpound

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TRAILS

North Hwy. 549 — 18 West Bragg Road — 26 Hwy. 66 — 39

Powderface Trail — 186

Hwy. 68 — 249

CONTENTS

Changes in the 4th Edition — 6Acknowledgements — 6 Map of Kananaskis Country — 7Kananaskis Country — 8What to expect — 9Facilities — 11Camping — 12Info — 13Using the book — 14Area map — 16Maps — 270Index of trails — 278Contacts — 280

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TURNER VALLEY

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KANANASKISVALLEY

SMITH-DORRIEN

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BOW VALLEY

SPRAY

WILLOWCREEK

ELBOW

GHOST

SHEEP

HIGHWOOD

KANANASKISVILLAGE

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ELK RIVER ROAD

Information Centres

Winter Gates

Vol. 1 Kananaskis Valley, Smith-Dorrien, Kananaskis Lakes, Elk Lakes

Vol. 2 Jumpingpound, West Bragg, Elbow

Vol. 3 Ghost, Bow Valley, Spray

Vol. 4 Sheep, McLean Creek

Vol. 5 Flat Creek, Highwood, Cataract Willow Creek, Livingstone

7

Introduction

Kananaskis Country and adjoining areas covered by the

Kananaskis Country Trail Guides

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Introduction

ARRANGEMENT OF TRAILSTrails are arranged by highway and are colour coded. Refer to map on page 16.

TYPES OF TRAILSOfficial trails are maintained by Kananaskis Country, Alberta Tourism, Parks & Recreation, and Alberta Sustain-able Resources are a mix of new and old trails, logging and exploration roads, fire roads and cutlines. Expect parking lots at trailheads, biffies and the occasional pic-nic table. Junctions are marked with sig-nage of the “You are here” variety. Some trails have directional arrows or coloured markers on trees or posts. Unless the trail is equestrian, expect bridges over creeks.

Unofficial trails are similar to the above, but sometimes have no obvious trailhead, are neither signposted nor marked in any way except perhaps, for the occa-sional piece of flagging, cairn or trimmed branches. Creek crossings are the norm. For the first time, this category includes trails demoted from official status.

Routes either have no trails or have long trail-less sections where you have to navi-gate from one intermittent game trail to an-other. Often there is some bushwhacking. Scrambles can have official or unofficial trails or be routes. They range from ridge walks to gruelling uphill flogs in excess of 1000 m to the top of a mountain. You can be sure of scree, and possibly a pitch or two of easy scrambling. There may be mild exposure. Special equipment is un-necessary in optimum conditions when the mountain is devoid of snow and the weather is good.

HEIGHTS, HEIGHT GAINSare given in both metric and imperial.

RATING TRAILSNo attempt has been made to classify trails. What’s difficult for one person is easy for another. It’s all relative. Also com-ing into play are the length of a trail, its gradient, its remoteness from a trailhead, conditions underfoot and so on. Read the introductory description carefully. If you’re having a horrible time, it’s up to you to turn back and try something easier.

RATING TIMESTimes are dependent on too many vari-ables — everybody chugs along at a dif-ferent rate. Some will be carrying heavy packs; some people, like me, want to make frequent flower stops. And then there are the underfoot conditions to consider, the weather and so on.

• Half day, up to 3 hours.

• Day, up to 6 hours.

• Long day, up to 10 hours plus. (Take headlamps)

• Backpack, overnight camping.

Some of the trips are designated “bike ’n’ hike” and “bike ’n’ scramble.” Biking the first part of the trail can cut down the time considerably. In this way I’ve often squeezed a weekend trip into one day.

DISTANCESDistances are given in kilometres. Dis-tances shown between each segment of trail are not cumulative; they show the distance of that segment only.

TRAIL DESCRIPTIONSTrail descriptions are arranged according to the character of the trail. Most trails lead to a single destination. But sometimes the destination is the springboard for further options under headings like “going farther,” “side trip,” “optional descent route” etc. I sometimes describe the same mountain with different ways up and down, or an area with a number of trails or peaks radiating out from

USING THE BOOK

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Introduction

BUYING MAPSMaps in the back of this book are for reference only. You need to carry a bona-fide topo map. The latest editions of Gem Trek maps come close to being the perfect maps for the area, with contour intervals of 25 m. They show grid lines, up-to-date road alignments, official trails, some unof-ficial trails, and major powerlines.

Government topo maps, depending on the edition, are in both imperial and met-ric, with contour lines at 100-ft. intervals and 40-m intervals respectively (not so good). Occasionally, features like small lakes, streams, glaciers and even moun-tains are omitted, which leads to exciting discoveries. Generally, road alignments are corrected on maps newer than 1983.

Provincial Resource Base Maps from Alberta Energy are updated fairly regularly and show what the other maps don’t: all cutlines, all powerlines and exploration and logging roads. Unfortu-nately, the reality is sometimes nothing like what is shown on the map.

MAPS FOR VOLUME 2Gem Trek • Bragg Creek and Sheep Valley: scale

1:50,000, contour interval 25 m.

• Kananaskis Lakes: scale 1:50,000, contour interval 25 m.

• Canmore and Kananaskis Village scale 1:50,000, contour interval 25 m.

Government Topo mapsScale 1:50,000• 82 J/15 Bragg Creek

• 82 O/2 Jumpingpound Creek

• 82 J/11 Kananaskis Lakes

• 82 J/10 Mount Rae

• 82 J/14 Spray Lakes Reservoir

the same access. Occasionally loop trails can be extended into longer loops. Long-distance trails, rarely hiked in their entirety, are described by segment.

DIRECTIONSLeft and right refer to the direction of travel. Skier’s left/right refers to descent, climber’s left/right to ascent. GRID REFERENCES AND GPS RECEIVERSWhere I give grid references you can fol-low along on your topo map.

Maps have blue grid lines running east–west and north–south. Each line is numbered. The first two numbers indicate the grid line forming the west boundary of the kilometre square in which your point is located, and the third number the esti-mated number of tenths of a kilometre your point is east of that line. The fourth and fifth numbers indicate the south boundary of the square, and the last number is the estimated number of tenths of a kilometre your point is north of that line.

GPS receivers are useful when bushwhacking or for finding your way back to a trail or a trailhead.

MAPS IN BOOKSketch maps in the text are not always to scale and serve only to clarify complex ar-eas where you might go wrong. Maps at the back of the book are based on today’s topo maps, which come in a mix of imperial and metric. Therefore, the contour inter-vals vary. There are also errors like miss-ing creeks, lakes, mountains and glaciers. Because of this these maps are intended as a guide only. Still, trails and routes are marked as accurately as possible.

• Red line: a trail, official or unofficial.

• Red dash: a route.

• Black line: trail in other volumes, or trail not used.

• Dashed black line: route in other vol-umes of this series.

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The Area covered by Volume 2, showing

location of trailheads with trail numbers

and areas covered by maps at the back of

this book

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Hwy. 66

38 PIPER CREEK — map 5

Long-day hike, backpackUnofficial trail, creek crossingsDistance 4.9 km from Big Elbow trail to passHeight gain 610 m (2000 ft.) to passHigh point 2576 m (8450 ft.) at passMaps 82 J/10 Mount Rae,82 J/11 Kananaskis Lakes

Access Via #37 Big Elbow trail at 419145.

A walk up a side valley of the Elbow River that can be done in one long day from Elbow Pass trailhead. The time can be cut down by camping at Elbow Lake or at Tombstone. Since the last edition a trail now runs all the way from Big Elbow trail to the mid-valley and offers fairly easy go-ing with just a few short, steep hills. Know you must ford the Elbow River and Piper Creek and that the forest section is longer than one would wish for, but all this merely whets the appetite for the glorious finale of alpine meadows. From the valley head, there is the option of climbing to Piper Pass and for experienced backpackers to cross over into the west fork of the Little Elbow.

NAMING NOTE Slung between the icy cliffs of Elpoca Mountain and the sunbaked tombstone-like slabs of Tombstone Moun-tain, the valley is one of the most beautiful in the eastern slopes. For years its stream was called Elpoca Creek until that name was officially bestowed on another stream on the west side of Elpoca Mountain. The name “Piper” honours Norma Piper Poca-terra (the wife of George) a well-known singing teacher in Calgary and opera singer whose international career was cut short by World War II. It took 20 years for the name to gain acceptance. A resubmission by one of Norma’s accompanists, Dale Jackson, with the whole weight of the Kiwanis Mu-sic Festival committee behind him, finally did the trick in 2005.

Long before the name became official, a legend grew up, told to unsuspecting

dudes on horseback by outfitters, that George called the valley after his wife so that from his mountain top he could look down on his beloved Norma for all eternity.

Elpoca Mountain looks down on the upper meadows of Piper Creek Valley.

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Flower meadows below Tombstone Mountain.

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Hwy. 66

To Piper Creek 1 kmAn undulating section which crosses the Elbow River valley. Be prepared for two creek crossings.

At the cairn at about 419145, the trail leaves Big Elbow trail and straightaway descends very steeply to the Elbow River, which has to be waded. Climb the far bank. (A bench above the first uphill makes a fine camping spot.) Cross an open ridge then dip into and out of a shallow draw. I love the next stretch which follows an open ridge with views in all directions. Sud-denly the trail turns sharp right and heads across to Piper Creek. Cross at 414148.

To the upper valley 3.4 km A fairly easy forest climb to meadows.

The trail turns left and continues along the right bank of Piper Creek. Shortly, veer right, up the hill. Cross a grassy side slope, then descend into the valley proper, which is all forest at this point.

Good time can be made on the trail which gains height slowly up the right (northeast) side of the valley between Elpoca and Tombstone mountains. Cross a stony creekbed, the steepest, longest hill occurring on the climb out of it. Then continue as before, crossing small pockets of meadows and many tiny side creeks with water. Just below treeline the creek falls in a series of cataracts down a small canyon. It’s here that kaleidoscopic flower meadows begin.

The trail leads you out of the trees into the short turf of the upper valley. Note the waterfall up a left fork and a first view up ahead of ruddy-coloured Piper Pass between Cats Ears and Tomb-stone Mountain. A marker — branch and rock — indicates trail’s end, leaving you free to wander the meadows at will. This is the home of Alpines, including Lyall’s rock cress and my friend’s favour-ite golden fleabanes. Rivulets interlace across the surface of the grass, sometimes sinking into trenches a metre deep and a few centimetres wide. Up ahead, the right-hand fork, tumbling over a rock

step, issues from a tarn tucked under the highest summit of Tombstone. Across the valley to the left, hidden in a fold of mo-raine, lies another tarn. Fed by a perpetual snowbank, it lies deep in the shadow of Mount Schlee, named after Gerry Sch-lee, a well-known Calgary climber who forfeited his own life trying to save two paddlers caught in the Bow River weir.

To Piper Pass 500 m Wherever you go, Piper Pass is a must-go for the view.

Head up the right side of the right fork, and cross it above a waterfall. Continue to the head of the valley, making for a very large white boulder at the demarcation of meadow and scree. There are actually two low points in the watershed ridge separated by a ruddy-coloured hump. From the boulder a trail in easy-angled scree heads for the lower, right-hand pass at 392175 (cairn).

The tarn under Tombstone Mountain, backdropped by Elpoca Mountain. Photo Alf Skrastins

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Elbow

From this high vantage point, there’s a glorious view back down the valley to Mt. Rae. If Norma were here she would surely burst into song as she was wont to do when arriving at a mountain pass. Perhaps her favourite aria from the mad scene in Act III of Lucia di Lammermoor: “Il dolce suono.”

Conversely, the view north into the west fork of the Little Elbow is obscured

Top: Piper Pass from the white boulder.

Bottom: Looking back down the valley from the pass to Elpoca Mountain, Mt.

Rae and the Rae Glacier. Photo Roy Millar

by cliffs and vertiginous scree slopes; only the bright meadows of Paradise Pass can be seen in the distance. As you can see the way down into the west fork is for ex-perienced scree bashers and route- finders only. See #47.

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Powderface Trail

Day hikeOfficial trail with signposts, red markers & cairnsDistance 7.3 km to summit, 13.8 km right through Height gain N–S 701 m (2300 ft.) Height loss N–S 549 m (1800 ft.)High point 2240 m (7350 ft.)Map 82 J/15 Bragg Creek

Access Via Powderface Trail (road). NOTE This section of Powderface Trail is closed Dec 1–May 15. North Lusk Pass trailhead (no biffy).South Canyon Creek parking lot (no biffy).Also accessible from the southern terminus of #70 Coxhill trail, the western terminus of #68 Jumpingpound Mountain east ridge, from #67 Jumpingpound Summit trail, and #58 and #54 Canyon Creek/Ford Creek trails in Canyon Creek.

A not too strenuous ridge walk — the ridge is broad — along the entire N–S axis of Jumpingpound Mountain. Taking in the summit of Jumpingpound Mountain is

optional, but NOTE this short diversion is now an official viewpoint!

It’s easy to see why this is Don Cocker-ton’s favourite creation: it takes in some really fine country above treeline that is often in condition right through to Decem-ber 1 when the highway closes. It’s also popular as an early spring hike when the highway opens on May 15, but be aware that snow piled up waist deep on the lee slope section of the north ridge means a clamber over the boulderfield.

Most people hike the northern portion to the summit and return the same way (14.6 km round trip). I recommend hiking the entire ridge and for this you’ll need two vehicles because walking back along the highway, as we did once, is mind-numbing. You can also combine it with #70 Cox Hill (18.9 km one way).

The grunting you will hear signifies not bears but mountain bikers. (Watch for the Bow 80 race in September.) Also

69 JUMPINGPOUND RIDGE TRAIL — maps 2 & 7

The northern section of the ridge in late fall, with the summit of Jumpingpound

Mountain in the background.

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Summer’s moss campion. Photo Gillian Ford

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in September, the ridge is the scene of a three-day triathlon for horses.

HISTORY NOTE This north end of the ridge was first climbed by members of the irrigation survey led by A.O. Wheeler. On these meadows on the 28 and 29 of May, 1897, the smoke was so thick from fires the survey crews “could do nothing” (a frequent occurrence), though they waited around until 2 pm on the second day. Finally, they gave up and returned in July of the next year.

NORTH TO SOUTHTo Coxhill Ridge junction 4.1 kmFrom Lusk Pass trailhead, cross the highway onto the start of the trail. Straightaway after crossing the bridge over Jumpingpound Creek, you’re into long, sweeping zigs up a forested north-west ridge. The trail straightens, flattens briefly, then resumes a steeper, tighter, twisting climb to the southern terminus of Coxhill Ridge trail at treeline.

To Jumpingpound Summit 3.2 km. Turn right and stride along the northern section of the main ridge. If you’re here in the late fall, as I often am, it appears a wind-blasted tundra harbouring tiny re-flecting tarns, a boulderfield — which the trail avoids by deking into the trees of the lee slope — and lots of cairns, nowadays just ruins of their former glory. (A horti-culturist friend of mine assures me that the ridge greens up nicely in the summer.) Regardless of when you go, the treat here

is the view: the Moose Mountain summits to the east and to the west a Fisher Range panorama where you can pick out a large number of scramble peaks.

Reach a Y-junction with signpost and map. The shortcut trail ahead passes about 50 vertical m below the summit of Jumpingpound Mountain along the west flank. Barring a thunderstorm or a whiteout, it would be unnatural not to want to bag such an easily attainable top, so keep left. At the next T-junction turn left and walk up a few rocks to the summit, where the view to the south — ridge on ridge and range on range receding into the noonday sun — is suddenly disclosed.

To Jumpingpound Summit trail 800 m Return to the last junction and go straight, past a cairn. In 170 m you meet the short-cut and keep left. Not long after slipping into the trees you arrive at a T-junction. Keep left. (To right is Jumpingpound Summit trail.)

To Canyon Creek 5 kmThe southern section of the ridge is differ-ent in character. To avoid a section built like a porcupine’s back, the trail traverses the west flank in the pines for a couple of kilometres, then climbs back onto the ridge, now broad and grassy, bristling on the west side with rocky outcrops. From here you get a fabulous view of 12-km-long Nihahi and Compression ridges.

Back in trees the trail starts its descent to Canyon Creek, winding about a small creek, then squeezing between “The Gates.” A few more zigs lead down to meadows in the valley bottom. Beyond a belt of trees you emerge on an old explo-ration road also used by routes #54 and #58. This junction at 470423 is marked by a signpost.

To south access 700 m Turn right, and on old exploration road cross a side creek and climb a hill. A final straight leads to the parking lot on Powderface Trail the road.

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#69 The tarn backdropped by the scramble peaks of the Fisher Range. Photo Angélique Mandel.

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#70 On the summit of Cox Hill, looking east to Moose Mountain.

#69 The southerly section of the ridge, looking north.

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Banded Peak, normal route 133 descent to Cornwall Creek 135Beaver Flat to Cobble Flats 90–93 via Elbow River 91 via Rainy Creek 93Beaver Lodge interpretive trail 89Belmore Browne Peak 214 descent route 219Big Elbow trail 122–128 viewpoint side trip 123Bobcat trail 37Brakeless 60Bryant Lake 204Canyon Creek ice cave 67Canyon Creek 190Compression Ridge 176Connops trail 22Cornwall Creek falls 124Cornwall Creek 141Cornwall/Outlaw col 169Corri Robb trail to Vents Ridge 85Cow Col 100Cox Hill 229 return via sunken valleys 232Dawson to Deer Ridge 241Dawson trailhead, loops from 235Deer Ridge 258Diamond T loop 49Eagle Hill connector 254Eagle Hill from Sibbald Lake 255Eagle Hill via Seventy Buck Valley 249Elbow Overlook 137Elbow to Threepoint Creek 136Elbow trail 29Elbow Valley connector 52Elbow Valley trail 50Fisher Ridge 32Ford Creek trail 183–185Ford Knoll loop 181Forgetmenot Mountain 121Forgetmenot Ridge 119Fullerton loop 39Glasgow Creek 145Glasgow Creek loop 145 cutline shortcut 147

Grizzly trail 20Horizon trail 20Hot Laps 60Hunchback Hills 246 the horseshoe 247Iron Springs trail 31Îyarhe Îpan 114Jumpingpound connector 268Jumpingpound loop 268Jumpingpound Mountain, east ridge 224Jumpingpound Ridge trail 226Jumpingpound Summit trail 222Lake Prairie Basin 186Little Elbow trail 152–155Little Elbow, north fork 164Little Elbow, west fork 158Lusk Pass 242Mclean Hill 18–22Moose Creek 236Moose Creek interpretive trail 266Moose Dome Creek 70Moose Mountain, normal route 62 from west peak 195Moose Mountain, north ridge 237Moose Mountain Summits from Canyon Creek 193 centre peak 195 south peak 196 southeast peak 196 west peak 193Moose Mountain DHS trails 58–61Moosepackers 45Mount Cornwall, normal route 143Mount Cornwall from Talus Creek 170Mount Howard 202Mustang Hills, The 94Nihahi Creek 171Nihahi Creek, north fork 175Nihahi Creek, west fork 172Nihahi Ridge interpretive trail 178Nihahi Ridge, south summit 179North Bragg loop 26North Fork Tarn 166North Powderface Ridge 188Ole Buck loop 260Ole Buck Mountain 262–265 from south 262

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from west 263 via second valley 265Outlaw from Outlaw Creek 135Outlaw from Talus Creek 170Paddy’s Flat interpretive trail 57Paradise Pass 162Party Zone, The 22Peak 403471 217Peak 406463 219 Peak 409435 207, 209Peak 412443, normal route 207, 208Peak 412443 from Jumpingpound 220Peak 427439 211 from eastern cutblocks 212Peak 436425 211, 212 from eastern cutblocks 212Peak 461258 148Peak 466270 150Pine Grove day-use side trip 269Pine Woods interpretive trail 266Piper Creek 129Pneuma 60Powderface Creek 79 pack trail start 81Powderface Ridge from the east 101 east ridge 102Powderface Ridge, normal route 105 outlier 107 south end of ridge 107Prairie Creek 76Prairie Link trail 82Prairie Mountain, normal route 72 south ridge 74 west ridge 75Quirk Creek 108 to Wildhorse trail 110Quirk Ridge 111Rainy Creek trails 97–100 forks connector 99 Hill 539348 99 Rainy Summit connector 100 southwest fork 99 west fork 97Rainy Summit Ridge 103Ranger Hill trails 33–37Ranger Ridge 37Ranger Summit loop 34

Ranger/Ridgeback connector 36Ridge trail 19Ridge 417331 174Ridge 548457 66Ridgeback 46Riverview trail 55Second Gap trail 83Seventy Buck viewpoint 251 descent via Ridge 448587 252Sibbald Flat interpretive trail 254South Lusk Meadows from the Jumpingpound 244Special K 61Stallion Run 20Sugar Momma 36Sulphur Springs trail 53Swany’s Ridge from Mclean Creek 23–25Swany’s Ridge from Quirk Ridge 112Talus Lakes 167Three Trail Pass, normal route 187 via Trail Creek Connector 189Threepoint Mountain trail 138Tom Snow trail south 40-43Tom Snow trail north 233–236Tombstone Lakes 157Tombstone Lakes trail 157Trail Creek connector, east leg 189Trail Creek connector, west leg 189Upper Canyon Creek 198–201 west fork 199 south fork 200 to Secret Pass 201 from Nihahi Creek 176Upper Glasgow Creek 147Upper Pneuma loop 65Vents Ridge, normal route 85 east ridge 87 descent to Prairie Creek 86Wildhorse trail 115