Canmore and Kananaskis Village

Series details

£9.50

One of the titles in a series of detailed hiking maps of the Canadian Rockies, covering the most popular areas of the Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho National Parks, as well as Waterton Lakes NP further south and the adjoining Goat Haunt area of Montana. The maps are contoured (50m or 25m interval in most titles) and some titles also have relief shading. Extensive overprint highlights hiking trails, many with detailed descriptions provided on the reverse. Most titles also include mountain bike, equestrian and ski routes. Symbols indicate various facilities, including camping grounds, hostels, lodges, visitors’ centres, viewpoints, canoe rentals, etc. The maps have UTM coordinates and latitude/longitude margin ticks. On the reverse, in addition to the descriptions of the trails, there are contact details, general tips, and other useful information.

In this title: the map covers some of the most popular terrain for hikers and mountain bikers in Kananaskis Country - Bow Valley Provincial Park, the Canmore area, the Smith-Dorrien/Spray Lakes area south to Mount Shark trailhead, Barrier Lake, and the Kananaskis Village area from Ribbon Creek south to Galatea Lakes trailhead. Popular trails covered on this map include Grassi Lakes, Yamnuska, Ha Ling, Lady Macdonald, Barrier Lake Lookout, Mt. Allen via Centennial Ridge (the highest maintained trail in the Canadian Rockies), Ribbon Falls and Ribbon Lake, Lillian and Galatea lakes, Karst Spring and Buller Pass. Contours interval is 25m, without relief shading. The map has a UTM grid and margin ticks at 5’.

On the reverse the Kananaskis Village area is shown at 1:25,000. Also included are contact details for visitor centres, campgrounds, hotels and lodges, plus trail descriptions and photos of 14 highly recommended day hikes, three overnight trips and six classic mountain bike rides, as well as three areas recommended for cross-country skiing.