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All distances shown in kilometres

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6.2 Kilometres

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Mt. MurrayViewpoint

A 3.9 km loop offlat terrain fromBurstall Pass Day Use Area;30 m of elevation gain.

Hogarth Lakes Loop Trail

3.4 km one-way from Chester Lake Trailhead Area; 287 m of elevation gain. Shared with skiers for first 0.2 km, then follow the trail signs.

Chester Lake Trail

5.1 km loop fromSawmill Trailhead, with 155 m elevation gain.

Sawmill Loop Trail

5.6 km with 167m elevation gain.

Graupel Trail

2.4 km with 68 m elevationgain in the final one km.

Frost Heave Trail

8.3 km with 215m elevation gain.

Snowdrift Trail 7

96

8

4

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Canmore40 km

Highway #4015 km

Kananaskis Country offers many wonderful opportunities for snowshoeing and this brochure provides details on

the 16 designated snowshoe trails in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park and the Kananaskis Valley. These trails are designated for beginner, intermediate and advanced snowshoers and are located inSimple Class 1 Terrain as defi ned by the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale. For more information visit www.avalanche.ca

Snowshoers intending to venture off of these designated trails and into more complex avalanche terrain should have experience with avalanche terrain assessment and be equipped for winter backcountry travel. Always remember to check the updated avalanche report for Kananaskis Country at www.albertaparks.ca/kananaskis.

Please practice proper winter etiquette. Snowshoeing and hiking on designated trails is dangerous for all users and ruins the groomed trails. Please limit snowshoeing and winter hiking to dedicated snowshoe trails. On ungroomed trails shared with skiers, snowshoers should stay to the edge of the trail and never walk on skier tracks.

Snowshoe Trails Locator

9

Peter Lougheed Provincial Park and Kananaskis Valley Snowshoe Trails

Chester Sawmill Snowshoe Trails

Canmore

To Calgary(60 km)

Smith-Dorrien/ Spray Trail (road)

KananaskisVillage

Peter LougheedProvincial Park

Chester Sawmill

EmergencyIf you require Fire, Ambulance, Police or Mountain Rescue assistance,

immediately call 9-1-1. Tell the operator you have an emergency in Kananaskis Country.

Wildlife SightingsTo report a sighting of a bear or cougar,

please call Kananaskis Dispatch at 403-591-7755

For more information:Visit www.albertaparks.ca/kananaskis

Kananaskis Infoline 403-678-0760

Travel beyond designated areas is not recommended becauseof avalanche danger and the possibility of getting lost.

Watch for snowshoe trail markers tohelp you stay on the trails.

Artwork freely adapted by Kananaskis Country, based upon original drawings by Doug Bevan.

TRAIL ETIQUETTE

Yield to skiers coming downhill.It's easier for an uphill skier to step off the trail than it is forthe faster skier coming down.

Don't walk orsnowshoe on ski tracks.

It ruins them for skiers.Instead, use the edges of ski trails.

Don't park on the trails.If you stop to eat, change clothing,or take a photo—step off the trail,so others won't have to.

Watch your poles when passing.It's sure nice when a skier steps off

the track to let you by.Tuck your poles in when you pass.

When nature calls......and there's no outhouse?Carry a plastic bag to pack out your used paper and sanitary supplies.

Keep the trails clean.Watch out for accidental litter at

lunch or snack breaks.

Don't let the trails go to the dogs.Remember—Fido isn't permitted on groomed trails. He's allowed only on non-groomed trails, provided he's on a leash and you remove hiswaste from the area.

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