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Sheep River Area Hiking/Running Trails

A quiet and secluded area located west of Turner Valley and Okotoks. Enjoy watching the many Big Horn Sheep that give the area it's name, as you explore the numerous trails in the Sheep River Valley.
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Click on highlighted names for full trail descriptions.                          More trail descriptions coming soon...
Name

1. Elbow Lake

1b. Piper Pass

2. Tombstone Lakes


3. Sheep Lakes & Rae Lake

4. Cougar Mountain

5. Volcano Ridge Loop

6. Mount Ware

7. Rock Glacier

8. Mount Rae

9. Ptarmigan Cirque

10a. Mount Arethusa

10b. Little Arethusa

11. Mount Tyrwhitt

12. Highwood Meadows Interpretive Trail

13. Storm Mountain

14. Sheep River Falls

15. Bighorn Sheep Lookout

16. Foran Grade

17. Mount Storelk

18. Mount Lipsett

19.  Mist Mountain

20. Mist Ridge

21. Junction Lake Route

22. Junction Fire Lookout

23. Picklejar Lakes
Distance

2.6 km

19.2 km

22.1 km


17.5 km

 km

14.2 km

17.5 km

0.1 km

 km

4.5 km

 km

5.4 km

 km

0.5 km

 km

0.4 km

0.6 km

6.4 km

 km

12 km

11 km

23 km

17 km

26 km

9 km
*Elev Gain

125 m

615 m

 550 m


 370 m

 1400 m

 380 m

 533 m

15 m

1200 m

215 m

800 m

560 m

720  m

0 m

 1200 m

 0 m

  0 m

 225 m

 915 m

700 m

1260 m

1200 m

650 m

750 m

442 m
Time

 .75 - 1.5 Hrs

6 - 8 Hrs

 6 - 8 Hrs


5 - 7 Hrs

7 - 11 Hrs

4 - 6 Hrs

5 - 7 Hrs

.1 Hrs

5 - 9 Hrs

1 - 2 Hrs

3 - 5 Hrs

2.5 - 4 Hrs

 Hrs

.1 Hrs

4 - 6 Hrs

.1 Hrs

.1 Hrs

1.5 - 3 Hrs

6 - 8 Hrs

4 - 6 Hrs

 5 - 7 Hrs

8 - 10 Hrs

5 - 7 Hrs

8 - 10 Hrs

3 - 5 Hrs
**Phys/Tech

1 / 2

3 / 2

3 / 2


3 / 2

4 / 4

3 / 2

3 / 2

1 / 1

4 / 4

2 / 2

3 / 5

2 / 2

3 / 4

1 / 1

 3 / 4

1 / 1

1 / 1

2 / 2

3 / 5

3 / 2

3 / 3

4 / 2

3 / 2

4 / 2

2 / 2

  • Distance - car to car distance except for traverses or trails that terminate at the start of another trail
  • Elevation Gain - total elevation gain
  • Downhill Trails have negative elevation gains
  • Time - car to car time exception for traverses or trails that terminate at the start of another trail
  • Physical / Technical - difficulty based on a scale of 5, with 1 being easiest and 5 being hardest

Click on Link to select other Hike/Run area:
  • go to Hiking/Running Trails Home
  • go to Bragg Creek Hike/Run Trails
  • go to Highwood Hike/Run Trails
  • go to Kananaskis Hike/Run Trails
  • go to Peter Lougheed Hike/Run Trails
  • go to Sibbald Hike/Run Trails
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