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.
Click on highlighted names for full trail descriptions. More trail descriptions coming soon...
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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
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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
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*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
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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
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**Phys/Tech
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3 / 2
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4 / 4
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4 / 4
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3 / 5
2 / 2
3 / 4
1 / 1
3 / 4
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2 / 2
3 / 5
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