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Originally Posted by Ducay
Anyone recommend a hike similar to Galatea/Lillian Lakes hike? Love the tree'd/river aspect of it and want something similar. Its about a 5hr hike with 700m elev gain.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ducay
Anyone recommend a hike similar to Galatea/Lillian Lakes hike? Love the tree'd/river aspect of it and want something similar. Its about a 5hr hike with 700m elev gain.
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A complete circuit of Upper Kananaskis Lake is about 17.5 km. Not too difficult. Very scenic. Someone was mauled to death by a grizzly out in the back of it a few years ago just to spice things up. Very nice in winter - but harder.
Backside of the Upper K lake hike:
Elbow Pass (beautiful walking and about 42 km to Blue Rock west of Turner Valley)and Picklejar Lakes are inaccessible right now due to damage to Highway 40.
Chester Lake (below) in October for the Larches is wonderful. You can keep walking past the lake.
Not in the mountains per se, although not far away, you can walk about seven miles on either side of Chain Lakes. No trails. No park. Just walking. Usually there's cows either on one side or the other but not both. Stick to the non-cow side.
Cowperson