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Kananaskis Fire Lookout

Kananaskis Fire Lookout near Kananaskis, AB

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This trail was given a rating of 4 out of 5 stars

4 kms
2hours
moderate
Snowshoeing, Hiking, Cross Country Skiing, Mountain Biking
Fall, Summer
Kananaskis, AB

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NTS Map: 082J11

Elevation Gain: 296 m (971 ft).

This is relatively easy hike to an active Fire Look that provides fantastic views of the Kananasksis valley and lakes.

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Directions:

Paved pull off on the west side of Highway 40 about 8km south of the gate into Peter Lougheed Prov Park.

Go around gate at pull off, over Pocaterra creek and head south following old fire road. Head south on trail known as Whiskey Jack.

It's a fire road and the lookout person does drive it on occasion

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By Posted By: slickster - Sat Sep 12 06:45:10 EDT 2009 Upside fantastic views of kananaskis lakes and area. spotted some whiskey jacks at the top and a ptarmigan on our way back.
Downside only minor challenge was figuring out we had to park at the boulton creek trading post.
Comment trail starts near the restaurant.

while trail is easy to follow and relatively smooth, it gets a slightly steeper towards the end.

By Posted By: mmaltais - Tue Sep 01 23:26:02 EDT 2009 Not Rated Upside Great hike to get you moving, doesn't require a lot of time; all uphill Downside all up hill :) Comment Bit confused at first when trying to find it from the Boulton Creek parking lot, but once I got on the trail it was super easy to follow.

Went out in late september, lots of bear prints in the mud, be bear safe!

Great views from the top, even on a cruddy day

Kananaskis Fire Lookout

Kananaskis Fire Lookout near Kananaskis, AB

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