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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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LARGER MAP

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.

Current conditions:

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

By Posted By: longleggedhiker - Wed Jun 16 21:35:02 EDT 2010 Upside A not too difficult hike that provides access to an active fire lookout providing spectacular views of the area. Downside The hike is all uphill all the way Comment This is a great way to get a panormaic view of the area. The trail to the lookout can be boring so it is best that you start from the pulloff on Highway 40, 8km south of the Kananaskis Lakes Trail intersection. This reduces the hike to 2.5 km one way as opposed to 7 km one way from Boulton Creeek

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