Grassi Lakes Trailhead – Grassi Lakes loop from Canmore Nordic Centre Downtown Bound

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Canada

Alberta

Kananaskis

Grassi Lakes Trailhead – Grassi Lakes loop from Canmore Nordic Centre Downtown Bound

Moderate

5.0

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hikers

Grassi Lakes Trailhead – Grassi Lakes loop from Canmore Nordic Centre Downtown Bound

04:30

14.3km

540m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park

Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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70 m

Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park

Highlight • MTB Park

The Canmore Nordic Centre is a world-class outdoor recreation facility originally built for the 1988 Winter Olympics. Today, it serves as a popular destination for cross-country skiing, mountain biking, fat …

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151 m

Canmore Nordic Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta. It was originally constructed for the 1988 Winter Olympics, and held the cross-country skiing, biathlon and cross-country skiing part of the Nordic combined events.

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2.59 km

Grassi Lakes Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

Great short hike with fantastic views and breathtaking colors. But get there early to avoid the crowds.

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3.83 km

Rocky Cliff Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Need good shoes to go in the water

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3.86 km

Viewpoint overlooking Grassi Lakes, the Rundle Canal and the waterfall

Highlight • Viewpoint

A beautiful, but above all large and secure viewpoint on the way to the Grassi Lakes. Here you can briefly enjoy the view of the Rundle Canal and the water reservoir or spread out for a picnic.

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4.37 km

Grassi Lakes

Highlight • Lake

The water is clear and not deep, so you can look to the bottom in many places and see, for example, tree trunks that are rotting very slowly due to …

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4.50 km

View of Grassi Lakes and Canmore

Highlight • Viewpoint

A steeper passage with beautiful views of Canmore in the Bow Valley. This section of the trail is also the access route for rock climbers. Be careful and considerate of one another.

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4.77 km

Whitemans Pond Parking and Lookout

Highlight • Parking

The upper end of the Grassi Lakes Trail. Even though the dam is man-made, the view across the water to the mountains, which are well over 2,000 meters high, is …

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14.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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