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Kananaskis

Ptarmigan Cirque Trail – Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

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Canada
Alberta
Kananaskis

Ptarmigan Cirque Trail – Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

Moderate

5.0

(1)

89

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Ptarmigan Cirque Trail – Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

01:31

3.57km

200m

Hiking

On the educational Ptarmigan Cirque Trail you can learn about high-mountain flora and fauna. As you venture through alpine forests and meadows, flowers, conifers and diverse wildlife await.

The Ptarmigan Trail starts at the Highwood Meadows car park, where the crisp, thin air is immediately apparent – the hike begins…

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Last updated: November 19, 2024

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Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

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894 m

Subalpine Forest

Highlight • Forest

A beautiful mountain forest with firs, larches and spruces. Where the forest is a little lighter, you can also encounter animals such as bighorn sheep, pikas and ground squirrels.

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1.66 km

Alpine meadows

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There is snow up here for nine months of the year. Nature explodes all the more vigorously in spring and summer. Yellow heather and autumn anemone then color the meadows …

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3.57 km

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2.70 km

862 m

Surfaces

2.70 km

862 m

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Thursday 28 May

20°C

6°C

58 %

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August 25, 2024

On the educational Ptarmigan Cirque Trail you can learn about high-mountain flora and fauna. As you venture through alpine forests and meadows, flowers, conifers and diverse wildlife await.



The Ptarmigan Trail starts at the Highwood Meadows car park, where the crisp, thin air is immediately apparent

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