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Alberta

Rocky View County

Bowbend Trail and Badger Bowl loop

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Canada

Alberta

Rocky View County

Bowbend Trail and Badger Bowl loop

Moderate

5.0

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Bowbend Trail and Badger Bowl loop

03:03

10.3km

280m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

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Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park

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3.24 km

Waverley Ranch House Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Waverley Ranch House ruins are historically known as the Waverley Chimney, as the chimney is most of what remains. The ruins sit fenced off on a corner of the Bowbend Trail. The ruins are from a ranch from 1896 where immigrants from England settled here. When building their homestead, the Cockbaines mistakenly constructed the ranch house and outbuildings on the wrong parcel of land, so the government overlooked the error and officially granted them the title to the property. Today, what remains is the chimney of the original 1896 homestead, and to prevent vandalism or destruction from roaming cows, the area is completely fenced off, but easy to see from the paved path.

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4.45 km

Pond with Pier

Highlight • Lake

This small wetland pond has a short wooden pier with a bench to relax on. There are also informational plaques here about the habitat of the surrounding grasslands, the movement of water and the pond.

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7.88 km

Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

This spur trail takes hikers 300 meters off the main McPherson-Trail to a dead end at a viewpoint on one of the hilltops of Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park's rolling fields, overlooking grassland and close by neighbourhoods.

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10.3 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.87 km

435 m

Surfaces

6.99 km

2.87 km

249 m

185 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 23 August

26°C

12°C

50 %

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