Trail Overview

This overlanding route brings you through part of the beautiful Kananaskis area, you will be greeted by countless mountain views, a nice gravel road, and plenty of hiking trails all along the way. There are lots of viewpoints and creeks, you can expect a lot of wildlife from birds to bears and many others. This is a fairly popular route so expect other traffic, some tight corners, and semi narrow parts of the road but still two vehicles wide. Please note this route is closed between December 1st to May 15th every year and requires a conservation pass for the park, which can be bought online at https://www.alberta.ca/kananaskis-conservation-pass.

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Difficulty

This trail has some narrow sections, sharp corners, and steep banks on the side of the road.

Technical Rating

Sydh B

May 03, 2026

Open

Closed as of Beaver Flats area.

Agoston L

Aug 01, 2025

Open

The trail was practically empty, seen 3 cars on the way. Easy to pass, slightly corrugated with no obstacles. I saw no trucks on the road. Beautiful trail!

Kevin F

Jun 16, 2025

Open

Tight turns with bush overhang at eye level. Road is typically 1.5 vehicles wide and heavy logging traffic. Proper radio is required to communicate with active logging trucks otherwise there is risk of a vehicle collision. DO NOT ATTEMPT WITHOUT A PROPER RADIO