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Waterton Lakes National Park boasts world class hiking trails with unparalled scenery and the opportunity for many wildlife encounters. There are 255 km (191 miles) of managed trails in Waterton Lakes National Park. Ranging in difficulty from short jaunts to steep advanced treks that can take days. A variety of the trails can be used for different purposes, hikers, equestrian trails, and bicycling. Many of Waterton's trails also lead to large trail systems in Montana's Glacier National Park and in British Columbia's Akamina-Kishenina Provincial Park.

Hiking Trails of Waterton Below are listed some of the hikes & shorter strolls of Waterton Lakes National Park. These range short 15 minute hikes to 8 hour long day trips. Please follow the links to learn more about the individual hikes and examine maps, what to bring on your hike, safety & trail etiquette, wildlife encounters you can expect to occur and more important information.
	Trail	Trailhead	Distance (One Way)	Time (One Way)	Elevation Gain
Easy Strolls	Town site	Town Loop	3.2km (2 mi)	1 hour	minimal
	Emerald Bay loop	Town site	2 km (1.2 mi)	45 min.	minimal
	Linnet Lake	Across Gov't. Compound	1 km (.6 mi)	30 min.	minimal
	Cameron Lakeshore	Cameron Lake	1.6 km (1 mi.)	30 min.	minimal
	Akamina Lake	Cameron Lake	0.5 km (0.3 mi.)	15 min.	minimal
	Red Rock Canyon	Red Rock Canyon	0.7 km (0.4 mi.)	20 min.	minimal
	Blakiston Falls	Red Rock Canyon	1 km (0.6 mi.)	30 min.	minimal
Moderately Easy	Lower Bertha Falls	Town site	2.8 km (1.8 mi)	45 min.	150 m. (429')
	Crandell Lake	From Red Rock Parkway	2 km (1.2 mi)	1 hours	100 m. (328')
	Crandell Lake	From Akamina Parkway	1.2 km (0.7 mi.)	45 min.	100 m. (328')
	Wall Lake, B.C.	Akamina Parkway	4.5 km (2.7 mi.)	2 hours	165 m. (512')
Moderately Difficult	Bear's Hump	Visitors Center	1.4 km (0.9 mi.)	40 min.	200 m. (656')
	Goat Lake	Red Rock Canyon	6.3 km (3.5 mi.)	2 hours	400 m. (1312')
	Crypt Lake	Crypt Landing	8.6 km (5.4)	3-4 hours	700 m. (2296")
	Carthew-Alderson	From Cameron Lake	19 km (12 mi.)	6-8 hour	600 m. (1968')
	Wishbone (to Lower Lake)	Chief Mountain Highway	10.5 km (6.2 mi.)	2-3 hours	minimal

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