Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Canada

Alberta

Kananaskis

Grassi Lakes loop from Upper Grassi Lakes Trail

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Canada

Alberta

Kananaskis

Grassi Lakes loop from Upper Grassi Lakes Trail

Hard

riders

Grassi Lakes loop from Upper Grassi Lakes Trail

08:07

81.4km

1,130m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 319 m for 56 m

After 471 m for 56 m

After 17.5 km for 66 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

418 m

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 …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

549 m

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.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

821 m

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 …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

30.3 km

View of Spray Lake and Mount Fortune/Mount Nestor

Highlight • Viewpoint

Riding along the High Rockies Trail you can enjoy a stunning view of Spray Lake and towering Mount Fortune and even higher Mount Nestor rising in the sky. Take your …

Tip by

34.8 km

1930m

Viewpoint

44.1 km

Wild Camping at Chester Lake Trailhead

Highlight • Rest Area

Good camping at the edge of the parking lot on the Chester Lake Trail. Even in summer fresh to cold at night.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

75.0 km

Smith-Dorrien/Spray Lakes Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Smith Dorrien / Spray Lakes Trail follows the shoreline of Spray Lakes with steady views of the surrounding peaks. It’s a wide, well-used route that links easily into several …

Tip by

80.8 km

View of the lake at Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park

Highlight • Lake

81.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.2 km

32.4 km

9.52 km

1.24 km

Surfaces

78.9 km

1.25 km

1.15 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (2,060 m)

Lowest point (1,630 m)

Weather

Tuesday 2 June

8°C

2°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Hard

4.7

Goat Creek and Banff Legacy Trail Loop

04:17h

54.4km

660m

Moderate

4.6

437

Bow River Trail – Banff Legacy Trail loop from Banff

03:06h

53.2km

300m

Moderate

4.5

425

View of Stony Lookout Mountain – Banff Legacy Trail loop from Canmore

03:12h

53.6km

320m

Hard

4.5

384

Bow River Trail – Bow Falls loop from Town of Canmore

04:54h

77.4km

720m

Moderate

4.7

406

Bow River Trail – View of Backswamp loop from Banff

03:01h

50.0km

400m

Moderate

4.9

264

Bow River Trail – View of Stony Lookout Mountain loop from Banff

02:11h

37.0km

240m

Moderate

5.0

227

Bow Falls – Bow River Trail loop from Banff

02:20h

36.3km

400m

Hard

5.0

142

Arts In Nature Trail – Bow River Trail loop from Banff

07:11h

119km

940m

Moderate

4.9

118

Bow Falls Viewpoint – Fairmont Banff Springs loop from Banff

01:19h

20.8km

210m

Moderate

5.0

Lake Minnewanka – Bow River Trail loop from Banff

02:12h

32.5km

360m

Moderate

5.0

Banff Legacy Trail – Canmore Engine Bridge loop from Canmore

01:50h

29.8km

200m

Moderate

5.0

West Canmore Park – Canmore Engine Bridge loop from Canmore

01:24h

20.1km

240m

Grassi Lakes loop from Upper Grassi Lakes Trail

Grassi Lakes

View of Grassi Lakes and Canmore

Whitemans Pond Parking and Lookout

View of Spray Lake and Mount Fortune/Mount Nestor

Wild Camping at Chester Lake Trailhead

Smith-Dorrien/Spray Lakes Trail

View of the lake at Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️