Beaver Ranch Trail
An out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (1.0 miles round trip) in Alberta, Canada.
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 91 ft
- climb
- 3,802 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Beaver Ranch Trail is an out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (1.0 miles round trip) in Alberta, Canada, inside William A. Switzer Provincial Park. It stays at about 3,800 ft above sea level and is close to flat. It is a well-made walking path, fine for most hikers. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Hinton, about 11 miles northwest of the trailhead. For camping, Halfway Campground and Graveyard Lake Campgrounde are within about 6 miles. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Beaver Ranch Trail for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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