Heart Creek Bunker Trail
A 1.5-mile point-to-point route in Alberta, Canada.
Photo: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.5 mi
- one way
- 766 ft
- climb
- 4,797 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
Heart Creek Bunker Trail is a 1.5-mile point-to-point route in Alberta, Canada, inside Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park. It runs between about 4,250 ft and 4,800 ft above sea level, with roughly 770 ft of climbing one way. It is demanding mountain hiking, with rocky or exposed stretches where you need sure footing. Most of the way is dirt. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Canmore, about 8.1 miles east of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Pigeon Peak, Mount McGillivray and Bluemat Hill. For camping, Lac Des Arcs Campground and Exshaw Community Campground 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 Heart Creek Bunker Trail for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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