Tag Archives: Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

Chester Lake – ALBERTA

Monday 8/10/2018   Chester Lake

                                      Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

                                      Alberta, CANADA

Participants: Sue Davies (Photos, Report), Beth Davies

This out and back forested trail leads to an alpine meadow and lake (Chester Lake) below Mount Chester. Wildlife encounters can include bears, birds and rabbits. This is a year round maintained trail which would be a pleasant cross country ski during the colder months. In sections the trail is segregated for skiers. It is accessed via the trailhead on the Smith Dorrien / Spray Lakes road. 

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Ptarmigan Cirque – ALBERTA

Sunday 7/10/2018   Ptarmigan Cirque

                                     Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

                                     Kananaskis Country, Alberta, CANADA

Participants: Beth Davies, Sue Davies (Report and Photos)

Ptarmigan Cirque trail leads to a high mountain bowl between Mount Arethusa and Mount Rae close to the Highwood Pass in Peter Lougheed Park near Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada. The Ptarmigan Cirque hiking trail is a short loop in the cirque. Possible wildlife sighting may include deer, bears and mountain sheep. There are wonderful panoramic views for relatively little effort.

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