![]() It’s very steep and it can be windy at the top. It would be difficult to do the Heart Mountain Horseshoe Hike in inclement weather of any kind. If you’re doing this hike in winter, you’ll need ice cleats. I have a pack with a water bladder in it that I like taking on day hikes, because it saves having to pack a separate water bottle. Bring a day pack, hiking snacks, a water bottle, a hiking hat, bear spray and good hiking shoes. This hike is extremely steep and retractable hiking poles can be very useful. ![]() The hike up Heart Mountain trail is a steep scramble. Related: Check out our post How to go Glamping in Alberta. I was “feeling the burn” for several days afterwards. The up and back hike has an elevation gain for 745 metres (2444 feet) and the loop trail has an elevation gain of 940 metres (3084 feet). It took us seven hours to complete the hike. My husband and I are not very fit and we stopped for lunch and a lot of pictures. People who are very fit said they did it in five hours. We chose to hike the horseshoe loop trail. Or you can opt to hike the Heart Mountain Horseshoe doing a ridge walk that lets you summit three peaks and is 10.3 kilometres (6.4 miles) in total length. You can go up and back down the way you came for a total distance of 5.6 kilometres (3.5 miles) and one peak summit. The Heart Mountain Hike is 2.8 kilometres (1.75 miles) one-way. Heart Mountain Hike or Heart Mountain Horseshoe Hike? If you have young children or you just want a nice easy hike, go as far as Heart Creek. The Heart Mountain trail starts at the Heart Creek Trailhead. Here’s a link to the location on Google Maps. Take the Lac des Arcs exit and follow the highway signs for Heart Creek and you’ll find it. Since this mountain trail is in a provincial park, you don’t need a national park pass to access it. It’s a 22-minute drive south-east from Canmore in Kananaskis Country. ![]() You’ll find the trailhead for the Heart Mountain hike at the Heart Creek Day Use Area in Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park.
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