Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies

2025 at Crowsnest and Castle

We will be hiking in the southwest corner of Alberta “where the Prairies meet the Rockies“.  The Crowsnest Pass, Castle Provincial Park and Beauvais Lake Provincial Park are situated along highways 3, 6, 507 and 774, south and west of Pincher Creek, Alberta.

There will be a daily shuttle taking us to hiking trailheads, offering easy to strenuous day group hikes, before returning to Pincher Creek for dinner and evening activities.

Hikers will stay in shared accommodation in Pincher Creek, namely the Heritage Inn.  Rooms will be allocated by the Trip Coordinator based on double occupancy and a banquet room is available for evening activities.

There will be a stop with a lunch on the first day of the trip (i.e. on Sunday), including a site visit and tour of Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump.  A visit to the heritage village in Pincher Creek is planned for one of the evenings.

Photos on this page reprinted from “Popular Day Hikes: The Castle and Crownest” by Andrew Nugara and are reprinted with permission of the author and Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.

Trips leave from the Acclaim Hotel near the Calgary airport hotel, with pickups in other locations before heading down into southern Alberta. There will be a stop for lunch and a visit to Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump.

On the final day (i.e. on Friday) after the hikes are completed in the early afternoon, the trips will return directly to the Acclaim Hotel with drop-offs along the route.

This year’s trip dates are:

  1. July 13 to 18 (Sunday to Friday)
  2. July 20 to 25 (Sunday to Friday)
  3. July 27 to August 1 (Sunday to Friday)

The cost is $1,875 per person (GST and gratuities included) plus membership fees.