Hiking trails

Upper Lake Trail (Upper Kananaskis Lake)

Peter Lougheed Provincial Park · Kananaskis Country · Alberta

Alberta Parks describes a trail that circumnavigates Upper Kananaskis Lake and takes in Lower Kananaskis Falls. The south shore passes Sarrail Falls 1.1 km from the Upper Lake Day Use area, then continues through spruce and fir; the north side crosses the Palliser rockslide.

Trail facts

• Distance: 15.7 km loop
• Elevation gain: Not verified from the reviewed source
• Elevation loss: Not verified from the reviewed source
• Estimated time: Not verified from the reviewed source
• Difficulty: Not verified from the reviewed source
• Trailhead: Alberta Parks lists North Interlakes Day Use and Upper Lake Day Use as trailheads.
• Mapped coordinates (latitude, longitude): 50.612362, -115.117752 — source-listed shared access point; not an individual trailhead
• Transit: Not verified from the reviewed source
• Amenities: Not verified from the reviewed source
• Surface and grade: Not verified from the reviewed source

• Coordinate evidence is the Alberta Parks directions link for Upper Lake Day Use, one of the two listed trail access areas; not a complete route or a field survey.
• Alberta Parks lists a length of 15.7 km. Its elevation field reads 0 m without identifying cumulative gain or loss; we have not treated that as proof of a flat trail. Gain, loss and estimated time remain unverified.
• Alberta Parks trail reports change through the season. Read the current report before you go.

Outland Atlas does not report live trail status, closures, wildlife warnings or conditions. Nothing here means a trail is open or safe today. Check the official source and current bulletins before you go.

Source checked 2026-10-19: Upper Lake | Trail | Kananaskis Country | Alberta Parks (Alberta Parks). No trail map geometry is shown.

Coordinate evidence: source-listed shared access point; not an individual trailhead.