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Monod Sports Popular Day Hikes: Kananaskis Country | 2nd Edition

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Full-colour day-hike guide for scenic trails around Kananaskis Country, with directions, maps, and practical planning details.

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Popular Day Hikes: Kananaskis Country | 2nd Edition
Popular Day Hikes: Kananaskis Country | 2nd Edition Sale price$22.00 CAD

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Popular Day Hikes: Kananaskis Country (2nd Edition) is Monod Sports’ go-to-style full-colour guidebook for anyone planning day trips from well-established staging areas. It’s written for visitors and locals who want scenic hikes with the logistics handled—so you can focus on the trail.

This new edition of Gillean Daffern’s bestseller is completely updated with new trails, fresh photographs, and revised access information for Kananaskis Country—just a short drive west of Calgary on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies. You’ll find options ranging from easy, short day walks to ridgewalks with a pitch or two of easy scrambling, with each hike laid out using detailed trailhead directions, colour maps and photographs, seasonal information, round-trip distances, trail commentary, and difficulty ratings.

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BASIC INFO

  • Title: Popular Day Hikes: Kananaskis Country – 2nd Edition
  • ISBN: 9781771605519
  • Author: Gillean Daffern
  • Edition: 2nd Edition

WHAT’S UPDATED IN THIS EDITION

  • Completely updated for new trails and revised access information
  • Fresh photographs throughout

BOOK COVERAGE

  • Kananaskis Country on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies, short drive west of Calgary
  • Includes hiking choices across Canmore, Bow Valley, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Highwood, Elbow, Kananaskis Valley, Smith-Dorrien, Sheep and Jumpingpound
  • Trip range from easy, short day walks to ridgewalks with a pitch or two of easy scrambling

EXAMPLE HIKES INCLUDED

  • Ha Ling Peak
  • Barrier Lake Lookout
  • Ribbon Falls
  • Upper Kananaskis Lake
  • Ptarmigan Cirque
  • Burstall Pass
  • Picklejar Lakes
  • Mount Burke
  • Nihahi Ridge

WHAT EACH HIKE INCLUDES

  • Detailed directions to trailheads
  • Colour maps and photographs
  • Seasonal information
  • Round-trip distances
  • Trail commentary
  • Difficulty ratings
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Why you'll love it

UPDATED TRAIL INFO

This 2nd Edition is completely updated with new trails, fresh photographs, and revised access information for Kananaskis Country.

DAY TRIP PLANNING

Each hike includes detailed trailhead directions, colour maps and photographs, seasonal notes, and round-trip distances to help you plan a day out.

HIKES FOR ALL LEVELS

Choose from easy, short day walks through to ridgewalks with a pitch or two of easy scrambling, each with difficulty ratings and trail commentary.

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Monod Sports is a family-owned specialty shop rooted in Banff, since 1949. Our team lives and works in the mountains, and we’re selective about what we carry — choosing quality gear we trust ourselves, stand behind fully, and feel confident recommending to anyone who walks through our doors.