Grassi Lakes Trail

Hiking trail Canmore, Alberta, Canada

What to expect

The Grassi Lakes Trail is a popular hiking trail located in Canmore, Alberta, Canada. The trail offers two routes to the turquoise Grassi Lakes, an easy route and a more challenging one that passes by a waterfall with beautiful views of Canmore and the Bow Valley. The trail is approximately 4 km long and takes about one to two hours to complete. It is a great outing for family and friends, with benches and signage along the way to read about Lawrence Grassi, who built the original trail. The trail is also a great spot for photography, with mountain climbers often climbing the nearby cliffs. The trail is also home to unique pictographs and is located in a Wildlife Corridor, with restricted travel to designated trails only

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This family's experience:

Activities: We hiked the Grassi Lakes Trail, which offered two options: a shorter, easier route through a dense forest and a more challenging route to a waterfall

Highlights: The kids enjoyed the shorter trail, while we appreciated the views of the aquamarine lakes and the challenge of the more difficult route ✨