Popular Day Hikes is a series of bestselling books written for visitors and locals looking to hike scenic trails from well-established staging areas.
Popular Day Hikes: The Castle and Crowsnest covers 37 of the best trails north of southern Alberta’s Waterton National Park. Featuring easy short-day walks, more-strenuous full-day hikes, and the occasional easy scramble in Castle Provincial Park, Castle Wildland Provincial Park, and Crowsnest Pass, Andrew Nugara’s well-written and beautifully illustrated guidebook contains routes for everyone. Some of the trips included are:
North Drywood Falls
Prairie Bluff
Table Mountain
Southfork Lakes
Gravenstafel Ridge
Hillcrest Mountain
Frank Slide Trail
Livingstone Raptor Migration Viewpoint
Star Creek Falls
The Promised Land
Each hike includes:
detailed directions to trailheads
colour maps and photographs
seasonal information
round-trip distances
trail commentary
difficulty ratings