About the Book

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