Alberta trails · B08: High Rock Trail

B08: High Rock Trail

A 25.9-mile point-to-point in Alberta, with 2,555 ft of climbing. Reaches Window Mountain Lake. Managed by Alberta Forestry & Parks.

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Length

25.9 mi

Elevation gain

2,555 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

43%

Steepest mile

+781 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

11.6 mi

Shape

point-to-point

Managed by

Alberta Forestry & Parks

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 6,250 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Window Mountain Lake (lake)

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Livingstone access — parking nearby. 49.67108, -114.59208 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:25 a.m., the sun rises at 7:58 a.m. and sets at 6:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:22 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 52 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 25.9-mile route takes roughly 10 h 52 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 6:49 p.m. — 0 min before sunset.