Alberta trails · Castle WPP
Castle WPP
A 11.5-mile out-and-back in Alberta, with 1,351 ft of climbing. Reaches La Coulotte Peak and other summit destinations. Managed by Alberta Parks.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 59% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 3.8. It gives back about 4,654 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- La Coulotte Peak (summit)
- La Coulotte Ridge (summit)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:23 a.m., the sun rises at 7:55 a.m. and sets at 6:48 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:20 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 53 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.9-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 51 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:46 p.m. — 1 h 02 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Tamarack Trail — 1.6 mi
- Newman Peak Trail — 4.2 mi
- Anderson Peak Route — 4.3 mi
- Barnaby Ridge Trail — 7.4 mi