Alberta trails · Cautley to Wonder Route
Cautley to Wonder Route
A 6.3-mile network in Alberta, with 1,918 ft of climbing. Reaches Wonder Peak and other pass/summit destinations.
Length
6.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,918 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
51%
Steepest mile
+1,297 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
4.2 mi
Shape
network
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Wonder Peak (summit)
- Mount Cautley (summit)
- Wonder Pass (pass)
Heads up
Sections reported faint or hard to follow — carry a map or download this area offline.
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:30 a.m., the sun rises at 8:03 a.m. and sets at 6:52 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:25 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 49 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.3-mile route takes roughly 3 h 18 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:21 a.m. — 7 h 30 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Mount Bogart Route — 14.1 mi
- Centennial Ridge — 16.3 mi
- Mount Collembola Route — 17.2 mi
- Beatty Lake Trail — 18.4 mi