Alberta trails · Cougar Burns Traverse Route
Cougar Burns Traverse Route
A 8.7-mile out-and-back in Alberta, with 3,545 ft of climbing. Reaches Cougar Mountain and other summit destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 2.9 and mile 5.8. It gives back about 2,057 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Cougar Mountain (summit)
- Mount Burns (summit)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:27 a.m., the sun rises at 8:00 a.m. and sets at 6:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:22 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 49 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.4-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 59 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:59 p.m. — 50 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Odlum Ridge Route — 12.9 mi
- Compression Ridge Route — 14.1 mi
- Beatty Lake Trail — 17.4 mi
- Mount Bogart Route — 21.2 mi