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Alberta trails · End Mountain Route

End Mountain Route

A 10.4-mile out-and-back in Alberta, with 2,304 ft of climbing. Reaches End Mountain.

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Length
10.4 mi
Elevation gain
2,304 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
60%
Steepest mile
+1,932 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
3.6 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Bikes
yes

Elevation profile

4,801 – 7,864 ft12345678910

Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 72% of the ascent, between mile 6.9 and mile 10.4. It gives back about 2,868 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of End Mountain Route

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.
Terrain graded T6 (SAC scale) — exposed or hands-on hiking reported on part of this route.
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 7:28 a.m., the sun rises at 8:02 a.m. and sets at 6:50 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:23 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 48 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.8-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 01 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 6:03 p.m. — 47 min before sunset.

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