Alberta trails · Lusk Ridge Route
Lusk Ridge Route
A 12.2-mile network in Alberta, with 1,490 ft of climbing.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 62% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 4.1. It gives back about 5,956 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Lusk Ridge Route access. 51.04300, -114.97669 · directions
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 8:01 a.m. and sets at 6:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:22 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 48 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.2-mile route takes roughly 5 h 16 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:17 p.m. — 5 h 32 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Mount Collembola Route — 10.6 mi
- Centennial Ridge — 11.2 mi
- Compression Ridge Route — 11.9 mi
- End Mountain Route — 13.4 mi