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Alberta trails · Mount Brazeau Route

Mount Brazeau Route

A 6.4-mile out-and-back in Alberta, with 1,701 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Henry MacLeod and other summit destinations.

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Length
6.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,701 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
60%
Steepest mile
+1,131 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
4.2 mi
Shape
out-and-back

Elevation profile

8,709 – 11,227 ft123456

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 2,049 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Mount Brazeau Route

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:38 a.m., the sun rises at 8:12 a.m. and sets at 6:56 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:31 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 44 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.8-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 27 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:40 p.m. — 4 h 17 min before sunset.

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