Alberta trails · Mount Edith Cavell Route
Mount Edith Cavell Route
A 7.2-mile out-and-back in Alberta, with 5,419 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Edith Cavell and other summit/viewpoint destinations.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 67% of the ascent, between mile 2.4 and mile 4.8. It gives back about 4,912 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mount Edith Cavell (summit)
- Edith Cavell Pond (viewpoint)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:41 a.m., the sun rises at 8:15 a.m. and sets at 6:59 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:34 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 43 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.4-mile round trip works out to roughly 10 h 44 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Across the border
- Continues into BC as Tonquin Valley trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Skyline Trail — 17.0 mi
- Roche De Smet Route — 27.5 mi