Alberta trails · Odlum Ridge Route
Odlum Ridge Route
A 14.2-mile out-and-back in Alberta, with 2,557 ft of climbing.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 9.5 and mile 14.2. It gives back about 4,128 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
Odlum Ridge Route access. 50.49521, -114.80833 · directions
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 7:59 a.m. and sets at 6:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:22 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 50 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 28.4-mile round trip works out to roughly 13 h 04 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Cougar Burns Traverse Route — 12.9 mi
- Beatty Lake Trail — 25.2 mi
- Compression Ridge Route — 26.6 mi