Alberta trails · Sentry Mountain Route

Sentry Mountain Route

A 7.0-mile network in Alberta, with 3,425 ft of climbing. Reaches Sentry Mountain.

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Length

7.0 mi

Elevation gain

3,425 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

60%

Steepest mile

+2,088 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

6.3 mi

Shape

network

Elevation profile

Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 58% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 2.3. It gives back about 6,110 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Sentry Mountain (summit)

Getting there

Sentry Mountain Route access. 49.61830, -114.67095 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:26 a.m., the sun rises at 7:58 a.m. and sets at 6:50 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:22 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 52 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.0-mile route takes roughly 4 h 19 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:17 p.m. — 6 h 33 min before sunset.