Alberta trails · Tamarack Trail
Tamarack Trail
A 8.7-mile out-and-back in Alberta, with 1,957 ft of climbing. Reaches Twin Lakes and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 5.8 and mile 8.6. It gives back about 1,884 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Twin Lakes (lake)
- Lone Lake (lake)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:23 a.m., the sun rises at 7:55 a.m. and sets at 6:48 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:20 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 53 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.3-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 22 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:17 p.m. — 2 h 31 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Tamarack Trail + Aspen Parkland Trail — 2.8 mi loop, 152 ft gain
- Aspen Parkland Trail + Tamarack Trail — 4.1 mi loop, 257 ft gain
Across the border
- Continues into BC as Twin Lakes Trail — view on the map
- Continues into BC as Lineham Ridge Trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Castle WPP — 1.6 mi
- Anderson Peak Route — 3.4 mi
- Newman Peak Trail — 3.8 mi
- Barnaby Ridge Trail — 8.7 mi