One of the triple crown of Waterton! The hike from Summit Lake to Alderson Lake is definitely the highlight. Took about 6.5 hours at a leisurely pace.
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Nice hike to the US border. Good views of upper Waterton Lake. Relatively flat, well marked and easy to navigate.
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Hiked December 28th - Planned to hike to the falls, but see the trail continue beyond to the lake, so we decided to see how far we could go. We went up about 2/3 of the way as the trail thinned out; until we hit a downed tree; then the craziness in us decided to see how much further we could go. Well we ended up trudging through mid calf to upper thigh high snow. And made it to the lake. It wasn’t that cold and apart from some wind, it was lightly snowing making for a beautiful hike! The last couple hundred meters were quite steep and any more layers of snow and likely avalanche risk. What an experience!
Given a 4 only because of the route finding in the snow
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hiked on 1 august. beautiful weather. took the first shuttle from the sports store in Waterton (forgotten the name). they dropped us off at cameron lake at 8 am. for the first 2 hours had the trail to ourselves. fantastic variety of different terrain. no bugs, few huckleberries. the trail winds through several different terrain types, from forest to burned over areas up and over the divide and down to a series of wonderful lakes. I'm afraid of heights and struggles on one section that had only a narrow path along a very steep scree fields but if I can make it anyone can :) as the day progressed we were passed by some trail runners and guides in training but there were few. morning departures gives you the trail to yourself most of the way. stunning views along the whole path. 🐻🍑✅ on weekdays
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Great hike and the reward of a spectacular view at the end is the icing on the cake.
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Great hike and the reward of a spectacular view at the end is the icing on the cake.
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Short but gets your heart pumping. Great views of Waterton and Price of Wales Hotel.
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Great trail with excellent views from the viewpoint. Above picture of the steps on the trail seems to be outdated as the whole trail is now a gravel path and not an exposed ground.
The 1st half of the trail is mostly a path with a few steps while the 2nd half is mainly steps and is much steeper. There are also a couple of benches along the trail to get some rest if you need it.
It was very windy at the top so a jacket is recommended (and possibly a hat/hoody).
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Some snow on the route but not a concern. Lots of wildflowers in bloom. Fun scrambling on the way up (did counterclockwise loop), some down-climbing and lots of scree on the way down. Look for cairns showing the route down. Gave this hike 3 stars only because the amount of scree, otherwise the views were awesome. 7 hours, 1000m elevation gain, 14.5 km.
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Great trail with lots of flowers in late May Early June.
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