The Larch Valley Hike - Kananaskis

Our Experience Hiking Larch Valley Trail : At the trailhead there was a warning sign that bears were in the area, so as a safety precaution, we formed a group of 11 friends.

The hike started by passing through a densely forested area, which every so often thinned out just enough for us to get a glimpse of the forest with a pile of icy snow conditions. Although we had to really push ourselves through the elevation, it all was worth it when the first larch tree came into view. As we got higher and higher, more larch trees started to appear. Soon our pace slowed down, as we all couldn’t help but take photo after photo of these beautiful trees. Continuing a little further up the path, it wasn’t long until the forest opened up and we found ourselves standing in Larch Valley. Moving out of the Larch Valley, we were greeted with wonderful views first of Pocaterra Trail/Ridge.

Length 9.8 km Elevation gain 708 m Route type Point to point

Here’s a short recount of our hike to Larch Valley and a look at some (okay, a lot) of the beautiful scenes along the way!