Lantern Creek to Lineham Ridge

Posted June 30th, 2007 by OldDogNewTrick

Kananskis Country

Distance:

9 km

Difficulty:

Moderate

Elev. gain:

580 meters

Time required:

5 - 8 hours

Bikes permitted:

Dogs permitted:

Download GPX

Directions to trail head

Starting point: Lantern Creek parking lot off Highway 40 (Kananskis Trail) below the Highwood Pass.

Hazards on trail

Following this track requires a creek crossing, and a short trip through untracked forest in direction of Lineham Ridge. Route was clear and dry at time when this was done. (late June)

Hike Description

On June 21 2007, we did a great day hike along the Lantern Creek trail that leads back to the Picklejar Lakes. Our destination today was not the lakes, but the north end of Lineham Ridge visible on the way out. To get there, we departed the trail and bushwhacked our way to a snowfield covering a gulley. Once across the snowfield, we climbed up onto the ridge. Our pace was a little slower than expected, and because of time constraints did not climb right to the top of Lineham Ridge. However, it was a most enjoyable and different trip.

On the way back, I used the trackback feature of my GPS unit to lead our group back to the trail. The round trip was nearly 9 Km with about 580 meter elevation change. Time out on trail was about 5 hours.

The GPS track for this hike can be downloaded via the file attached to this post. Go to the "About" page for directions prior to download or use of this data or any information in relation to this hike. Please submit your feedback and let me know your thoughts on the hike. If you have the the GPS data for other hikes in Alberta please send it along with a couple pictures to chris[at]hikealberta[dot]com.