Hiking trails in Elk Island National Park, Alberta, Canada
Browse 11 hiking trails in Elk Island National Park, Alberta, Canada. Compare route difficulty, season, distance, GPX status and open hiking plans.
Showing a selection from 11 public trails. Verify permits, closures, weather, transport and navigation with official sources before departure.
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Amisk Wuche Trail
— Elk Island National Park, Alberta · Canada · 2.7 km · moderate
A varied marsh-and-forest loop using boardwalks to reveal the park’s aquatic habitat.
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Beaver Pond Trail
— Elk Island National Park, Alberta · Canada · 3.6 km · easy
A gentle loop through aspen and sedge-meadow habitat shaped by beaver activity.
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Lakeview Trail
— Elk Island National Park, Alberta · Canada · 3.7 km · easy
An easy forest loop opening to broad views across Astotin Lake and its islands.
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Living Waters Boardwalk
— Elk Island National Park, Alberta · Canada · 0.4 km · easy
A brief floating-boardwalk loop focused on Astotin Lake, aquatic life and wetland interpretation.
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Moss Lake Long Loop
— Elk Island National Park, Alberta · Canada · 12.6 km · difficult
The demanding 12.6-kilometre Moss Lake circuit through mixed forest and wildlife-rich wetlands.
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Moss Lake Short Loop
— Elk Island National Park, Alberta · Canada · 4.8 km · moderate
The shorter of two official Moss Lake loops, combining mixed forest with wetland wildlife habitat.
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Shirley Lake Trail
— Elk Island National Park, Alberta · Canada · 11.6 km · moderate
A substantial loop across open meadow and aspen habitat associated with Shirley Lake.
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Shoreline Trail
— Elk Island National Park, Alberta · Canada · easy
A one-way lakeside corridor normally completed as a six-kilometre return walk to Beaver Bay.
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Simmons Trail
— Elk Island National Park, Alberta · Canada · 2.6 km · moderate
A compact but moderately demanding route through rolling aspen country and wetland edges.
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Tawayik Lake Trail
— Elk Island National Park, Alberta · Canada · 15.1 km · difficult
Elk Island’s long, difficult Tawayik loop across expansive aspen and meadow habitat.
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Wood Bison Trail
— Elk Island National Park, Alberta · Canada · 15.6 km · difficult
A difficult long loop through the southern aspen forest where wood bison may be present.