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Highway 40 is a south–north highway in western Alberta, Canada. [2] It is also named Bighorn Highway and Kananaskis Trail in Kananaskis Country.Its segmented sections extend from Coleman in the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass northward to the City of Grande Prairie and is currently divided into four sections.
Kananaskis Country can be accessed by five main highways that run into or through the area: Highway 40, a 66 km (41 mi) segment of the Bighorn Highway and also known as Kananaskis Trail; Highway 66, a 28 km (17 mi) highway originating near Bragg Creek known as Elbow Falls Trail; Highway 68, a 42 km (26 mi) gravel highway originating from the ...
Peter Lougheed Provincial Park is in Kananaskis Country about 90 kilometres (56 mi) west of Calgary, along the Kananaskis Trail in Alberta, Canada. This park is within Alberta's Rocky Mountains. The park was originally named Kananaskis Provincial Park, but was renamed after Peter Lougheed, premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, when he retired ...
Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park is a wildland provincial park located in Kananaskis Improvement District, Alberta, Canada.It was established on 24 July 2001 [4] and has an area of 12,719.59 hectares (31,430.79 acres; 49.11 sq mi). [3]
Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located immediately west of Canmore, 105 km (65 mi) west of Calgary.. This provincial park is situated at the foot of Mount Rundle within the Canadian Rocky Mountains along Bow Valley and the Trans-Canada Highway, at an elevation of 1,400 m (4,600 ft), and has a surface of 4.5 km 2 (1.7 sq mi).
Nakiska is a ski resort in western Canada, in the Kananaskis Country region of the province of Alberta. It is located 83 km (52 mi) from Calgary, west on Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) and south on Highway 40 (Kananaskis Trail). "Nakiska" is a Cree word meaning "to meet" or "meeting place." [2] [3]
Highwood Pass is the highest paved pass in Canada. The pass is closed each year from December 1 to June 14 due to very high snowfall and to protect wildlife. [4] For a small portion of June, the snow is melted but the road remains closed, making this a popular destination for road cyclists.
Location km mi Destinations Notes; Kananaskis I.D. (Kananaskis Country)0: 0.0: Powderface Trail: Begins at Little Elbow Recreation Area: 11: 6.8: Elbow Falls: Hwy 66 begins from this point between December 1 and mid-May [4