Hike Name: Heart Mountain CirqueActivity: Hiking/Scrambling
Distance: 7 km (RT)
Altitude: 2,149 m
Elevation Gain: 875 m
Area: Bow Valley (Exshaw)
Crew: Ben, Mark F, Andrew, Lauren
Time to Summit: Unknown (blog created post-hike)
Lisa's Mom Rating: Maybe
Trailhead: Heart Creek Parking Lot
Getting There:
Heading West on the Trans-Canada (Hwy 1) from Calgary, take the exit at Lac Des Arcs. Cross over the highway on the overpass, and park at the Heart Creek Parking lot.
Additional Info:
This is a nice hike up to Heart Mountain (a few places with hands-on-scrambling), but a good beginner scramble nonetheless. If you continue on from Heart Mountain (2135m), you will also summit Grant MacEwan Peak (2149m) before descending down the eastern slope of the cirque, and then walking along a path adjacent to the highway, back to the car.
Ben, Andrew, and Mark F on Grant MacEwan Peak
It is also possible to continue onto Twin Towers from Grant MacEwan Peak.
