Prairie View

Hike Name: Prairie View or Barrier Lake Lookout via Jewell Pass
Activity: Hiking

Distance: 15 km (RT)

Altitude: 1,996 m

Elevation Gain: 649 m

Area: Kananaskis Valley

Crew: Steph, Brittany, Kristen

Time to Summit: Unknown (blog created post-hike)

Lisa's Mom Rating: Yes

Trailhead: Barrier Lake

Getting There:
Turn South down Kananaskis Trail (Hwy 40) and then turn off to the Barrier Lake trailhead area on the right.

Additional Info:
We reached Prairie View via Jewell Pass. It is also possible to go directly to the lookout, cutting off a few kilometers from the trip. This was done on the following ascents, links below.

The View from Prairie View, looking at Mount Baldy

I have done this hike on 3 different occasions.


Trip #2:
Crew: Ben
Date: February 14, 2016
Time to Summit: Unknown (blog created post-hike)

Trip #3:
Crew: Ben
Date: December 16, 2017
Time to Summit: ~1:30