The Wedge

Hike Name: The Wedge
Activity: Scrambling

Distance: 8.1 km (RT)

Altitude: 2,667 m

Elevation Gain: 1035m

Area: Kananaskis Valley

Crew: Julia

Time to Summit: 2.5 hours

Lisa's Mom Rating: No

Trailhead: Wedge Pond

Getting There:

From the Trans Canada (Hwy 1), turn south on Kananaskis Trail (Hwy 40) and continue past Kananaskis village until you reach the sign for Wedge Pond. Park in the Wedge Pond parking lot.

Additional Info:
As long as you find the correct trail to begin with, it is a well-trodden path that we didn't have any problems following. You are in the trees for a surprisingly long time, but once you are out of the trees, you are well on your way to the summit. When you approach the scramble section, there are many paths up the rock so you just need to have patience and keep on going when you aren't sure where to go next. We saw some scramblers heading straight up the rocks but we stuck to the climber's right ontop of a hump/cliff, and followed the winding paths up to the false summit. From there, it is an obvious (and exposed) ridge-walk to the true summit.

Up on the ridge of the Wedge