The Rocky Mountains are where Billy Goat Hiker began. This collection brings together our hikes through Alberta, British Columbia and nearby Montana, from familiar foothills to long alpine days.
Browse by area or difficulty, then open any trail story for first-hand photos and notes from the day. These posts reflect the conditions we experienced at the time, so always check current access, weather and official trail information before setting out.
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Bull Creek Hills
A nice 14km hike on a warm spring day! Lots of up then lots of down. Snow in areas but relatively dry. Did this…
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Rocky Ridge
First hike of 2021! This short out and back was done March 13, 2021. After a couple weeks of above 0, we decided to…
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Bull Creek Hills
I’m a bit late posting this. We did this hike April 28, 2019 (Curtis and I). We weren’t sure on conditions so we just…
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Murray Creek Snowshoe
We did this snowshoe on Saturday January 26, 2019. Present company was Curtis and myself. This was the first time we’ve been out snowshoeing…
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East End of Burns
We did this hike Sunday June 24, 2018. I did some reading and discovered this hike was relatively forgotten; not much was written and…
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Hailstone Butte
We did this hike Saturday May 26, 2018. Present company was Sheldon, Curtis and I. We were originally going to do Pasque Mountain but…
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Gunnery Mountain
This was the first hike of the season for three of us. We did it Saturday April 28, 2018. Present company was Sandy, Ryan,…
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Boom Lake
It's a nice, short hike if you are in Banff or Lake Louise and looking for something to do. It wasn't crowded the day…
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Ribbon Falls to Ribbon Lake
We did this hike Sunday, September 10th. It was just Curtis and I. After an entire summer of no hiking due to knee injury,…
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Protection Mine
I’m a little late on posting this! We did this hike Saturday July 22, 2017. Present company was Curtis, Ryan, Sheldon, Chris, Nick, Paula,…
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Highline Trail
We did this hike Friday, July 7, 2017. Present company was Curtis and I. We were camped at Fish Creek Campground in Glacier National…
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Rae Glacier
A great hike and a great day. It was 27-28 at the top with no wind. Round trip was about 5 hours. The views…
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Midnight Peak – Take 2
We finally completed this hike on Saturday June 24, 2017. Present company was Ryan, Sheldon, Curtis, and myself. Unlike the first time, this hike…
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The Wedge
We did this hike Saturday June 3, 2017. Present company was Curtis and I. We got a very early start because our original plan…
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Tokumm Creek
We did this hike Saturday May 27, 2017. It was our second hike of the season. Present company was Nick, Chris, Paula, Chris, Curtis…
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Little Elbow Exploratory
We did this hike Saturday May 20, 2017. Present company was Curtis, Katy and myself. This was our first hike of the season (finally!)…
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Mount Stanley Waterfalls
So this wasn’t really a mountain but it was close to Mount Stanley off of 93. Present company was Ryan, Sheldon, Dorothy, Derek (Dorothy’s…
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Burstall/Hogarth
Well it’s been a long time since we were in the mountains. Busy summer and fall mixed with uncooperative weather made hiking difficult. Today…
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Cascade Mountain (Take 2)
This hike was done on Saturday August 13, 2016. Curtis and I did this hike. The day started off rough. I woke up with…
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Mount Tyrwhitt
We did this hike Saturday July 23, 2016. There was Curtis, Ryan, Sheldon, and myself. The guide books rate this hike as a difficult…
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Crypt Lake
This hike was done on Saturday July 9, 2016. Curtis and I decided to stay over Friday and Saturday night, making it easier on…
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Mount Burke
This hike was completed on Sunday, June 5, 2016. Present company: Sandy, Curtis, Ryan, Sheldon, Nick, Chris and myself. We decided to do this…
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Nihahi Ridge – 2
We did this hike on Saturday May 28, 2016. Present company was Curtis, Darryl, and myself. This will be a short post since we…
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Rocky Creek – The Wedge
This hike was done Saturday May 14, 2016. Present company was Sandy, Curtis, and I. The day started out cold (-3) with frost on…
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Midnight Mountain – Baldy Pass
We did this hike Saturday March 12, 2016. It was our first hike of the season. Present company: Sandy, Curtis, and myself. This was…
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Mount Shark Lake
I decided to come back to this one and do the lake. This snowshoe was done on January 9, 2016. Present company were Curtis,…
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Mount Black Prince
This hike was done on January 2nd, 2016. Present company was: Curtis, Dorothy, Shelley, Ryan, Sheldon, and myself. The hike started off cold. It…
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Mount Shark – Trails
Sandy and I did this snowshoe on Saturday, December 5, 2015. It was overcast and snowing a bit but still a nice day for…
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Smith-Dorrien Creek
We snowshoed this creek on Sunday November 29. Present company was Curtis and me. The day started out a bit chilly but as the…
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Ink Pots
Sandy and I did this short hike on November 15. There wasn’t much snow but I brought my new microspikes from Kahtoola. The Johnston…
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Mount Allan – Olympic Summit
We did this hike Sunday, October 25. Present company was Sandy, Fiona, me. Second hike in a row and we felt it. The hike…
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Bourgeau Lake
We did this hike Saturday, October 24. Present company was Sandy, Katy, Kyle (Katy’s boyfriend) and me. We started at 8:30 on the trailhead.…
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Mount Indefatigable
We did this hike Saturday October 17, 2015. Present company was Curtis, Sandy, and me. The morning started off crisp. The cars had some…
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Mount Cory Cap
We did this hike Sunday, October 4, 2015. Present company was Sandy, Curtis, and me. The weather forecast for Calgary was a scorching 5C…
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Nihahi Ridge
Nihahi Ridge and summit was done on September 13, 2015. It was done with Sandy, Curtis, and myself. The weather was not fun; it…
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Mount Rimwall
Mount Rimwall was done on 2 separate days. The first day was August 1, 2015 with Chris and the second was August 3, 2015…
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Mount Yamnuska
I did this popular hike with Sandy and Chris on July 18, 2015. Since it is such a popular hike, I wanted to get…
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Surprise Creek Backpacking
I booked two weeks off in July and decided to do an overnight hike on July 2/3. Curtis joined me and we set out…
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Grizzly Peak
This was the first hike back with the trio (Sandy, Chris, and I). We started the hike at 8:30am June 27, 2015. The forecast…
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Mount Burstall
Well…. Sandy and I did this hike Saturday June 19, 2015. Our research indicated that it wouldn’t be too difficult and it would be…
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Old Goat Glacier
This hike was a nice, quick one but still gave the benefits of a longer hike. We did this one June 11, 2015. There…
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Sulphur Mountain
We did this hike on May 30, 2015. Present company was Curtis, Chris, Sandy and I. This hike starts from the upper hot springs…
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Mount Baldy South Ridge
We did this hike on May 23, 2015. Present party was Curtis, Sandy, Katy, Troy, and I. The hike started out from a washed…
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Lady Macdonald
We did this hike on May 18, 2015. There was Sandy, Chris, Curtis ( 😊 ) and I. This hike was hard. There were…
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Fairview Mountain
This hike was done on May 16th, 2015 with Sandy and Chris. It was the first time the three of us went out together.…
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Table Mountain
Sandy and I did this hike May 9th, 2015. This hike was amazing. We left Calgary at 6:00am, making it an early morning and…
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Mount Blakiston
Mount Blakiston is located to the west of Waterton townsite. We left at 7am on Saturday May 2nd, and drove for 3 hours. The drive…
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Cascade Mountain
I did this hike with a good friend (Sandy) on April 19th, 2015. I just started hiking this year and this was my very…
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