Category Archives: Sibbald Creek

Cox Hill – Kananaskis Country – Hiking Alberta

There are several ways to hike to the top of Cox Hill.  The most common route is from Dawson Trailhead on the Powderface Trail via the Tom Snow trail.  I choose to take the Jumpingpound Ridge trail further south in … Continue reading

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Sibbald Meadows Pond – Sibbald Creek – Hiking Alberta

Sibbald Meadows Pond is an idyllic oasis of peace and quiet, at roadside towards the west end of Sibbald Creek Trail (Hwy 68) and a few kilometres east of the junction with  Kananaskis Trail (Hwy 40).  The pond is created … Continue reading

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Powderface Trail – Kananaskis Country – Hiking Alberta

Powderface Trail is a 34 kilometre (21 mile) twisting, turning, rollercoaster, gravel road running north-south and linking the east-west part of Sibbald Creek Trail (Hwy 68), in the north, to the east-west Hwy. 66, Bragg Creek access to Kananaskis Country, at … Continue reading

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Ti-jurabi-chubi – Sibbald Creek – Hiking Alberta

Near the end of the Sibbald Lake on Sibbald Flat, across the field from Stop 9 on the Sibbald Flat Trail, reside skeletons of structures created predominantly from poplar and willow branches.  This is the site of The Sun Dance Ceremony … Continue reading

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Sibbald Viewpoint – Sibbald Creek – Hiking Alberta

Today, a long-standing mystery will be solved.  I have stood at the Sibbald Viewpoint many times, over many years.  It is always a beautiful view to the flat grasslands below the ridge, particularly when colours are enhanced by low, morning sun. … Continue reading

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