High Rockies Trail - 2025 High Rockies Trail

Friends of Kananaskis Country

TRAIL CARE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! 

 

HIGH ROCKIES TRAIL - GENERAL MAINTENANCE

This project will work on several sections of the High Rockies trail over multiple dates. Types of work will vary depending on the section and could include:

  • general trail condition assessment & trail sweeps
  • small to medium-sized tread repairs to fix drainage issues and overall tread condition
  • brushing work to improve sightlines    
  • clearing bridge decks
  • removal of deadfall
  • removing rocks/boulders from trail surface 
  • inventory and/or installation of trail signage
NOTE: dates shown in red indicate projects where we will be using E-mountain bikes. For these 'Bike' project dates, volunteers must be competent in riding an E-mountain bike while carrying a pack on off-road terrain including dirt roads and trails. FKC has a limited number of bikes available for volunteer use; if you have your own e-mountain bike that you wish to use, please contact our program coordinator coordinator@kananaskis.org.
 
Dates:
June 7th - International Trails Day
Come celebrate International Trails Day on the High Rockies Trail in Peter Lougheed National Park. We will be doing spring maintenance and trail sweeps along the length of the High Rockies Trail. We will break into small groups and tackle different sections before finishing with a bbq and social gathering at Driftwood Day use area to celebrate the day.
June 28th - Trail Sweep
July 19th - Trail Sweep
August 6th - Ebike trail sweep. Three Sisters Dam to Black Prince. Deadfall removal and minor trail repairs. 
August 9th - Trail Sweep - Hike. Trail and drainage repair. Black Prince to Kent Creek. Meet at Kent Creek. Shuttle vehicles to Black Prince.
August 27th - Trail Sweep
September 20th - Pruning Rummel Lake Connector and trail sweep to Chester Lake.   Meet at Chester Lake trailhead.  Carpool to Rummel Lake trailhead.  Hike back to Chester Lake.
 

Meeting time: 9:00am-3:00pm

 

Meeting location: will be confirmed in trail day reminder sent the day prior. Volunteers may be asked to leave vehicle(s) at either end of trail work segments for end-of-day carpooling back to start location.

 

What to expect: The level of effort will range from light to moderate and mainly include using hoes, rakes and Pulaskis to dig/till or otherwise remove ruts in seasonal wet/muddy sections, boot-packing and raking smooth finished tread on damaged tread sections, brushing and limbing hazard trees/bushes, and rock work to move and adjust rocks on various sections of trail.

 
 

 

Volunteer Agreement Form: You will need to fill out this volunteer agreement waiver prior to working on a trail care event. Please visit the link above to fill out this form ASAP prior to the trail day. 

 

HOW TO SIGN UP 

  • If you are an existing volunteer, click here to login to your profile; once you're signed in, click the Opportunities tab, click on the Activity you'd like to sign up for and then scroll down to the bottom of this page and look for the SIGN UP button for the date(s) you'd like to volunteer for.
  • If you're new to volunteering with FKC, you'll first need to fill out a volunteer application.
  • Sign up closes 48 hours prior to the event. Confirmed sign-ups will receive a reminder email with additional information on what to bring and meeting time/place.
WHAT'S A TRAIL DAY LIKE, ANYWAY?

New to Friends of Kananaskis? Curious about volunteering on a trail day but not sure what to expect? Check out this post on our website to learn about what we do on various types of trail days and what the work is like. What Are Trail Days Like? Our focus is on providing fun, safe and meaningful opportunities for our volunteers to give back to Kananaskis. If you have any questions, send us an email!

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