Gargantua
Crowsnest, Alberta, Canada
3.4 miles SW of Crowsnest, Alberta, Canada
| Address: | Crowsnest Pass, AB T0K 0M0 Canada |
| GPS: |
49°33'54.0"N 114°35'18.0"W Maps |
| State: | Alberta |
Cave
Gargantua is a limestone cave located on the Andy Good Plateau in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. As of 2002 it has 6001 m of passages with a depth of 286 m.[1] It contains the largest natural cavern in Canada at 290m long, 30m wide and 25m high.[2]Courtesy of en.wikipedia.org
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- Plan Ahead and Prepare
- Travel & camp on durable surfaces
- Dispose of waste properly
- Leave what you find
- Minimize campfire impacts
- Respect wildlife
- Be considerate of other visitors
Directions
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Trailhead: Turn south off of Highway 3 just east of the bridge over Crowsnest Creek, 11 km west of Coleman. Drive on the gravel road for 3 km and park at the junction. The route follows the rough road to the left (south). The first 2/3 of this route cross back and forth over the bubbling waters of Ptolemy Creek and can make for a nice outing in itself. At the end of the road, a well-defined trail climbs very steeply up through the forest to a rocky pass into the moonscape of ‘The Promised Land’. There are several significant caves in the immediate area, including Cleft Cave, Gargantua Cave, and Yorkshire Pot.Courtesy of gocrowsnest.ca
Follow hwy 3 out of Alberta into B.C. and take a left onto Corbin Rd, it is a road to a Coal mine (there is a sign). Follow this road for a bit, then take a left turn onto a dirt road just before a railway crossing. Follow the dirt road, there will be other turn offs but they lead to trapper huts. Just follow the road until you reach a dried creek bed. It looks like people have camped there before.Courtesy of tothemountainsigo.blogspot.com
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