Kananaskis River Racecourse
Turner Valley, Alberta
41.6 miles NW of Turner Valley, Alberta
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51°2'29.5"N 115°1'53.8"W Maps | Directions |
| State: | Alberta |
Whitewater
The classic Calgary area river run. Easy, lots of play, relatively safe, great place to learn. The run begins at the 'Widowmmaker' parking lot. Widowmaker is the first feature and is a tongue with unpredictable swirly boils at the end. It flips a lot of people but there is a large eddy on river right. After this is a small hole called 'Hollywood hole' on river left where people often cartwheel.
- 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
From Turner Valley, Alberta
- Head west on AB-22 toward Main St SW (5 m)
- Turn right at the 1st cross street to stay on AB-22 (27.4 km)
- Turn left to stay on AB-22 (signs for Bragg Creek) (19.6 km)
- Turn right to stay on AB-22 (signs for Trans Canada Highway/Alberta 1) (14.0 km)
- At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on AB-22 heading to Cochrane (7.2 km)
- Turn right onto the AB-1 W/Trans Canada Highway ramp to Banff (0.3 km)
- Merge onto Trans-Canada Hwy/AB-1 W (42.0 km)
- Take exit 118 toward Kananaskis Country (0.5 km)
- Turn left onto Kananaskis Trail/AB-40 S (7.9 km)
- Turn right at Sibbald Creek Trail/AB-68Destination will be on the right(0.3 km)
Takeout
From HWY 1 –> Exit at HWY40S Kananaskis Country –>Drive 5-10 minutes south and look for 'Canoe Meadows' on your right.
Put In
Another 5 minutes south on HWY40 from Canoe Meadows is a turnoff called 'Widowmaker'. This is the put in.
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