Tent Ridge

Tent Ridge is a stunning mountain ridge near Spray Lakes that offers tremendous views of Kananaskis Country and Banff National Park. It’s best to hike Tent Ridge in the summer months from June to October. The ridge sits at a lower elevation and receives a fair amount of sunlight, so it drys out earlier than most hikes in the Rockies. The Tent Ridge trailhead can be found along Mount Shark Road, not far past the Mount Engadine Lodge. There is a small unofficial dirt parking lot that is near the end of the trailhead. Tent Ridge Trail is a 10-kilometer loop trail, with some steep sections but the effort is definitely worth it for the stunning views. When you start the trail we recommend heading to the left of the parking lot until you find the trail and doing the loop clockwise for two reasons. Number one, then you just have the steep scramble up and not down, making it much less scary. Number two, because once you gain the ridge, you’ll have breathtaking 360° views of Spray Lakes in front of you, instead of behind, for the remainder of the ridgeline. ( Spray Lakes Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada)