Horseback Riding
Indoor riding arena, paddocks and horse boarding is available. Bring your own horse to explore nearby trails.
Grande Cache Lake, Victor Lake and Pierre Grey Lakes are within easy driving distance. Gateway to the Willmore Wilderness Park, hiking trails vary from easy to advanced in this expansive mountain range.
Horseback trails have been well established in the Grande Cache area over the past 225 years by voyageurs and explorers who were employed in the Canadian fur trade. These historic trails were used even earlier by the indigenous people of this Rocky Mountain region. Travelling by horseback is still very common, and many commercial outfitters operate in Willmore Park, offering guided pack trips and hunting. To live the lifestyle, overnight pack trips are a wilderness experience rich in memories.
EQUESTRIAN STAGING AREAS
For visitors who wish to bring their own horses, staging areas with corrals provide access to the multi-use trails in Willmore Wilderness Park. Contact Alberta Sustainable Resources for current regulations and conditions. The Grande Cache Tourism & Interpretive Centre has maps and information for your horseback adventure.
SULPHUR GATES STAGING AREA
Sulphur Gates provides holding corrals and camping facilities to act as your base camp. Visitors may take a day trip to Kvass Flats to view the beautiful meadows, or climb Mt. Stearn to see spectacular mountain vistas. The more adventurous can explore the backcountry with a week’s trip to the Sheep Creek Forestry cabin. A day’s travel west will take travellers to Casket Lake and the Continental Divide Trail to Jackpine Pass and the BC border, or Bess Pass Trail.
COWLICK CREEK STAGING AREA
This allows visitors access to the eastern border of Willmore Wilderness Park. Travel to Cowlick Creek, which is the jump off point to Big Grave Flats. There are many trails that branch off from Big Grave Flats, which leads to Rocky Pass, Snow Creek Trail, A La Peche Lake, Whistler Trail, Glacier Pass, Eagle’s Nest Pass or the Rock Lake Staging Area.
HIGH COUNTRY VACATIONS
Grande Cache, AB
www.horsebacktherockies.com
INDIAN TRAILS ADVENTURES
Grande Cache, AB
www.albertarockiesadventures.com
U BAR RANCH
Grande Cache, AB
www.ubartrailrides.com
SHERWOOD OUTFITTERS
Adrossan, AB
www.sherwoodoutfitters.com
ASTORIA OUTFITTING
Jasper, AB
www.astoriaoutfitting.com
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