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Wood Bison Trail

Local route16 km · 10 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Tawayik Lake Trail 3.1 mi · 5.0 kmExplore Elk Island National Park →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 16–22 °C (61–72 °F)

  1. J-7°-15°22
  2. F-4°-13°12
  3. M1°-8°21
  4. A10°-1°33
  5. M16°5°49
  6. J20°10°77
  7. J22°13°103
  8. A22°12°54
  9. S17°7°41
  10. O9°1°23
  11. N-1°-8°20
  12. D-7°-14°20

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
16 km · 10 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
16 km · 10 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
19 km E of Ardrossan (Strathcona County, Alberta) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Elk Island National Park
Best months
May–Sep
Country
Canada
Region
Alberta
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
11
Route centre
53.5513, -112.8457
Route start
53.5699, -112.8466
OpenStreetMap
relation 8286310
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

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Simmons Trail

4.0 mi · 6.4 km · Elk Island National Park

Shirley Lake Trail

4.5 mi · 7.2 km · Elk Island National Park

Moss Lake Trail

5.2 mi · 8.4 km · Elk Island National Park

Shoreline Trail

7 mi · 11 km · Elk Island National Park

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