Summit Elevation (m): 2010
Trip Date: Monday, July 2, 2007
Elevation Gain (m): 700
Round Trip Time (hrs): 2-4
Total Trip Distance (km): 7.5
Quick ‘n Dirty Rating: Class 2 – you fall, you sprain something
Difficulty Notes: Easy hiking on a good trail. The hordes of other people and dogs (!) might be the crux here.
Technical Rating: TL3; YDS (Hiking)
Map: Google Maps
GPS Track: Gaia
Not much to say here. This is a good hike to take the family on – including the family dog! It’s only 700 meters of height gain and you can probably go up any time of the year. Hey! I’m not fussy, I take the hard peaks so I guess I’ll take this one too.
The first time I hiked Prairie it was a good 3 hours on my own on a beautiful day. Hard to complain about that. The second time was 4 hours with the family. I have friends who make this mountain a weekly training run and now in 2024 after moving to SW Calgary, I’ve done over 400 laps of it myself.