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The official trail is a wide road that climbs quickly into the bowl holding shallow Elbow
Lake. The lake is a popular spot, especially for summer picnics; campsites are spread
around the south shore. An interesting side trip is to Rae Glacier, a small glacier on the
north face of Mount Rae. The trail starts on the east shore of the lake, gaining 400 meters
(1,310 feet) of elevation in just over two kilometers (1.2 miles).
Elbow Lake
Elbow Lake is the source of the Elbow River, which flows eastward through Elbow-
Sheep Wildland Provincial Park and into the foothills. The short hiking trail from Highway
40 up to the lake is part of a much longer historic route that ran between the two valleys
and is still passable for backcountry adventurers.
Ptarmigan Cirque
• Length: 5.6 kilometers/3.5 miles (2 hours) round-trip
• Elevation gain: 230 meters/750 feet
• Rating: moderate
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