Olympic Summit & Mount Allan

September 14, 2002, kananaskis range, kananaskis country

Summits
Olympic Summit & Mount Allan 2525 m
Olympic Summit & Mount Allan 2819 m
Gain
1350 m
Distance
15 km
Technical
OT4 YDS (Hiking)
Activity
hike
Quick 'n dirty
Class 2 - you fall, you sprain something
Difficulty
No difficulties - combined with an ascent of Mount Allan which is also a hike.
Route
GPS trackMap

Mount Allan is probably one of the closest you can get to a scramble and still call it a hike! I’ve done this one twice now - and loved it both times. Awesome views and a two-summit day make this one very highly recommended. On the way up Mount Allan you summit Olympic Summit, which is kind of a fail since it’s only a minor bump. Oh well. I’ll take easy summits any time I can!

Mount Allan Route Map
Mount Allan Route Map
Another fantastic late fall day in the hills, looking back down the lower hiking route on Olympic Summit.
Another fantastic late fall day in the hills, looking back down the lower hiking route on Olympic Summit.
Looking up Olympic Summit.
Looking up Olympic Summit.
Another favorite shot looking up towards Mount Sparrowhawk.
Another favorite shot looking up towards Mount Sparrowhawk.
The four summits of Mount Lougheed include (L to R), Wind, Lougheed III, II and I.
The four summits of Mount Lougheed include (L to R), Wind, Lougheed III, II and I.
A gaggle of folks at the summit of Mount Allan.
A gaggle of folks at the summit of Mount Allan.

This is also part of the highest maintained trails in the Canadian Rockies - the Centennial Trail, which is even higher than the Skyline trail in Jasper.

Heading down from Olympic Summit.
Heading down from Olympic Summit.
The pinnacles around Olympic Summit are pretty neat.
The pinnacles around Olympic Summit are pretty neat.