Go South: A 3.6 Km Easy Walking Loop in Downtown Canmore 

This walking loop has the most variety of the Six Easy Walking Loops from Main Street Canmore. Start at the Big Head and walk one block to the NWMP Barracks heritage building on Main Street and Spring Creek Drive.

Walk south on the generous sidewalks on Spring Creek Drive, to The Malcolm Hotel. Veer right toward Spring Creek and you'll see the first pedestrian bridge over Spring Creek. Relish the peaceful pathways along Spring Creek, passing two beautiful coal mine-inspired pedestrian bridges. Stop and enjoy the gurgling creek and look for mallard ducks, song birds and the occasional muskrat or elk.

Cross the third bridge over the creek and and proceed west to the intersection of 1 Street and 3 Avenue, at the south end of the South Canmore district. South Canmore streets were laid out on a north-south / east-west grid pattern as part of the original 1885 town plan.

Walk two blocks along 1 Street, turn south on 5 Avenue for one block, to Millennium Park, a popular destination for local and regional sports teams. Millennium Park is the site of magnificent fireworks displays every New Year's Eve and July 1 Canada Day.

Pass the bike skills park at the southwest corner of Millennium Park, to the Bow River side stream. Walk upstream to the main channel and stop at the large pedestrian bridge over the Bow River, immediately south of the road bridge. Take in spectacular views of the river and surrounding mountain ranges.

Continue under or across Rundle Drive (across Rundle Dr. in spring when the river is high and the riverside pathway is closed), then walk along the edge of Riverside Park.

At the upstream end of Riverside Park, move through the park to River Road and walk one block north to 8(Main) Street. Explore the unique restaurants, cafes and shopping opportunities for four blocks on Main Street, then return to the Big Head.