The Boardwalk: An easy 1.3 Km Walking Loop around Policeman's Creek 

This short walk offers a bird’s eye view of the seasonal changes of the thriving Policeman’s Creek wetland ecosystem, and includes spectacular photo opportunities in all directions, an idyllic creek-side picnic site and some of Canmore’s oldest history.

The Policeman's Creek Boardwalk Walking Loop starts at the Big Head on Main St by The Drake Pub & Inn.

Cross Main Street, walk south along the boardwalk and experience the wetland’s ducks and songbirds, hear the gurgling creek, and see the occasional fish or elk.

The coal-mine-inspired pedestrian bridge is the halfway point and a fantastic photo spot, with the ever-changing wetland in the foreground and capped by the magnificent Rundle Mountain Range. Cross the bridge and pass the Canmore Opera House, a replica of the original Canmore Opera House built in 1898. The original Canmore Opera House is located at Heritage Park in Calgary.

From this midway point, you'll find one of Canmore's iconic photo stops.

Continue back north along the creek’s pathway, past the picnic area, creekside benches and The Malcolm Hotel. Follow the generous sidewalks along Spring Creek Drive back to Main Street.

Back on Main Street you will see Canmore’s third oldest building, The Northwest Mounted Police (NWMP) Barracks, built in 1893. Cross Main Street and you are back at the Big Head.