Grotto Mountain
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Grotto Mountain is a mountain
located in the Bow River
valley, across from Canmore
, Alberta, Canada. It is a popular hiking spot among locals and is home to the Rat's Nest Cave.
There are two main scrambling routes:
Mountain
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located in the Bow River
Bow River
The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River, and is considered the headwater of the Nelson River....
valley, across from Canmore
Canmore, Alberta
Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rockies. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of...
, Alberta, Canada. It is a popular hiking spot among locals and is home to the Rat's Nest Cave.
There are two main scrambling routes:
- Northwest Variation - from the ACC clubhouse, ascends the northwest side of the mountain on a good hiking trail. At tree line, the trail narrows to the false summit. From there, it is a gradual ascent to the summit with brief stints of scrambling but mostly hiking.
- Direct route. Ascends directly under the summit. Shorter but more arduous.