Cowboy Trail Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour
- 3–4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Travel Alberta’s Cowboy Trail from the Calgary area to Lundbreck Falls through ranchland, foothill towns and mountain views. Allow 3–4 hours for roughly 200–230 km of driving, plus time for optional detours. This self-guided smartphone tour has 28 mapped itinerary entries and 30+ GPS-triggered Tripvia stories, including the Okotoks Erratic, Diamond Valley, Bar U Ranch, Chain Lakes and the Livingstone Range. Start at either end and drive in your own vehicle at your own pace. Download the tour before departure for offline audio and a live GPS route map; pause whenever you like. There is no in-person guide. Optional historic-site tours, attraction admission and interior access are separate and may be seasonal.
Inclusions
What's included
- Flexible access to pause and resume at your own pace
- One booking per vehicle
- Self-guided GPS-triggered smartphone audio tour
- Tour available anytime after download, with no fixed schedule
- Live GPS route map and offline tour download
What's not
- Smartphone or tablet (bring your own; headphones optional, audio plays from the device speaker)
- Vehicle, fuel and transportation (drive your own vehicle)
- Attraction admission and optional interior access; opening hours may vary
- In-person guide
Itinerary
Follow Alberta’s Cowboy Trail through ranchland and foothill scenery toward Lundbreck Falls.
Pass through Okotoks, a foothill town with riverside paths and a lively arts scene.
Hear about Macleod Trail, a historic travel route connecting Calgary with southern Alberta.
See the enormous Okotoks Erratic, carried here by ice and woven into local legend.
Explore Diamond Valley, where the former towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley now share one foothill community.
Pass the historic Black Diamond Hotel, a 1929 landmark that still anchors local life.
Travel through Turner Valley, part of Diamond Valley and a landmark in Alberta’s early oil history.
Spot Eau Claire Distillery in Turner Valley, where a separate visit may offer local spirits and food.
View the historic Turner Valley Gas Plant from outside; seasonal guided tours and admission are separate.
Hear about Bluerock Wildland’s protected foothill forest and rugged scenery on an optional detour.
See the Little Chicago Royalties Monument, a roadside reminder of the area’s oil-boom years.
Pass Longview, a ranching town known for wide foothill views and local beef jerky.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Start at Lundbreck Falls and follow the Cowboy Trail north toward the Calgary area. This is self-guided, with no in-person meeting.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Tripvia Tours
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Self-guided drive in your own vehicle, with mostly outdoor and pass-by stories. Optional walks and historic interiors have variable terrain and access; the full route is not practical by public transportation. The audio tour still works when nearby buildings are closed. Check road, weather and attraction conditions before travel; optional admission and parking are separate.
How it compares in Calgary
- Its from-price is 93% below the median of the 556 experiences we list in Calgary.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Calgary
Calgary is the Alberta city where the prairies meet the Rocky Mountain foothills, a place of rodeo traditions, river pathways and big-sky sunshine.
Calgary sits on the Bow and Elbow rivers, with the snowy Rockies visible to the west on clear days. The Calgary Tower, from 1968, is the older landmark of a skyline now crowded with glass towers, and Fort Calgary marks the Mounted Police post that started the town in 1875. Prince's Island Park and the curving Peace Bridge are favourite spots along the river, and Heritage Park recreates an early prairie settlement.
Top-ranked sights in Calgary: Calgary Tower, Wonderland Sculpture, Calgary Stampede.
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