Muffet's Hill

Muffet’s Hill
Kananaskis, Alberta
January 31, 2026
Distance: 4.3 km (2.7 mi)
Cumulative Elevation Gain: 136 m (446 ft)

At the end of a series of hills named after nursery rhymes is a unnamed hillock. Sonny gave it the awkward name, Little Miss Muffet’s Tuffet, but in keeping with the simple names of the other hills – Hickory, Humpty, Jack’s, and Jill’s – I shortened it to Muffet’s Hill. What made this hike interesting was a loop using a good trail that doesn’t appear on any maps.

After parking at a gate, I walked up the well road. On an open rise 1.4 km from the gate, I turned onto Mesa Back Door Trail, which headed to the foot of Muffet’s Hill. The trail soon turned south and entered the forest. The trail climbs, but before it descended, I exited. I bushwhacked easily up the wooded slope and crossed a couple of glades. I kept left, knowing I would hit a cutblock that led to the summit. Muffet’s top is partially ringed with trees, but I had a fine view of Mesa Butte and Jack’s Hill. After looking around, I descended and returned to the trail.

I continued south down the trail and passed a clearing with a view of Mesa Butte before re-entering the woods. Due to snow, the trail was difficult to follow in places, but flagging and footprints in the snow helped keep me on track. The trail exits the forest and crosses an immense meadow. At the end of the meadow, it merges with the well road 350 m from the gate. Muffet’s Hill is a nice, brief hike, but a longer trip could be made by adding Jack’s Hill.

KML and GPX Tracks

Starting up the well road. Mesa Butte appears left.

I kept right at this fork where Jack's Hill appears ahead

I started up Mesa Back Door here

The trail runs to the forest edge and turns right

The trail is well-defined and included flagging

I left the trail and started up the wooded slope

There was some deadfall which I easily stepped over

On the summit

Mesa Butte and Jack's Hill

It looked feasible to follow the cutblock down to the well road, but I turned into the forest, back to the trail. Curley Sands and Mesa Butte in the background.

Back on the trail, crossing a clearing

The trail continues through the trees

There didn't appear to be a path in this meadow, but I picked up the trail at the far end

Looking back at the meadow from the trailhead. The red diamond says: Mesa Back Door, 4.7 km to Mesa Butte summit.

From the well road, 350 m from the gate, the yellow trailhead sign is visible on the right.

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