McKenzie’s Trails West

Picture yourself on horseback, riding toward a mountain pass deep in the Alberta Rockies. The trail climbs through rugged Canadian landscapes, your horse steady beneath you, peaks rising on every side. Somewhere below, a grizzly moves through the valley, and ahead is a fast-moving creek crossing. That evening, you’ll sit around a campfire with a group of people you’ll remember for the rest of your life, swapping stories of what you just rode through. That’s what a backcountry horse trek with McKenzie’s Trails West actually feels like.

Our guided horseback pack trips take adventurers many kilometres into wilderness accessible only by horse, foot, or helicopter. You’ll head deep into the Canadian Rockies between Jasper National Park and Banff, through country that looks exactly as it did before roads and development changed everything.

These are not day rides. They are full expeditions that ask for stamina, courage, and grit. Guests come back with sore muscles, great stories, new friendships, and a satisfaction that’s hard to put into words. Most call it a once-in-a-lifetime trip.