Naming Guide

Rolling Trails
What It Actually Is

Rolling Trails is not a Cochrane neighbourhood. It is the Town's redevelopment plan for two neighbourhoods that already exist — and knowing which is which saves buyers a lot of confusion.

What Rolling Trails Means

If you have been told a Cochrane home is “in Rolling Trails”, the address is real but the neighbourhood name is not. Rolling Trails is the title of an Area Redevelopment Plan the Town of Cochrane adopted under Bylaw 17/2023. The Town describes it as a framework to begin the process of redeveloping the Rolling Range and Towers Trail communities.

So the plan is called Rolling Trails, and it sits over the top of two neighbourhoods that the Town's own maps still list separately. Both are on the southwest side of town. They share one street — Rolling Range Drive — which is usually where the mix-up starts.

In Town

Towers Trail

On the southwest edge of Cochrane, about 1.7 km from downtown. Mostly condo suites at 77 George Fox Trail, plus a handful of large country parcels.

Out of Town Feel

Rolling Range Estates

The acreage pocket immediately south, about 2.6 km from downtown. Detached homes on land, 27 addresses in total.

Why it matters when you are buying: an Area Redevelopment Plan sets out how land in the area may be used and built on in future. It does not change what a property is today, but it does shape what can happen next door. If you are looking seriously at either neighbourhood, read the current plan on the Town's site and ask what stage it is at — we can walk you through it.

Frequently Asked

Rolling Trails FAQs

Is Rolling Trails a neighbourhood in Cochrane?

No. It is the name of an Area Redevelopment Plan adopted by the Town of Cochrane under Bylaw 17/2023. The Town's neighbourhood map has no area called Rolling Trails.

Which neighbourhoods does the Rolling Trails plan cover?

Two: Towers Trail, the in-town area about 1.7 km southwest of downtown, and Rolling Range Estates, the acreage pocket immediately south of it.

Does the plan affect what I can do with a property there?

It can affect what is permitted in future, which is exactly why it is worth reading before you buy. It does not change a property's current zoning or condition on its own. Check the current version of the plan on the Town of Cochrane's website for the wording that applies.