The mountain has five hiking trails of varying difficulty, covering approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi), that visitors can explore with the purchase of an admission ticket.

[4] Experienced rock climbers may scale the face of the hill starting from Lake Lyster.

[3] In 2013, part of the hill was closed to rock climbing due to the nesting of peregrine falcons on Mount Pinacle.

[5]: 35 In June 2014, a 10-year-old child on a field trip went to the emergency department after surviving a 10-metre fall down a crevice on the mountain.

Starting December 19, 2022, Mount Pinnacle opened its hiking trails to the public in winter.