Banff National Park of Canada Hiking & Outdoor Activities

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Find information about the hiking trails and other outdoor activities available at Banff National Park.

Banff National Park provides vast wilderness to explore. Come trek enchanting hiking trails or experience the park's wild spaces while backpacking, biking, bird watching, boating, canoeing, climbing, mountaineering, driving scenic roads, horesback riding, relaxing at hot springs, scuba diving, swimming, cross-country or downhill skiing / snowboarding, ice diving, ice skating, snowshoeing, or waterfall ice climbing. Remember to protect the natural environment, leave only footprints and take only photographs.

Day Hikes
Trails Area Map Trailhead
Number
on Map		 Trail Name Distance (km) Elevation
Gain (m)		 Hiking Time
(hours round trip)
Town of Banff 1 Aylmer Pass 13.3 one way 810 8 - 9
Town of Banff 2 Aylmer Lookout 11.6 one way 560 7 - 8
Town of Banff 3 Stewart Canyon 1.4 one way 0 1
Town of Banff 4 C-Level Cirque 3.9 one way 455 3
Town of Banff 5 Johnson Lake 3 loop 0 1
Town of Banff 6 Tunnel Mountain 2.3 one way 260 2
Town of Banff 7 Bow River / Hoodoos 5.1 one way 60 3
Town of Banff 8 Spray River Loop 12.0 round trip 65 3 - 4
Town of Banff 9 Sulphur Mountain 5.5 one way 655 2.5 - 4
Town of Banff 10 Sundance Canyon 4.3 one way 145 3
Town of Banff 11 Stoney Squaw Mountain 2.1 one way 190 2
Town of Banff 12 Cascade Amphitheatre 7.7 one way 640 6
Town of Banff 13 Cory Pass Loop 13 loop 915 6
Castle Junction 14 Healy Pass 9.3 one way 655 6
Castle Junction 15 Bourgeau Lake 7.4 one way 725 6
Castle Junction 16 Harvey Pass 9.7 one way 1035 7 - 8
Castle Junction 17 Johnston Canyon Lower Falls 1.1 one way 30 1
Castle Junction 18 Johnston Canyon Upper Falls 2.7 one way 120 2
Castle Junction 19 Ink Pots 5.8 one way 215 4
Castle Junction 20 Silverton Falls 0.7 one way 60 1
Castle Junction 21 Rockbound Lake 8.4 one way 760 6 - 7
Castle Junction 22 Castle Lookout 3.7 one way 520 3 - 4
Castle Junction 23 Boom Lake 5.1 one way 175 3 - 4
Castle Junction 24 Arnica Lake 5.1 one way 580 5
Castle Junction 25 Twin Lakes 7.4 one way 715 6
Castle Junction 26 Taylor Lake 6.3 585 4 - 5
Castle Junction 27 O'Brien Lake 8.1 km one way 640 6
Castle Junction 28 Stanley Glacier 4.2 one way 395 4
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 29 Boulder Pass 8.6 to pass 640 6 - 7
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 30 Bow River Loop 7.1 round trip 0 2.5
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 31 Louise Creek 2.8 one way 195 2
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 32 Tramline 4.5 one way 195 3
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 33 Lake Agnes 3.4 one way 385 2.5
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 34 Plain of Six Glaciers 5.3 one way 365 4
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 35 Fairview Lookout 1 one way 100 1
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 36 Saddleback 3.7 to pass 595 4
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 37 Fairview Mountain 4.5 to summit 1013 5 - 6
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 38 Sheol Valley 12.5 one way 595 5 - 6
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 39 Lake Annette 5.7 one way 245 3
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 40 Giant Steps 10 one way 283 6
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 41 Paradise Valley Circuit 18.0 round trip 385 6.5
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 42 Paradise Valley / Larch Valley 17.0 total distance 880 7.5
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 43 Larch Valley 2.8 one way 465 3
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 44 Sentinel Pass 5.8 one way 725 5
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 45 Eiffel Lake 5.6 one way 370 5
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 46 Wenkchemna Pass 9.7 one way 720 7 - 8
Lake Louise & Moraine Lake 47 Consolation Lakes 2.9 one way 65 2
Icefields Parkway 48 Molar Pass 9.8 one way 530 7 - 8
Icefields Parkway 49 North Molar Pass 11.5 one way 760 8 - 9
Icefields Parkway 50 Helen Lake 6.0 one way 455 4
Icefields Parkway 51 Dolomite Pass 9.0 one way 550 6 - 7
Icefields Parkway 52 Bow Glacier Falls 4.6 one way 155 3
Icefields Parkway 53 Chephren Lake 3.5 one way 80 3
Icefields Parkway 54 Cirque Lake 4.2 one way 150 3
Icefields Parkway 55 Sarbach Lookout 5.2 one way 590 4 - 5
Icefields Parkway 56 Glacier Lake 8.9 one way 210 6
Icefields Parkway 57 Sunset Pass 8.2 one way 725 6 - 7
Icefields Parkway 58 Sunset Lookout 4.5 one way 390 3 - 4
Icefields Parkway 59 Nigel Pass 7.2 one way 365 5
Icefields Parkway 60 Parker Ridge 2.7 one way 250 3
Icefields Parkway 61 Wilcox Pass 4 one way 335 4