Lake Louisearea Winter TrailsWinter inthe © C.Douce of ourmanywintertrails. your skis,straponapairofsnowshoesandenjoyone landscape thanonfoot.Lace-upyourboots,waxup to experiencetheLakeLouisearea’s pristinemountain adventure orarelaxing getaway, there isnobetterway first nationalpark.Whetheryou’re here forafamily Welcome towinterinBanff NationalPark,Canada’s To PLay in... THe season winTeR assistance. Parks Canada visitor centres for more trip planning If you’re lookingfortrails not inthis guide, consult with hiking. if thesnowisoldandwell-travelled, itmaybebetterfor snow, conditions maybebettersuitedforsnowshoeing; on current conditions. As a general rule, if there is fresh National Park.Beprepared toadjustyouractivitybased Weather canchangequicklyanddramaticallyinBanff maintained duringthewinterseasonandmaybeslippery. guide followsummerhikingtrails.Theyare notgroomed or Most ofthehikingandsnowshoeingtrailsoutlinedinthis HikinG anDsnowsHoeinGTRaiLs day dependingonsnowconditions. varying levelsofdifficulty.to Actualdifficulty canvaryday for traildifficulty ratingsassometrailscontainsectionsof terrain andwidthofthetrail.Pleaselookatmaplegend more difficult ormostdifficult basedonthenature ofthe after afresh snowfall.Trails are classifiedasnovice,easy, Cross-country skitrailsare groomed regularly, especially CRoss-CounTRy TRaiLs may beavailableforhikingyear-round. mid-November toearlyApril.Lowerelevationsinthepark National Park, optimal skiing and snowshoeing runs from Although snowcanfallatanytimeoftheyearinBanff season
© Banff Lake Louise Tourism / Paul Zizka Cross-Country skiTrails in LakeLouise… More thingstodo TRaiLs inLakeLouise(seeMapa) the GreatDividetrail, andturnlefttoreturnyourvehicle. onto back exit turns, and twists of km 4.0 After sign. trail #8 the at right turn and metres, 700 ski trailhead, Divide Great at Park Double trackset 4.0 kmoneway(110melevationloss). and lot, on agentlergradethantrail#5. parking Lodge Deer trails Telemark Lower upper and Divide Great the to skiers connects the at starts trail The Double trackset 2.2 kmoneway, 45melevationloss. (irregular grooming)totheLakeO’Haraparkinglot. here, you can continue into Yoho National Park another 3.5 km From 7. km at border Alberta / BC the – Divide” “Great the to you takes trail this downhill, gently trending but flat, Mostly Double tracksetwithskatinglane 60melevationloss. 20 kmreturn, and Divide Great the Lower Telemarktrails. to down steeply ski Chateau, the behind and up Once #5. trail onto right turn then Agnes, Lake to going if as Louise Lake Chateau the of taking the front in Start by bypass. avoided “Hillside” be can they imposing, too them If find you hills. demanding technically and steep several has trail This Double trackset 1.4 kmoneway(65melevationloss). the lake, as the trail up the valley crosses large avalanche paths. of back the at ends Tracksetting lake. the onto lot parking the from directly ski to trail Connector Use Louise Lake – Fairview the path. walking lakeshore the from uphill metres 100 just – woods the through back trip down” & “up fun a by followed This loops features a wide open trail across frozen Lake Louise, Double trackset 4.1 kmloop,15melevationgain. the trainstationandChateauLakeLouise. rise, following the old grade of the tramline that once connected This trail runs from valley bottom to Lake Louise at a steady 3% Double trackset 4.8 kmoneway, 195melevationgain. the trail: Tramline the and Road recommended directioniscounter-clockwise. Lake Moraine the trail, Fairview the using gain) elevation total m (160 loop km 7.5 a make to possible also It’s woods. snow-draped open and clearings of sections through runs Fairview the trail, beautiful A Single trackset 4.6 kmoneway, 60melevationgain. road the viewpoint, the Beyond crosses largeavalanchepaths. Peaks. Ten the and Valley and rolling Consolation of viewpoint a at ends Tracksetting stretches. hilly gently both includes trail this steadily, Climbing Double tracksetwithskatinglane 250melevationgain. 15.6 kmreturn, up their booklet. visit theParks Canada VisitorCentre inLake Louisetopick Those interested in sleuthing their way through the park can ceremony toreceive a certificate andspecialsouvenir. an Xplorer’s memberbyparticipating inaformalorinformal are completed,children aged 6to11are eligibletobecome facts aboutBanff NationalPark.Once6outof16activities crossword puzzles,andscavenger huntstodiscovercool up an Xplorer’s booklet filled with fun activities like quizzes, challengetobecomea ParksCanadaXplorer.learning Pick continue theirexplorationofBanff NationalParkthrough a After adayoftrailblazing,kidsandtheirfamiliescan XPLoReR’s PRoGRaM event information. up-to-date weather, trail,avalancheandroad reports, and has maps,brochures, permits,backcountryreservations, wildlife, andavalanchesinthearea. TheVisitorCentre also featuring Dr. G.O.Morph,anddiscovergemsonthehistory, geology oftheCanadianRockies.Viewaninteractivevideo Lake LouiseVisitorCentre hasexhibitsfocusingonthe aboutthehistoryofLakeLouise.The Spend timelearning Lake LouiseVisiToRCenTRe 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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1 1 Moraine Lake Road (map a) 14 Lake Louise Lakeshore (map a) VILLAGE OF Creek 15.6 km return, 250 m elevation gain. Double trackset with 4 km return, no elevation gain. BRITISH COLUMBIA 0 2 Kilometres LAKE LOUISE Miles skating lane. ALBERTA 0 1 15 Fairview Lookout (map a) 24 2 2 Fairview (map a) 2 km return, 100 m elevation gain. 4.6 km one way, 60 m elevation gain. Single trackset. 16 Louise Creek (map a) 3 Tramline (map a) 5.6 km return, 195 m elevation gain. 4.8 km one way, 195 m elevation gain. Double trackset. 17 “Highline” Trail to Paradise Creek (map a) MAP B Field 25 4 4 4 Lake Louise Loop (map a) 9 km return, 60 m elevation gain. BOW LAKE 4.1 km loop, 15 m elevation gain. Double trackset. 18 Mirror Lake, via Lake agnes hiking trail AREA Mount 93 5 5 5 5 upper Telemark (map a) Jimmy Simpson (map a) 5.4 km return, 295 m elevation gain. 2966 m 1.4 km one way, 65 m elevation loss. Double trackset. Add hiking trail9730´ dots from the 19 Taylor Lake (map C) Lake O'Hara Parking Lot Warden Station symbol near the Herbert 6 6 Great Divide or “old 1a” (map a) 20 12.6 km return, 585 m elevation gain. Lake 20 km return, 60 m elevation loss. Double trackset with end of Sheol Road to connect with skating lane. 26 Laggan’s Loop (small inset) the pedestrian overpass over the
1 km loop, 50 m elevation gain. E D I V I D T A E R G 7 7 (map a) Trans-Canada Highway (shows Peyto BOW LAKE 93 23 20 2.2 km one way, 45 m elevation loss. Double trackset. Mount Thompsonthat you can walk or ski from 3084 m TRaiLs in Bow suMMiT aRea village over the highway using the Pipestone 8 Lower Telemark (map a) 10119´ on iCeFieLDs PaRkway #93n pedestrian overpass and connectsLake Louise Pond 4.0 km one way, 110 m elevation loss. Double trackset. 6 to Pipestone Trail. 9 9 Bow River Loop (map a) 24 Peyto Lake viewpoint (map B) 22 6.6 km or shorter versions of the loop, no elevation gain. 1.5 km return, 25 m elevation gain. Single trackset. 25 Bow Lake Meadows (map B) 10 Campground Loop (map a) 8 km return, 80 m elevation gain. 2.2 km outer loop, 15 m elevation gain. Double trackset with skating lane. 21 11 Townsite (map a) 8 22 0.7 km one way, no elevation gain. Double trackset. Legend 20 Pipestone Loop (map a) 8 93 7 20 13.3 km loop, 190 m elevation gain. Single trackset. 6 ski Trails 7 21 Hector (map a) novice 6 3.0 km one way, 95 m elevation gain. Single trackset. 20 novice Track & skating 5 8 22 Drummond (map a) BOW easy 2.7 km one way, 24 m elevation loss. Single trackset. easy Track & skating 5 23 Merlin (map a) LAKE LOUISE 7 SKI AREA More Difficult 26 Mud 2.3 km one way, 55 m elevation gain. Single trackset. Lake Fish Creek to Most Difficult Deer 16 CHATEAU Skoki Backcountry Lodge 3 8 21 TRaiLs on THe Bow VaLLey PaRkway Hiking/snowshoe Trails AREA 5 Mount St. Piran 2649 m 12 Baker Creek to Protection Mountain 8691‘ 7 20 Campground (map C) Mount NiblockChateau Parks Canada Visitor Centre 2976 m Lake River 4 14 Little Beehive 3.5 km one way, no elevation gain. Single trackset. 9764‘ Louise RIVER warden office 2225 m 12a Protection Mountain Campground 4 7300´ Viewpoint 4 to Castle Mountain Lookout (map C) LAKE 2 Pedestrian overpass LOUISE 15 Pipestone 6.4 km one way, 15 m elevation gain. Single trackset. 5 Downhill ski area 13 Castle Junction (map C) 11 RV Campground 26 5 8.7 km of trails, 31 m elevation gain. Single trackset. 6 Parking Lake Agnes 9 Mount Whyte Mirror 5 Devil’s Thumb Lake Chateau 7 3 washroom/Privy 2983 m Lake Louise 2458 m VILLAGE 9787´ 18 no Dogs 8065´ Big Beehive OF LAKE Share the trails 4 2270 m LOUISE 7448´ 4 14 16 1A Louise Creek Partageons les sentiers 4 3 MAP C LAKE LOUISE 16 10 15 9 Rockbound 3 Lake BOW VALLEY AREA 9 10 Tower Lake
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