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Actual difficulty canvary day to day depending on trails containsectionsofvaryinglevelsdifficulty. look atthemaplegendfortraildifficulty ratingsassome the nature oftheterrainandwidthtrail.Please novice, easy, more difficult ormostdifficult basedon especially afterafresh snowfall.Trails are classifiedas Cross-country skitrailsare groomed regularly, Cross-ountry Tr ails the parkmaybeavailableforhikingyear-round. from mid-NovembertoearlyApril.Lowerelevationsin National Park, optimal skiing and snowshoeing runs Although snowcanfallatanytimeoftheyearinBanff Season © BanffLakeLouiseTourism of ourmanywintertrails. your skis,straponapairofsnowshoesandenjoyone landscape thanonfoot.Lace-upyourboots,waxup to experience the LakeLouisearea’s pristinemountain adventure orarelaxing getaway, there isnobetterway first nationalpark.Whetheryou’re here forafamily Welcome towinterinBanff NationalPark,Canada’s to pla the season Winter y in... 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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. 9730´ 19 Taylor Lake (map C) Lake O'Hara Herbert 6 6 Great Divide or “Old 1A” (map A) Parking Lot 20 12.6 km return, 585 m elevation gain. Lake 20 km return, 60 m elevation loss. Double trackset with skating lane.

Trails in Bow Summit Area E D I V I D T A E R G 7 7 Peyto (map A) 23 20 on Icefields Parkway #93N BOW LAKE 93 2.2 km one way, 45m elevation loss. Double trackset. Mount Thompson 3084 m Pipestone 8 Lower Telemark (map A) 24 Peyto Lake viewpoint (map B) 10119´ Lake Louise Pond 1.5 km return, 25 m elevation gain. 4.0 km one way (110 m elevation loss). Double trackset. 6 9 9 Bow River Loop (map A) 25 Bow Lake Meadows (map B) 22 6.6 km or shorter versions of the loop, no elevation gain. 8 km return, 80 m elevation gain. Single trackset.

10 Campground Loop (map A) 2.2 km outer loop, 15 m elevation gain. Double trackset with skating lane. Legend 21 11 Townsite (map A) 8 22 0.7 km one way, no elevation gain. Double trackset. Ski Trails 20 Pipestone Loop (map A) 8 93 Novice 7 20 13.3 km loop, 190m elevation gain. Single trackset. 6 7 21 Hector (map A) Novice Track & Skating 6 3.0 km one way, 95 m elevation gain. Single trackset. Easy 20 5 8 22 Drummond (map A) Easy Track & Skating BOW 2.7 km one way, 24 m elevation loss. Single trackset. More Difficult 5 23 Merlin (map A) LAKE LOUISE Most Difficult 7 Mud SKI AREA 2.3 km one way, 55 m elevation gain. Single trackset. Lake Fish Creek to Deer 16 CHATEAU Skoki Backcountry Hiking/Snowshoe Trails Lodge 3 8 21 Trails on the Bow Valley Parkway AREA 5 Mount St. Piran 2649 m 12 Baker Creek to Protection Mountain 8691‘ 7 20 Campground (map C) Parks Canada Visitor Centre Mount NiblockChateau 2976 m Lake River 4 14 Little Beehive 3.5 km one way, no elevation gain. Single trackset. Warden Office 9764‘ Louise RIVER 2225 m 13 Castle Junction (map C above) Viewpoint 4 7300´ LAKE 4 8.7 km of trails, 20 m elevation gain. Single trackset. 2 Pedestrian Overpass LOUISE 15 Pipestone 5 Downhill Ski Area 11 RV Campground 5 6 Lake Agnes 9 Parking Mount Whyte Mirror 5 Devil’s Thumb Lake Chateau 7 3 2983 m Lake Louise 2458 m 18 VILLAGE Washroom/Privy 9787´ 8065´ Big Beehive OF LAKE 4 2270 m LOUISE No Dogs 7448´ 4 14 16 1A Creek LOUISE Louise 4 3 LAKE 16 10 MAP C 15 9 3 Rockbound 9 Lake BOW VALLEY AREA 10 Tower Lake

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