Some of the best hikes in Banff National Park can be found in the Moraine Lake area, but most of them are quite difficult. Thankfully, hikers looking for an easy Moraine Lake hiking trail can enjoy the Consolation Lakes Trail, one of our favorite easy hikes in Banff National Park.
Millions of visitors flock to Banff National Park every year to enjoy the raw and rugged beauty of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. As beautiful as the mountain ranges are from the Bow Valley floor, there’s no better way to appreciate the size and magnitude of the Canadian Rockies than from the top of a Banff …
Located just 22 km from the Town of Banff, the mountain resort town of Canmore, Alberta enjoys the same idyllic Rocky Mountain scenery as its more famous neighbor. As Canmore is surrounded by towering mountain peaks in all directions, you would be tempted to think that there are no easy Canmore walking trails, but that’s …
Quarry Lake is one of the most beloved recreation spots in all of Canmore, Alberta. The transformation of a former open-pit coal mine into a beautiful lake surrounded by forest and stunning mountains is an incredible reclamation success story. Today, Quarry Lake is one of the most popular things to do in Canmore.
While in the past we’ve recommended visiting Banff National Park with a car, the increasing competition for parking has us rethinking that recommendation. Instead we challenged ourselves to come up with the best Banff National Park hikes without a car.
The wonderful thing about Banff National Park is that you’re constantly surrounded by incredible mountain scenery and you don’t have to hike very far to get jaw-dropping views. That being said, these best Banff viewpoints are still well worth the effort.
If you are looking for an easy summit hike near the Banff Townsite, the Tunnel Mountain hike is for you.
It’s likely you’ve seen the Lake Louise area referred to as a winter wonderland time and time again, on this site and others. It’s true, if you compare the snowfall in Lake Louise to that of the town of Banff, it’s significantly higher. Making snowshoeing at Lake Louise and excellent way to spend a winter …
The Blue Square 27 snowshoe trail at Lake Louise is a wonderful easy snowshoe trail that’s part of the network of Lake Louise winter trails. It’s a 6 km snowshoe loop through a fun, winding forest with occasional views of some of the most iconic Lake Louise mountains, we highly recommend you give this Lake …
The Ha Ling Peak hike is a popular day hike with Canmore and Banff locals. It a short, but very steep slog up the north-western slope of Ha Ling Peak, a dramatic mountain nestled just minutes outside the Town of Canmore.