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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jun–Aug · highs 12–16 °C (54–61 °F)
- J-10°-18°68
- F-7°-16°48
- M-3°-12°48
- A2°-7°58
- M7°-3°89
- J12°1°118
- J16°5°98
- A16°4°93
- S11°0°78
- O3°-8°60
- N-6°-15°74
- D-12°-20°63
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
Trail facts
- Length
- 13 km · 8 mi (Parks Canada route geometry)
- Source
- Parks Canada Trails APCA (Open Government Licence – Canada)
- French name
- Lac Arnica
- Official page
- pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/banff/activ/randonee-hi
- Mountain range
- Ball Range (Southern Continental Ranges › Canadian Rockies; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 25 km SE of Lake Louise (Improvement District No. 9, Alberta) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Banff National Park
- Best months
- Jun–Aug
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Alberta
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 51.2264, -115.9968
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.