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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Aug · highs 12–16 °C (54–61 °F)

  1. J-8°-17°30
  2. F-6°-16°27
  3. M-2°-13°38
  4. A2°-9°52
  5. M7°-4°94
  6. J12°1°127
  7. J16°4°112
  8. A16°3°102
  9. S11°-1°78
  10. O3°-7°38
  11. N-5°-14°36
  12. D-10°-18°27

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
Dormer-Raccourci Panther
Mountain range
Bare Range (Central Front Ranges › Canadian Rockies; GMBA)
Nearest town
44 km E of Lake Louise (Improvement District No. 9, Alberta) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Banff National Park
Connects to
Dormer River (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Aug
Country
Canada
Region
Alberta
Continent
North America
Route centre
51.5689, -115.5924
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.

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