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Kicking Horse

In the Van Horne Range

Trail26 km · 16 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Otterhead 1.2 mi · 2.0 kmExplore Van Horne Range →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 12–22 °C (54–72 °F)

  1. J-5°-12°92
  2. F-1°-11°52
  3. M3°-6°48
  4. A8°-2°46
  5. M12°2°66
  6. J18°7°97
  7. J22°10°87
  8. A22°10°77
  9. S16°5°68
  10. O8°-2°63
  11. N-1°-10°94
  12. D-7°-14°90

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
26 km · 16 mi (Parks Canada route geometry)
Source
Parks Canada Trails APCA (Open Government Licence – Canada)
Mountain range
Van Horne Range (Central Main Ranges › Canadian Rockies; GMBA)
Nearest town
28 km E of Golden (Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Yoho National Park
Best months
May–Sep
Country
Canada
Region
British Columbia
Continent
North America
Route centre
51.3616, -116.5696
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Otterhead

1.2 mi · 2.0 km · Yoho National Park

Tally-ho

3.0 mi · 4.8 km · Yoho National Park

Emerald River

3.2 mi · 5.1 km · Yoho National Park

Emerald Lake Connector

3.4 mi · 5.4 km · Yoho National Park

Ottertail River

3.5 mi · 5.7 km · Yoho National Park

Tocher Ridge

4.1 mi · 6.7 km · Yoho National Park

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