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Lower Stoney Trail

On Stoney Squaw Mountain, Sawback Range

Trail11 km · 7 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Stoney Lookout 0.5 mi · 0.8 kmExplore Stoney Squaw Mountain →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 14–20 °C (57–68 °F)

  1. J-7°-14°27
  2. F-3°-13°26
  3. M1°-9°32
  4. A5°-4°45
  5. M10°0°76
  6. J15°4°98
  7. J20°8°73
  8. A20°7°77
  9. S14°3°62
  10. O6°-4°41
  11. N-3°-11°37
  12. D-8°-16°28

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
11 km · 7 mi (Parks Canada route geometry)
Source
Parks Canada Trails APCA (Open Government Licence – Canada)
French name
Sentier Stoney (Tronçon inférieur)
Mountain
Stoney Squaw Mountain (mountain, 1,868 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Sawback Range (Central Front Ranges › Canadian Rockies; GMBA)
Nearest town
3.0 km N of Banff (Alberta) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Banff National Park
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
Canada
Region
Alberta
Continent
North America
Route centre
51.2034, -115.5760
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

Stoney Lookout

0.5 mi · 0.8 km · Banff National Park

Upper Stoney

0.6 mi · 1.0 km · Banff National Park

Fenland Loop

1.5 mi · 2.5 km · Banff National Park

Tunnel Bench Loop (The Spine)

1.8 mi · 3.0 km · Banff National Park

Banff Avenue

1.9 mi · 3.1 km · Banff National Park

Tunnel Campground Loop

2.0 mi · 3.3 km · Banff National Park

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