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Plain of Six Glaciers
Next nearby hike: Big Beehive 1.2 mi · 2.0 kmExplore Bow Range →● Live cam 7 mi away
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 11–17 °C (52–63 °F)
- J-9°-16°104
- F-6°-14°66
- M-2°-10°66
- A3°-6°65
- M7°-1°95
- J12°2°131
- J17°6°118
- A17°6°110
- S11°1°90
- O3°-6°76
- N-6°-13°106
- D-11°-18°94
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.
About this trail
Plain of Six Glaciers is a trail in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, about 7.1 km (4.4 mi) in length. It is in the Bow Range. It lies about 5.1 km southwest of Lake Louise.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length
- 7.1 km · 4.4 mi (Parks Canada route geometry)
- Source
- Parks Canada Trails APCA (Open Government Licence – Canada)
- French name
- Plaine des Six Glaciers
- Mountain range
- Bow Range (Southern Continental Ranges › Canadian Rockies; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 5.1 km SW of Lake Louise (Improvement District No. 9, Alberta) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Banff National Park
- Connects to
- Lake Louise Lakeshore (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Jun–Sep
- Live cam nearby
- Live Streaming - Rimrock Banff, EMBLEMS Collection (Rimrock Banff, 7 mi · 11 km away)
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Alberta
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 51.3967, -116.2622
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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