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Surprise Corner to Hoodoos
On Tunnel Mountain, Vermilion Range
Next nearby hike: Return of the Jedi 0.1 mi · 0.1 kmExplore Tunnel Mountain →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 11–21 °C (52–70 °F)
- J-6°-13°22
- F-2°-12°22
- M2°-8°27
- A6°-3°38
- M11°1°66
- J17°5°83
- J21°9°60
- A21°8°64
- S15°4°52
- O7°-3°34
- N-1°-10°30
- D-7°-15°23
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
- 17 km · 11 mi (Parks Canada route geometry)
- Source
- Parks Canada Trails APCA (Open Government Licence – Canada)
- French name
- Surprise Corner aux cheminées des fées
- Official page
- pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/banff/activ/randonee-hi
- Mountain
- Tunnel Mountain (mountain, 1,692 m; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Vermilion Range (Central Front Ranges › Canadian Rockies; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 2.0 km E of Banff (Alberta) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Banff National Park
- Connects to
- Return of the Jedi (at its start or end)
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Alberta
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 51.1799, -115.5434
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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distance from the trail centreReturn of the Jedi
0.1 mi · 0.1 km · Banff National Park
Topp Notch
0.3 mi · 0.5 km · Banff National Park
Tunnel Mountain Summit
0.6 mi · 1.0 km · Banff National Park
Tunnel Campground Loop
1.0 mi · 1.5 km · Banff National Park
Tunnel Bench Loop (Hoodoos)
1.0 mi · 1.5 km · Banff National Park
Tunnel Bench Loop (The Spine)
1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Banff National Park