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Takakkaw Lake Route

In the Waputik Range

Local route3.6 km · 2.2 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Yoho Lake 1.6 mi · 2.5 kmExplore Waputik Range →● Live cam 15 mi away

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 13–19 °C (55–66 °F)

  1. J-7°-14°97
  2. F-4°-12°59
  3. M0°-8°58
  4. A5°-4°56
  5. M9°1°79
  6. J15°5°114
  7. J19°8°109
  8. A19°8°99
  9. S13°3°81
  10. O5°-4°74
  11. N-4°-11°99
  12. D-9°-15°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.

About this trail

Takakkaw Lake Route is a local hiking route of about 3.6 km (2.2 mi) in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. It is in the Waputik Range. It lies about 22 km west of Lake Louise.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
3.6 km · 2.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Waputik Range (Waputik Mountains › Central Main Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
22 km W of Lake Louise (Improvement District No. 9, Alberta) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Yoho National Park
Best months
Jun–Sep
Live cam nearby
Live Streaming - Rimrock Banff, EMBLEMS Collection (Rimrock Banff, 15 mi · 24 km away)
Country
Canada
Region
British Columbia
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
51.5032, -116.4778
Route start
51.4986, -116.4779
OpenStreetMap
relation 7490256
Official info
outdoor.rocks/
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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Yoho Valley

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Yoho Pass

2.3 mi · 3.7 km · Yoho National Park

Whaleback

3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Yoho National Park

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