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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 10–20 °C (50–68 °F)
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- F-3°-12°35
- M1°-8°35
- A5°-4°39
- M10°1°59
- J15°5°79
- J20°8°67
- A20°8°65
- S14°3°53
- O6°-4°41
- N-3°-11°54
- D-9°-16°46
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
Thick forest gives way to subalpine meadows as you climb steadily to this classic glacial lake. This trail holds its snow through the early part of the hiking season, so it’s best from July on.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 6.3 km · 3.9 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 6.7 km · 4.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Bow Range (Southern Continental Ranges › Canadian Rockies; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 17 km SE of Lake Louise (Improvement District No. 9, Alberta) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Banff National Park
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Live cam nearby
- Live Streaming - Rimrock Banff, EMBLEMS Collection (Rimrock Banff, 11 mi · 18 km away)
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Alberta
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 51.3024, -116.0556
- Route start
- 51.3051, -116.0214
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 13624019
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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