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Twin Cairns Meadows Park
On Twin Cairns, Southern Continental Ranges
Next nearby hike: Simpson Pass 1.4 mi · 2.2 kmExplore Twin Cairns →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jul–Aug · highs 15–15 °C (59–59 °F)
- J-12°-19°59
- F-8°-17°49
- M-4°-13°50
- A1°-9°69
- M5°-5°113
- J11°0°144
- J15°3°107
- A15°3°106
- S9°-2°92
- O1°-9°71
- N-8°-16°71
- D-14°-21°59
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
- 4.3 km · 2.7 mi (Parks Canada route geometry)
- Source
- Parks Canada Trails APCA (Open Government Licence – Canada)
- Official page
- pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/banff/bulletins/0B87FC2
- Mountain
- Twin Cairns (mountain, 2,544 m; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Southern Continental Ranges (Canadian Rockies › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 18 km SW of Banff (Alberta) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Banff National Park
- Connects to
- Simpson Pass (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Jul–Aug
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Alberta
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 51.0812, -115.7862
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.