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Vermilion Lakes Road
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 11–20 °C (52–68 °F)
- J-6°-13°26
- F-3°-12°25
- M2°-8°29
- A6°-3°41
- M11°1°70
- J16°5°89
- J20°9°66
- A20°8°70
- S15°4°56
- O7°-3°39
- N-2°-10°35
- D-8°-15°27
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
- 12 km · 7 mi (Parks Canada route geometry)
- Source
- Parks Canada Trails APCA (Open Government Licence – Canada)
- French name
- Route Lacs Vermilion
- Official page
- pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/banff/visit/les10-top10
- Mountain range
- Sawback Range (Central Front Ranges › Canadian Rockies; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 3.0 km W of Banff (Alberta) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Banff National Park
- Connects to
- Banff Legacy Trail (at its start or end)
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Alberta
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 51.1777, -115.6123
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.