Trail conditions
General conditions
Seasonal conditions. Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. Winter conditions at higher elevations.
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Closures and restrictions
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Town of Banff Area
| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Easy |
Fenland Trail | Good. | 16-10-2019: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Marsh Loop | Good. | 16-10-2019: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Sundance Trail | Good. | 16-10-2019: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
 Moderate |
Sundance Canyon Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Sulphur Mountain Westside Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Sulphur Mountain Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Spray River West Trail: Trailhead–Spray River bridge | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Spray River West Trail: Spray River bridge–Goat Creek Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Spray River East Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Goat Creek Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Tunnel Mountain Summit Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Surprise Corner to Hoodoos Viewpoint Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Tunnel Campground Loop | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Upper Stoney Squaw Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Cascade Amphitheatre Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
Lake Minnewanka Area
| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy |
Johnson Lake Loop | Closed. | 01-10-2019: Adhere to all posted warnings and closures along trails; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
C-Level Cirque Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Lake Minnewanka Trail: Stewart Canyon–Aylmer Pass Junction | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Lake Minnewanka Trail: Aylmer Pass Junction–Devil's Gap | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Stewart Canyon Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
 Difficult |
Aylmer Lookout Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Aylmer Pass Trail | Winter conditions. | 11-10-2019: Snow covered; | Trail details |
Egypt Lake Area
| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy |
Sunshine Meadows / Rock Isle Lake Trail | Winter conditions. | 11-10-2019: Snow covered; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Redearth Creek Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
Bow Valley/Castle Junction Area
From Sept. 16 to Oct 20: Access to Johnston Canyon and surrounding area and businesses will be via the Castle Junction entrance. The Bow Valley Parkway will not be accessible between Johnson Canyon and the eastern entrance at the TransCanada Highway, as culvert replacement work will resume on this section.
| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate |
Bourgeau Lake Trail: Trailhead–Bourgeau Lake | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Bourgeau Lake Trail: Bourgeau Lake–Harvey Pass | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Cory Pass Loop | Winter conditions. | 08-10-2019: Sections of deep snow; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Healy Pass Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Johnston Canyon Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Ink Pots Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Rockbound Lake Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Silverton Falls Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Boom Lake Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Vista Lake / Arnica Lake / Twin Lakes Trail: Trailhead–Vista Lake | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Vista Lake / Arnica Lake / Twin Lakes Trail: Vista Lake–Arnica Lake | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Vista Lake / Arnica Lake / Twin Lakes Trail: Arnica Lake–Twin Lakes | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Castle Lookout | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Taylor Lake | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 15-10-2019: Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
Lake Louise Area
| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy |
Lake Louise Lakeshore | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 08-10-2019: Fresh snow; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Lake Agnes | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Fresh snow; Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Little Beehive | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Fresh snow; Cleats recommended; | |
| Moderate |
Big Beehive Lookout | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Caution; Not recommended; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Bow River Loop | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 08-10-2019: Fresh snow; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Plain of Six Glaciers Trail | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Caution; Cleats recommended; Fresh snow; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Tramline Trail | Snow covered with wet, muddy and slippery sections. | 08-10-2019: Fresh snow; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Louise Creek | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Caution; Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Great Divide | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snow covered sections; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Fairview Lookout | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Caution; Cleats recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Saddleback trail | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Not recommended; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Sheol/Paradise Connector | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Not recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Pipestone | Closed for the season. | 31-07-2019: Construction work in progress; | Trail details |
Paradise Valley Area
| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate |
"Highline" trail to Paradise Creek | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Not recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Lake Annette | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Not recommended; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Sentinel Pass - Paradise Valley Trail | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Not recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Paradise Valley and Giant Steps | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Not recommended; | Trail details |
Moraine Lake Area
The trail on top of the rock pile is really icy. Cleats recommended. Use caution.
| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy |
Consolation Lakes Trail | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Not recommended; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Moraine Lakeshore | Icy sections, cleats recommended. | 11-10-2019: Caution; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Rockpile Viewpoint | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Not recommended; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Eiffel Lake | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snowbound at higher elevation; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Larch Valley/Minnestimma Lake | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snowbound at higher elevation; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Sentinel Pass Trail | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snowbound at higher elevation; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Wenkchemna Pass | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snowbound at higher elevation; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Moraine Lake Highline | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Not recommended; | Trail details |
Skoki Area
| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate |
Baker Lake Trail | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snowbound at higher elevation; | |
| Difficult |
Hidden Lake | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snowbound at higher elevation; | |
| Difficult |
Boulder Pass | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snowbound at higher elevation; | |
 Route |
Skoki Loop | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snowbound at higher elevation; | |
| Difficult |
Deception Pass Trail | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snowbound at higher elevation; |
Icefields Parkway Area
| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy |
Bow Summit Lookout | Closed for the season. | 16-09-2019: Construction work in progress; Respect all posted notices and signs; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Bow Glacier Falls Trail | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snow covered; Avalanche risk, use caution; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Peyto Lake Viewpoint | Closed for the season. | 16-09-2019: Construction work in progress; Respect all posted notices and signs; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Cirque Lake Trail | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snowbound at higher elevation; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Sunset Lookout Trail | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snow covered; Snowbound at higher elevation; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Helen Lake | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snow covered; Avalanche risk, use caution; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Glacier Lake | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snow covered; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Molar Pass | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snow covered; Avalanche risk, use caution; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
North Molar Pass Trail | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snow covered; Avalanche risk, use caution; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Parker Ridge | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snow covered; Avalanche risk, use caution; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Sarbach Lookout | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snow covered; Snowbound at higher elevation; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Sunset Pass Trail | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snow covered; Snowbound at higher elevation; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Mosquito Creek | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snowbound at higher elevation; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Howse River Lookout Trail | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snowbound at higher elevation; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Mistaya Canyon | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snowbound at higher elevation; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Chephren LakeTrail | Snow covered. | 08-10-2019: Snowbound at higher elevation; | Trail details |