Best canyon hikes near Banff
The 9 best canyon hikes near Banff, out of 9 that we map, ranked by trail score.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score and distance from Banff, so the score is one of two inputs.
- All hikes
- Easy 105
- Moderate 110
- Hard 138
- Under 5 km 184
- Kid friendly 95
- Waterfalls 24
- Lakes 56
- Summits 79
- Views 196
- Loops 25
- Backpacking 28
- Wheelchair friendly 7
The list
Sorted by rank- 1Johnston CanyonNear Moose Meadows · Banff National ParkEasy · 5.7 km · 218 m gain · 2 h · 20 km from BanffWaterfall · Views · River or creek · Canyon · Passes Johnston Creek Valley and Lower Falls97score
- 2Johnston Canyon TrailNear Moose Meadows · Banff National ParkHard · 15.1 km · 556 m gain · 5 h 15 min · 20 km from BanffWaterfall · Views · River or creek · Canyon · Passes Johnston Creek Valley and Lower Falls90score
- 3Stewart CanyonNear Anthracite · Banff National ParkEasy · 2.4 km · 80 m gain · 50 min · 11 km from BanffViews · River or creek · Canyon · Passes View point76score
- 4Sundance CanyonNear Banff · Banff National ParkModerate · 1.9 km · 90 m gain · 45 min · 4 km from BanffViews · River or creek · Canyon · Passes Sundance Canyon Trail Viewpoint66score
- 5Grotto CanyonNear Exshaw · Bow Valley Provincial ParkHard · 11.6 km · 741 m gain · 5 h 30 min · 29 km from BanffLake · Waterfall · Canyon · Cave · Passes Grotto Mountain Pond81score
- 6Steve Canyon RouteNear Exshaw · Bow Valley Provincial ParkEasy · 1.0 km · 63 m gain · 25 min · 28 km from BanffLake · Canyon · Passes Grotto Mountain Pond56score
- 7Upper Steve Canyon RouteNear Exshaw · Kananaskis Conservation Pass areaHard · 2.7 km · 364 m gain · 2 h 15 min · 28 km from BanffCanyon49score
- 8McGillivray Canyon RouteNear Big Horn Meadows · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkEasy · 3.0 km · 202 m gain · 1 h 30 min · 29 km from BanffCanyon37score
- 9Stoneworks Canyon TrailNear Canmore · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkModerate · 4.1 km · 362 m gain · 2 h 30 min · 17 km from BanffCanyon30score