Best summit hikes near Canmore
The 15 best summit hikes near Canmore, out of 140 that we map, ranked by trail score.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score and distance from Canmore, so the score is one of two inputs.
- All hikes
- Easy 145
- Moderate 102
- Hard 237
- Under 5 km 261
- Kid friendly 133
- Waterfalls 26
- Lakes 69
- Views 287
- Canyons 7
- Loops 39
- Backpacking 26
- Wheelchair friendly 9
The list
Sorted by rank- 1Sulphur MountainNear Banff · Banff National ParkModerate · 9.7 km · 670 m gain · 4 h 45 min · 16 km from CanmoreWaterfall · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes 224092score
- 2Ha Ling Approach RouteNear Canmore · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 2.0 km · 366 m gain · 2 h 15 min · 4 km from CanmoreSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Ha Ling Peak78score
- 3Bald Eagle Peak RouteNear Canmore · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 9.9 km · 1,335 m gain · 8 h 15 min · 4 km from CanmoreSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Bald Eagle Peak77score
- 4East End of Rundle RouteNear Canmore · Banff National Park of CanadaHard · 4.7 km · 859 m gain · 5 h 15 min · 5 km from CanmoreLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes Whitemans Pond and Rundle 877score
- 5Ha LingNear Canmore · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 7.5 km · 801 m gain · 5 h 15 min · 6 km from CanmoreSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Ha Ling Peak77score
- 6Tunnel Mountain SummitNear Banff · Banff National ParkModerate · 4.4 km · 286 m gain · 2 h · 18 km from CanmoreSummit · Views · Passes Tunnel Mountain and King's Lookout89score
- 7Anklebiter Ridge RouteNear Exshaw · Bow Valley Provincial ParkHard · 5.5 km · 891 m gain · 5 h 30 min · 10 km from CanmoreLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes Grotto Mountain Pond and Anklebiter Ridge76score
- 8Gap Peak RouteNear Exshaw · Bow Valley Provincial ParkHard · 10.9 km · 1,779 m gain · 10 h 45 min · 10 km from CanmoreSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Gap Peak73score
- 9Mount Rundle SummitNear Banff · Banff National ParkExpert · 12.3 km · 1,604 m gain · 12 h 30 min · 16 km from CanmoreSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Rundle 178score
- 10Big SisterNear Canmore · Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkHard · 5.6 km · 1,239 m gain · 7 h 15 min · 10 km from CanmoreSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Big Sister (Faith Peak)71score
- 11Mount Girouard RouteNear Anthracite · Banff National ParkHard · 18.0 km · 1,655 m gain · 11 h · 15 km from CanmoreLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes Johnson Lake and Mount Girouard76score
- 12Grotto Mountain TrailNear Canmore · Kananaskis Conservation Pass areaHard · 8.1 km · 1,265 m gain · 7 h 45 min · 3 km from CanmoreSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Grotto Mountain64score
- 13Upper StoneyNear Banff · Banff National ParkModerate · 4.4 km · 239 m gain · 1 h 45 min · 22 km from CanmoreSummit · Views · Passes Stoney Lookout Mountain82score
- 14Grotto Mountain Hard RouteNear Canmore · Kananaskis Conservation Pass areaHard · 5.3 km · 1,252 m gain · 7 h 15 min · 3 km from CanmoreSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Grotto Mountain63score
- 15Little Mythic RouteNear Exshaw · Kananaskis Conservation Pass areaHard · 16.2 km · 1,116 m gain · 8 h · 11 km from CanmoreSummit · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Little Mythic69score