Best glacier hikes near Lake Louise
The 15 best glacier hikes near Lake Louise, out of 22 that we map, ranked by trail score.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score and distance from Lake Louise, so the score is one of two inputs.
- All hikes
- Easy 10
- Moderate 39
- Hard 68
- Under 5 km 41
- Kid friendly 10
- Lakes 45
- Summits 42
- Views 88
- Backpacking 12
The list
Sorted by rank- 1Plain of Six GlaciersNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkModerate · 13.7 km · 692 m gain · 5 h 30 min · 3 km from Lake LouiseLake · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House and Lake Louise96score
- 2Mount Niblock RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkExpert · 4.8 km · 791 m gain · 6 h · 5 km from Lake LouiseLake · Summit · Views · Glacier · Passes Lake Agnes and Mount Niblock83score
- 3Mount Perren RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkHard · 7.4 km · 1,120 m gain · 7 h · 12 km from Lake LouiseLake · Views · Glacier · Hut or tea house · Passes Moraine Lake and Neil Colgan Hut82score
- 4Neil Colgan Hut RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkHard · 10.0 km · 1,233 m gain · 7 h 45 min · 12 km from Lake LouiseLake · Views · Glacier · Hut or tea house · Passes Moraine Lake and Peak 3.582score
- 5Mount Temple RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkExpert · 2.7 km · 589 m gain · 4 h 15 min · 9 km from Lake LouiseSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Mount Temple77score
- 6Mount Victoria North PeakNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkExpert · 7.2 km · 1,288 m gain · 9 h 45 min · 8 km from Lake LouiseSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Mount Victoria North Peak74score
- 7Mounts Aberdeen and Haddo RoutesNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkHard · 7.6 km · 1,312 m gain · 8 h · 8 km from Lake LouiseSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Mount Aberdeen and Haddo Peak67score
- 8Big Beehive to Plain of Six GlaciersNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkModerate · 3.5 km · 176 m gain · 1 h 15 min · 7 km from Lake LouiseGlacier64score
- 9Mount Richardson RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkExpert · 17.0 km · 2,400 m gain · 18 h 45 min · 8 km from Lake LouiseViews · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Mount Richardson and Richardson Ridge65score
- 10Waputik Peak RouteNear Hector · Banff National ParkHard · 16.2 km · 1,129 m gain · 8 h · 8 km from Lake LouiseSummit · Views · River or creek · Glacier · Passes Waputik Peak61score
- 11Mount Whyte RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkHard · 1.8 km · 248 m gain · 1 h 30 min · 7 km from Lake LouiseSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Mount Whyte60score
- 12Horseshoe Lake TrailNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkHard · 5.5 km · 207 m gain · 2 h · 9 km from Lake LouiseLake · Views · Glacier · Camping · Passes Giant Steps61score
- 13Packer Pass TrailNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkHard · 12.1 km · 514 m gain · 4 h 30 min · 13 km from Lake LouiseLake · Views · Glacier · Camping · Passes Skoki Lodge and Myosotis Lake65score
- 14Hector South Ridge RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkHard · 9.2 km · 962 m gain · 6 h 15 min · 12 km from Lake LouiseSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Hector South Ridge62score
- 15Cyclone Mountain RouteBanff National ParkHard · 10.1 km · 1,022 m gain · 6 h 45 min · 16 km from Lake LouiseSummit · Views · Glacier · Camping · Passes Cyclone Mountain61score