Best lake hikes near Lake Louise
The 15 best lake hikes near Lake Louise, out of 45 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
- Summits 42
- Views 88
- Glaciers 22
- 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
- 2Lake AgnesNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkModerate · 6.6 km · 396 m gain · 3 h · 3 km from Lake LouiseLake · Waterfall · Views · Alpine · Passes Lake Agnes Tea House and Lake Louise95score
- 3Big BeehiveNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkModerate · 4.5 km · 387 m gain · 2 h 45 min · 5 km from Lake LouiseLake · Waterfall · Views · Alpine · Passes Lake Agnes Tea House and Lake Agnes93score
- 4Lake Louise LakeshoreNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkModerate · 4.6 km · 75 m gain · 1 h 15 min · 3 km from Lake LouiseLake · Views · Passes Lake Louise88score
- 5Moraine Lake HighlineNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkHard · 11.9 km · 387 m gain · 4 h · 3 km from Lake LouiseLake · Views · Passes Moraine lake88score
- 6Paradise Valley TrailNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkHard · 23.8 km · 1,443 m gain · 10 h 45 min · 3 km from Lake LouiseLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Lake Louise and Saddleback Pass86score
- 7Larch ValleyNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkModerate · 8.9 km · 554 m gain · 4 h · 11 km from Lake LouiseLake · Views · Hut or tea house · Alpine · Passes Moraine Lake and Minnestima Lakes94score
- 8Mirror Lake HighlineNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkModerate · 1.8 km · 93 m gain · 45 min · 5 km from Lake LouiseLake · Views83score
- 9Mount 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
- 10Lake Louise Tram Line TrailNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkModerate · 11.1 km · 224 m gain · 3 h 30 min · 1 km from Lake LouiseLake · River or creek · Hut or tea house75score
- 11Consolation LakesNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkModerate · 7.5 km · 182 m gain · 2 h 15 min · 11 km from Lake LouiseLake · Views · River or creek · Passes Moraine lake and Consolation Lakes89score
- 12Lake Louis Tram LineNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkEasy · 3.3 km · 95 m gain · 1 h · 1 km from Lake LouiseLake · River or creek74score
- 13Deception PassNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkHard · 19.9 km · 731 m gain · 7 h · 6 km from Lake LouiseLake · Views · Camping · Hut or tea house · Passes Halfway Hut and Ptarmigan Lake80score
- 14Panorama Ridge RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkExpert · 16.9 km · 1,998 m gain · 16 h · 11 km from Lake LouiseLake · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Moraine lake and Consolation Lakes87score
- 15Mount 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