Best summit hikes near Lake Louise
The 15 best summit hikes near Lake Louise, out of 42 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
- Views 88
- Glaciers 22
- Backpacking 12
The list
Sorted by rank- 1Little BeehiveNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkModerate · 2.4 km · 153 m gain · 1 h · 4 km from Lake LouiseSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes The Little Beehive and Little Beehive87score
- 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
- 3Devil's Thumb RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkHard · 2.0 km · 258 m gain · 1 h 45 min · 5 km from Lake LouiseSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Devil's Thumb82score
- 4Fairview MountainNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkHard · 2.4 km · 402 m gain · 2 h 30 min · 4 km from Lake LouiseSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Saddleback Pass and Fairview Mountain74score
- 5Tower of Babel RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkExpert · 2.1 km · 504 m gain · 3 h 45 min · 11 km from Lake LouiseSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Tower of Babel83score
- 6Mount 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
- 7Mount 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
- 8Brachiopod / Anthozoan RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkExpert · 13.4 km · 1,032 m gain · 9 h · 9 km from Lake LouiseLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes Ptarmigan Lake and Brachiopod Mountain71score
- 9Unity Peak RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkHard · 9.9 km · 583 m gain · 4 h 15 min · 9 km from Lake LouiseLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes Ptarmigan Lake and Redoubt Lake70score
- 10Mounts 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
- 11Eiffel Peak TrailNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkExpert · 4.9 km · 745 m gain · 5 h 45 min · 11 km from Lake LouiseSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Eiffel Peak and Eiffel Tower70score
- 12Panorama Peak RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkHard · 7.7 km · 1,062 m gain · 6 h 45 min · 12 km from Lake LouiseLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes Consolation Lakes and Consolation Lakes70score
- 13Wastach Peak RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkExpert · 3.0 km · 522 m gain · 4 h · 12 km from Lake LouiseSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Wastach Mountain70score
- 14Skoki Mountain RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkExpert · 14.0 km · 763 m gain · 7 h 15 min · 14 km from Lake LouiseSummit · Views · Hut or tea house · Alpine · Passes Skoki Lodge and Skoki Mountain71score
- 15Sheol Mountain RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkHard · 6.1 km · 914 m gain · 5 h 45 min · 6 km from Lake LouiseSummit · Views · Alpine · Passes Sheol Mountain60score