Best glacier hikes in Banff National Park
The 15 best glacier hikes in Banff National Park, out of 75 that we map, ranked by trail score.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score, highest first.
- All hikes
- Easy 81
- Moderate 164
- Hard 256
- Under 5 km 195
- Kid friendly 71
- Waterfalls 26
- Lakes 138
- Summits 150
- Views 349
- Loops 17
- Backpacking 77
- Wheelchair friendly 7
The list
Sorted by rank- 1Plain of Six GlaciersNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkModerate · 13.7 km · 692 m gain · 5 h 30 minLake · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House and Lake Louise96score
- 2Caldron LakeBanff National ParkModerate · 13.9 km · 956 m gain · 6 h 45 minLake · Views · River or creek · Glacier · Passes Peyto Lake · Viewpoint and Caldron Lake92score
- 3Bow Glacier FallsBanff National ParkModerate · 9.1 km · 187 m gain · 2 h 45 minLake · Waterfall · Views · Glacier · Passes Bow Lake and Bow Glacier Falls90score
- 4Caldron Peak TrailBanff National ParkHard · 20.1 km · 1,487 m gain · 10 h 30 minLake · Summit · Views · River or creek · Passes Peyto Lake · Viewpoint and Caldron Lake87score
- 5Mount Niblock RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkExpert · 4.8 km · 791 m gain · 6 hLake · Summit · Views · Glacier · Passes Lake Agnes and Mount Niblock83score
- 6Mount Perren RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkHard · 7.4 km · 1,120 m gain · 7 hLake · Views · Glacier · Hut or tea house · Passes Moraine Lake and Neil Colgan Hut82score
- 7Neil Colgan Hut RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkHard · 10.0 km · 1,233 m gain · 7 h 45 minLake · Views · Glacier · Hut or tea house · Passes Moraine Lake and Peak 3.582score
- 8Observation Peak RouteBanff National ParkHard · 7.8 km · 1,202 m gain · 7 h 30 minSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Observation Peak78score
- 9Conical Peak Descent RouteBanff National ParkHard · 2.8 km · 455 m gain · 2 h 45 minSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine77score
- 10Mount Temple RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkExpert · 2.7 km · 589 m gain · 4 h 15 minSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Mount Temple77score
- 11Glacier LakeNear Saskatchewan River Crossing · Banff National ParkHard · 14.9 km · 587 m gain · 5 h 15 minLake · Views · Glacier · Camping · Passes Viewpoing and Glacier Lake76score
- 12Jimmy Junior RouteBanff National ParkHard · 4.8 km · 800 m gain · 4 h 45 minLake · Summit · Views · Glacier · Passes Bow Lake and Jimmy Junior Peak75score
- 13Mount Victoria North PeakNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkExpert · 7.2 km · 1,288 m gain · 9 h 45 minSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Mount Victoria North Peak74score
- 14Mount Sarbach RouteNear Saskatchewan River Crossing · Banff National ParkHard · 17.5 km · 1,756 m gain · 11 h 30 minSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Mistaya Canyon and Mount Sarbach73score
- 15Big Bend Peak RouteBanff National ParkHard · 12.1 km · 1,228 m gain · 8 hSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Big Bend Peak72score