Best lake hikes in Banff National Park
The 15 best lake hikes in Banff National Park, out of 138 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
- Summits 150
- Views 349
- Glaciers 75
- 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
- 2Lake AgnesNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkModerate · 6.6 km · 396 m gain · 3 hLake · Waterfall · Views · Alpine · Passes Lake Agnes Tea House and Lake Louise95score
- 3Larch ValleyNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkModerate · 8.9 km · 554 m gain · 4 hLake · Views · Hut or tea house · Alpine · Passes Moraine Lake and Minnestima Lakes94score
- 4Big BeehiveNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkModerate · 4.5 km · 387 m gain · 2 h 45 minLake · Waterfall · Views · Alpine · Passes Lake Agnes Tea House and Lake Agnes93score
- 5Caldron 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
- 6Vermilion Lakes RoadNear Banff · Banff National ParkEasy · 8.5 km · 58 m gain · 2 h 15 minLake · Views · River or creek · Passes 3rd Vermilion Lake and Vermilion Lake Viewpoint91score
- 7Bow Glacier FallsBanff National ParkModerate · 9.1 km · 187 m gain · 2 h 45 minLake · Waterfall · Views · Glacier · Passes Bow Lake and Bow Glacier Falls90score
- 8Consolation LakesNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkModerate · 7.5 km · 182 m gain · 2 h 15 minLake · Views · River or creek · Passes Moraine lake and Consolation Lakes89score
- 9Lake Louise LakeshoreNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkModerate · 4.6 km · 75 m gain · 1 h 15 minLake · Views · Passes Lake Louise88score
- 10Moraine Lake HighlineNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkHard · 11.9 km · 387 m gain · 4 hLake · Views · Passes Moraine lake88score
- 11Lake MinnewankaNear Anthracite · Banff National ParkModerate · 3.5 km · 78 m gain · 1 hLake · Views · River or creek · Passes Lake Minnewanka and Lake Minnewanka Cruise87score
- 12Cascade PondsNear Anthracite · Banff National ParkEasy · 2.1 km · 31 m gain · 35 minLake · Waterfall · Passes Cascade Ponds87score
- 13Peyto Lake LookoutBanff National ParkEasy · 1.5 km · 60 m gain · 35 minLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Peyto Lake · Viewpoint87score
- 14Caldron 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
- 15Panorama Ridge RouteNear Lake Louise · Banff National ParkExpert · 16.9 km · 1,998 m gain · 16 hLake · Views · River or creek · Alpine · Passes Moraine lake and Consolation Lakes87score