Parks in Banff, Alberta

Banff National Park, established in 1885, is home to 2,564 square miles of valleys, mountains, glaciers, fo... More on LLBean.com

Leaving Radium Hot Springs on the Banff-Radium Highway, I saw bighorn sheep, mountain goats, moose, and a h... More on igougo

Strenuous hiking on good trails with long climbs over three high passes Almost as popular as the Mount Assiniboine area is Egypt Lake in Banff National Park. The trails in the area attract quite th... More on Trails

I started at the Sunshine Village parking lot on and hiked up the Gondola More on Trails

The Rundle Riverside trail runs from the Banff Springs Golf Course to the park boundary and its considerably more hard-core than most people expect with lots of roots and rocks and steep little ups... More on Trails

Best as a 50 k loop around Mt. Rundle. Start from Canmore Nordic Centre to More on Trails

The long trudge up the road eventually brings you to the alpine larches and open country for which Sunshine Meadows is famous. The rest of the steep ascent to Rock Isle Lake is scenically delightfu... More on Trails

In the summer of 2003, Sunshine Village ran a bus from the parking area to More on Trails

This was the birthplace of Banff National Park. Here, the natural hot springs were the main draw to the region by legions of travelers hoping to find solace in its apparently curative waters; as t... More on Frommers

I liked the reflecting pool but the sulphur pool was stinky. The walk around that place was amazing and I'm sure all the Japanese and Chinese ... More on Yahoo! Travel

This demanding route leads through pine forest with few viewpoints before you reach the Amphitheatre. After crossing Forty Mile Creek, you see three striking satellites of the Sawback Range: Mts. E... More on Trails

The hike to the amphitheater is a steady 2.5hrs uphill walk on a well marke More on Trails

This self-guided hiking trail 20 km west of Banff is one of the more famous hikes in the area for a reason. The trail is a good choice for any level of outdoorsman, from the energetic hiker to thos... More on NileGuide

Excellent trail with variety of scenery - river, canyon, meadows and beauti More on Trails

Cory Pass is an arduous trip through craggy peaks, highlighted by awesome views of the nearby vertical slabs of Mt. Louis. Mountain sheep frequent the pass, which is often plugged with snow till mi... More on Trails

This trail is definately a tough one, but it's worth it. Better trail marke More on Trails

Its best to do this hike on a sunny day in late summer. Deep snow often lingers into July in Bourgeau Lakes high shady basin and Harvey Lake may be frozen until August. Most of the way to Bourgeau ... More on Trails

We made the mistake of taking this hike in late may only to be hiking throu More on Trails

A sweet mountain singletrack winds from Lake Louise across Kicking Horse Pass on the Continental Divide to Ross Lake. The lake is a pretty little tarn set at the foot of Narao Peak in Yoho National... More on Trails

The net elevation gain on this trail is deceiving because there are a lot o More on Trails