Wondering what to do this weekend?
The following is a list of the twelve most popular hikes among locals in the Rockies, with an estimated time of completion of three hours from the point of departure in Banff. The results of the survey were analysed and a top three was selected for each category.
It is now time to emerge from your secluded quarters and demonstrate the merits of your summertime activities to the world.
Gentle Hikes
A perambulation. It may be described as a form of meditation. The practice of hiking is often employed as a means of achieving relaxation. An excellent opportunity to engage in a pleasant and invigorating dog walk. A hike that you would recommend to a visitor as a representative example of the area. An excellent choice of activity on a day of inclement weather. The journey takes less than two hours to complete, returning to the point of departure. The ascent is relatively modest, with an elevation gain of between 1 and 300 metres.
Your picks:
1. Troll Falls 2. Consolation Lakes 3. Rawson Lake
Go-To Hikes
It can be described as a form of exercise. The location offers impressive vistas. The experience retains its appeal with each repetition. It could be an excellent post- or pre-work micro-adventure, should one be inclined to undertake it. The trail is of moderate grade, with a single track and minimal exposure. The journey will take in excess of three hours to complete. The ascent is 200 metres or more in height, and the distance covered is moderate.
Your picks:
1. Heart Mountain 2. Pills Sentinel Pass 3. Iceline Trail, Little Yoho Valley
Push Yourself Hikes
The location offers spectacular vistas. The area is characterised by ridge lines, scrambles, alpine lakes and tarns, and remote locations. Upon completion, a distinct sense of accomplishment is experienced. The route entails a moderate-to-intense elevation gain of 600 metres or more, as well as a long-distance traverse. The grade of the route is moderate to intense, and the track is single-track with switchbacks. The level of exposure is also moderate to intense.
Your picks:
1. Mount Bourgeau delivery alliston 2. Cory Pass 3. North Molar Pass
Dream Hikes
An excursion that may be described as a “bucket list hike.” The journey will take in excess of ten hours to complete, with the possibility of requiring at least one overnight stay. The route includes a significant elevation gain of 900 metres or more, as well as a lengthy distance to be traversed. The area boasts a plethora of topographical features, including ridge lines, scrambles, backpacking trips, remote locations, alpine lakes and tarns, and glaciers. The route is characterised by an elevated level of difficulty, with a single track and frequent encounters with glaciers.
Your picks:
1. Rockwall 2. Berg Lake and Snowbird Pass 3. Birdwood Pass to Burstall Pass