Hiking the Helen Lake Trail in Banff: A Complete Trail Guide
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Hiking the Helen Lake Trail in Banff: A Complete Trail Guide

There are quite a few things we like about the Helen Lake Trail in Banff National Park, but we’ll give you two here at the beginning of this guide. First, bursting forth from the treeline into the meadows that sit at 7,000 feet above sea level is one of our single favorite moments on the…

Hiking the Wilcox Pass Trail: A Complete Trail Guide
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Hiking the Wilcox Pass Trail: A Complete Trail Guide

The Wilcox Pass Trail is probably our favorite stop on the Icefields Parkway, and is our pick for the best hike on the drive between Banff and Jasper (not including the hikes at Lake Louise).  The reason? You spend most of the hike above the treeline (which means excellent alpine meadows and views), you get…

Hiking the Healy Pass Trail in Banff: A Complete Trail Guide
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Hiking the Healy Pass Trail in Banff: A Complete Trail Guide

Looking for a fantastic hike with a tiny fraction of the crowds that descend on Lake Louise and Moraine Lake? Look no further than the Healy Pass trail. Look, Banff is well beyond a hidden gem or secret – it’s basically Disneyland for people that love the mountains. Instead of mickey ears and white Nikes,…

The Plain of Six Glaciers Trail in Banff: Know BEFORE You Go
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The Plain of Six Glaciers Trail in Banff: Know BEFORE You Go

After hiking this trail for a second time on our latest trip to Banff, we were hiking back along the shore of Lake Louise when the question of what the best hike around Lake Louise came up. I, Matt, asked Alysha which trail – the Plain of Six Glaciers trail or the Lake Agnes and…

4 Days in Banff: An Amazing Summertime Banff Itinerary
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4 Days in Banff: An Amazing Summertime Banff Itinerary

A trip to Banff is a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, with its rocky peaks, abundant wildlife from moose and grizzly bears to adorable marmots, and, of course, the plethora of turquoise glacial lakes that call the Canadian Rockies home.  We’re lucky to have done this once-in-a-lifetime adventure multiple times at this point, and our intention in this…