Activities here
🥾Hiking· In season
🚵MTB· In season
This week
🥾 Tomorrow
Hiking · Poor · Sunny & dry
⛰️ 1380m → 3618m
A mountain destination with hiking and trekking trails offering scenic Alpine views.
📈Banff NP facts▾
🏆
Top 5%
#2 of 88
🥾
1600
km trails
🏠
20
mountain huts
⛰️
3618m
🥾
Hiking
Trails
1600 km
Mountain huts
20
Highest peak
Mount Forbes 3618m
Season
06-01 – 10-15
7-Day Forecastat 2499 m
Today
🔴 Too cold
16 Fri
🔴 Too cold
17 Sat
🔴 Too cold
18 Sun
🔴 Too cold
19 Mon
🔴 Too cold
20 Tue
🔴 Too cold
21 Wed
🔴 Too cold
❄ Snow depth+cmFresh snow2h precip (white=snow, blue=rain)Tile color = daily score (red→green)
Detailed numbers▾
| Day | 🥾 Score | 🌡️ Temp | ☀️ Sun | ☁️ Cloud | ❄️ Snow | 🌨 Powder | 🌧 Rain | 💨 Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| → Today | 1.4 | -9°C | 5°C | 10.5 h | 49% | 1 cm | — | — | 11 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 1.5 | -5°C | 7°C | 10.1 h | 50% | 1 cm | — | — | 13 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 1.0 | -7°C | 1°C | 6.8 h | 52% | — | +1 cm | 1.2 mm | 30 km/h |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 1.3 | -9°C | -0°C | 10.1 h | 38% | 1 cm | — | — | 13 km/h |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 1.2 | -6°C | 3°C | 9.9 h | 86% | 1 cm | — | — | 8 km/h |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 1.3 | -6°C | 1°C | 9.2 h | 59% | 1 cm | — | — | 13 km/h |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 1.4 | -10°C | 3°C | 10.1 h | 40% | 1 cm | — | — | 7 km/h |
Access & Logistics
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✈ Airport
YYC · Calgary
1h 30m
🚆 Train
Banff Station (Rocky Mountaineer only)
No regular passenger rail; bus or shuttle
🅿️ Parking
Free outside town centre; downtown is paid + frequently full
📅 Season
1 Jun – 30 Sep
Drive time
Calgary·1h 30m
Lake Louise·45 min
💡 Local insights
- ·Park entrance pass required for any stop — buy at the gate or online ahead.
- ·Lake Louise + Moraine Lake parking has been replaced with Parks Canada shuttles — book ahead in summer.
- ·Sunshine Meadows in summer is the best alpine wildflower hike in the Rockies — accessible by gondola.
- ·Hot Springs in town are the perfect après — open until 22:00 most nights.
📊Best months & climate▾
More details elsewhere
Piste maps, trail maps, and third-party planners.
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More details elsewhere
Piste maps, trail maps, and third-party planners.