Many of Banff National Park’s hiking trails are a short drive from the town of Banff. We are pleased to provide hiking guides for some of the most popular trails and hikes near Banff, courtesy of Summerthought Publishing:
There are hundreds of equally spectacular hikes in Banff National Park, visit
Parks Canada for details and trail conditions.
Canadian Rockies Trail Guide
Trail descriptions are from the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide (Brian Patton and Bart Robinson; Summerthought Publishing), the original hiking guide to Banff National Park and the contiguous parks.
Originally published in 1971 and now in its 8th edition, this book details over 3,400 kilometres of hiking trails in Banff, Jasper, Yoho, Kootenay and Waterton Lakes National Parks