Glacier Lake Route
An out-and-back trail, 4.6 miles each way (9.3 miles round trip) in Alberta, Canada.
Photo: PanShiBo, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 4.6 mi
- round trip
- 2,368 ft
- climb
- 5,475 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Glacier Lake Route is an out-and-back trail, 4.6 miles each way (9.3 miles round trip) in Alberta, Canada, inside Banff National Park. It runs between about 4,580 ft and 5,480 ft above sea level, with roughly 1,200 ft of climbing one way. It is a well-made walking path, fine for most hikers. Peaks within about 3 miles include Survey Peak. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Glacier Lake Route for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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