Tunnel Mountain Summit Trail
A 1.4-mile point-to-point route in Alberta, Canada.
Photo: Yoshio Kohara, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.4 mi
- one way
- 462 ft
- climb
- 5,529 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
Tunnel Mountain Summit Trail is a 1.4-mile point-to-point route in Alberta, Canada, inside Banff National Park. It runs between about 4,650 ft and 5,530 ft above sea level, with roughly 460 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is gravel. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Banff, about 0.8 miles east of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Tunnel Mountain, Stoney Lookout Mountain and Sanson Peak. Bow Falls is within about 3 miles. For camping, Tunnel Mountain Village I Campground and Sp6 - Mount Rundle are within about 6 miles. There are 3 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. 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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