Healy Pass Trail
An out-and-back ski touring route in Alberta, Canada.
- 10.3 mi
- round trip
- 2,633 ft
- climb
- 7,754 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Healy Pass Trail is an out-and-back ski touring route in Alberta, Canada, inside Banff National Park. It is 5.2 miles each way, 10 miles there and back. It runs between about 5,680 ft and 7,750 ft above sea level, with roughly 320 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Banff, about 14 miles southwest of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Healy Pass Peak, Monarch Ramparts and The Sphinx. For camping, E13 Egypt Lake and RE-16 Pharaoh Creek are within about 6 miles. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Ski touring crosses avalanche terrain: read the local avalanche bulletin and carry beacon, shovel and probe.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Healy Pass Trail for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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