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🌤️ Weather Overview
Current conditions and 3-day forecast
Banff Town
10°C
Overcast Humidity: 70% Wind: 8 km/h
Today 22° / 11° Moderate drizzle
Thursday 14° / 7° Slight rain
Friday 10° / 5° Moderate rain
Lake Louise
11°C
Overcast Humidity: 91% Wind: 13 km/h
Today 20° / 10° Moderate drizzle
Thursday 10° / 5° Dense drizzle
Friday 9° / 5° Moderate rain
Last updated: Sep 2, 2026, 7:59 a.m.
🥾 Trail Conditions
Current status of 98 trails in Banff National Park
Banff Area
50 trails
Fenland Loop Easy Good. Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Wet and muddy
Marsh Trail Easy Poor. Heavy horse use; Biking excluding e-bikes is allowed; Wet and muddy
Silverton Falls Trail Easy Good. Wet with muddy sections
Johnson Lake Loop Easy Good. Wet with muddy sections
Cascade Ponds-Bankhead Trail Easy Good. Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Wet with muddy sections
Vermilion Lakes Drive Easy Good. Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Mainly dry
Tunnel Campground Loop Easy Good. Respect all posted notices and signs; Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Wet with muddy sections
Sundance Trail Easy Good. Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Heavy horse use; Wet with muddy sections
Golf Course Road Easy Good. Respect all posted notices and signs; Check the important bulletins for more information; Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed
Johnston Canyon Trail Easy Good. Stay on designated trails and viewpoints; Adhere to all posted warnings and closures along trails; Wet with muddy sections; Bow Valley Parkway cycling offer in effect. Vehicle access via Castle Juncti
Boom Lake Trail Easy Fair. Wet and muddy sections
Water Tower Trail Easy Good. Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Wet with muddy sections
Spray River East Trail Easy Good. Biking excluding e-bikes is allowed; Wet and muddy sections
Spray River West Trail Easy Good. Biking excluding e-bikes is allowed; Wet and muddy sections
Healy Creek Trail Easy Good. Biking excluding e-bikes is allowed; Wet with muddy sections
Sunshine Meadows / Rock Isle Lake Trail Easy Good. Stay on trail; Adhere to all posted warnings and closures along trails; Check the important bulletins for more information; Wet with muddy sections
Banff Legacy Trail: Banff–Banff East Gate Easy Good. Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Mainly dry
Banff Legacy Trail: Vermilion Lakes–Bow Valley Parkway Easy Good. Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Mainly dry
Cascade Valley Trail Easy Caution. Biking excluding e-bikes is allowed; Bridge(s) out; Wet and muddy sections
Upper Stoney Trail Moderate Good. Biking excluding e-bikes is allowed; Wet with muddy sections
Tunnel Mountain Summit Trail Moderate Good. Stay on designated trails and viewpoints; Wet with muddy sections
Banff Avenue Trail Moderate Good. Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Wet with muddy sections
Surprise Corner to Hoodoos Trail Moderate Good. Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Wet with muddy sections
Sundance Canyon Loop Moderate Good. Wet with muddy sections
C-Level Cirque Trail Moderate Good. Stay on designated trails and viewpoints; Wet with muddy sections
Tunnel Bench Loop Moderate Good. Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Wet with muddy sections
Lake Minnewanka Road Moderate Caution. Construction work in progress; Narrow paved road shoulder; Expect high volume vehicle traffic; Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Check the important bulletins for more information
Sulphur Mountain Trail Moderate Good. Stay on trail; Wet with muddy sections
Ink Pots Trail Moderate Good. Stay on trail; Bridge washed out past the Ink Pots toward Jo9 campground; Wet with muddy sections
Brewster Creek Trail Moderate Poor. Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Heavy horse use; Wet and muddy sections
Bourgeau Lake Trail Moderate Good. Wet with muddy sections
Healy Pass Trail Moderate Good. Stay on designated trails and viewpoints; Check the important bulletins for more information; Wet with muddy sections
Redearth Creek Trail Moderate Good. Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Wet with muddy sections
Cascade Amphitheatre Trail Moderate Good. Wet with muddy sections
Rockbound Lake Trail Moderate Fair. Avalanche debris on trail; Wet with muddy sections
Arnica Lake Trail Moderate Good. Deadfall on trail; Wet with muddy sections
Harvey Pass Trail Moderate Fair. Wet with muddy sections
Goat Creek Trail Moderate Good. Biking excluding e-bikes is allowed; Wet and muddy sections
Bow Valley Parkway Moderate Open. Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Bear spray recommended ; Wet; Bow Valley Parkway cycling offer in effect. Vehicle access via Castle Junction.; Check the important bulletins for more
Lake Minnewanka Trail: Trailhead–Stewart Canyon Moderate Bear Warning. Biking excluding e-bikes is allowed; Bear warning in effect; Check the important bulletins for more information; Wet with muddy sections
Lake Minnewanka Trail: Stewart Canyon–Aylmer Pass Junction Moderate Bear Warning. Bear warning in effect; Check the important bulletins for more information; Wet with muddy sections
Lake Minnewanka Trail: Aylmer Pass Junction–Devil's Gap Moderate Bear Warning. Bear warning in effect; Check the important bulletins for more information; Wet with muddy sections
Tunnel Technical Trails: Return of the Jedi Trail Moderate Good. Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Wet with muddy sections
Tunnel Technical Trails: Star Wars Trail Moderate Good. Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Wet with muddy sections
Tunnel Technical Trails: Topp Notch Trail Difficult Good. Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Wet with muddy sections
Rundle Riverside Trail Difficult Caution. Deadfall on trail; Biking excluding e-bikes is allowed; Wet with muddy sections
The Toe Difficult Good. Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Wet with muddy sections
Cory Pass Loop Difficult Fair. Walk or bike in access only, road closed to vehicles; Numerous trees down on trail; Wet with muddy sections
Aylmer Lookout Trail Difficult Bear Warning. Bear warning in effect; Check the important bulletins for more information; Wet with muddy sections
Aylmer Pass Trail Difficult Bear Warning. Bear warning in effect; Check the important bulletins for more information; Wet with muddy sections
Lake Louise Area
32 trails
Bow River Trail Easy Good. Trail section along the southwest side of Bow River CLOSED from May 15 to October 15; Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Adhere to all posted warnings and closures along trails; Attenti
Consolation Lakes Trail Easy Good. Moraine Lake Road is closed to personal vehicles - shuttle bus access June - October; Attention: It's berry season. Bear encounters are possible
Fairview Lookout Trail Easy Good. Mainly dry
Great Divide Easy Good. Biking including pedal-assist e-bikes is allowed; Parking lot closed.; Attention: It's berry season. Bear encounters are possible
Lake Louise Lakeshore Trail Easy Good. Mainly dry
Moraine Lake Lakeshore Trail Easy Good. Moraine Lake Road is closed to personal vehicles - shuttle bus access June - October
Paradise Connector Trail Moderate Good. Mainly dry
Rockpile Loop Easy Please respect all posted notices and signs. Moraine Lake Road is closed to personal vehicles - shuttle bus access June - October; Stay on designated trails and viewpoints; Fragile alpine vegetation, stay on the trail
Louise Creek Trail Easy Partially Closed The lower section of the Louise Creek trail is CLOSED from May 15 to October 15 to help protect and improve important wildlife habitat. Hikers are asked to travel the new Tramline connector instead.;
Big Beehive Moderate Good. Steep switchback section - use caution; Extensive trail erosion
Big Beehive to Plain of Six Glaciers Trail Moderate Good. Mainly dry
Castle Lookout Trail Moderate Good. Mainly dry
Eiffel Lake Trail Moderate Good. Mainly dry
Lake Agnes Trail Moderate Good. Stay on designated trails and viewpoints
Lake Annette Trail Moderate Good. Moraine Lake Road is closed to personal vehicles - shuttle bus access June - October; Attention: It's berry season. Bear encounters are possible
Larch Valley/Minnestimma Lakes Trail Moderate Good. Moraine Lake Road is closed to personal vehicles - shuttle bus access June - October; Fragile alpine vegetation, stay on the trail; Attention: It's berry season. Bear encounters are possible
Little Beehive Moderate Good. Stay on designated trails and viewpoints
Mirror Lake Highline Trail Moderate Good. Mainly dry
Pipestone Moderate Good. Biking excluding e-bikes is allowed; Fire guard debris for ~200m
Plain of Six Glaciers Trail Moderate Good. Mainly dry
Taylor Lake Trail Moderate Good. Mainly dry
Tramline Trail Moderate Partially closed, check trail details for additional information. The lower section of Tramline is closed from May 15 until October 15. Begin from the Bow River parking lot, cross the bridge, take a left and follow the Bow River Trail until the junction with the new
Fairview Mountain Trail Difficult Good. Steep switchback section - use caution
Moraine Lake Highline Difficult Good. Moraine Lake Road is closed to personal vehicles - shuttle bus access June - October
Hidden Lake Trail Difficult Good. Mainly dry
Deception Pass Trail Difficult Good. Mainly dry
Paradise Valley and Giant Steps Trail Difficult Good. Moraine Lake Road is closed to personal vehicles - shuttle bus access June - October; Attention: It's berry season. Bear encounters are possible
Sentinel Pass from Paradise Valley Trail Difficult Good. Moraine Lake Road is closed to personal vehicles - shuttle bus access June - October; Difficult route finding
Saddleback Pass Trail Difficult Good. Fragile alpine vegetation, stay on the trail
Sentinel Pass via Larch Valley Trail Difficult Good. Moraine Lake Road is closed to personal vehicles - shuttle bus access June - October
Sheol / Paradise Connector Trail Difficult Good. Mainly dry
Wenkchemna Pass Trail Difficult Good. Moraine Lake Road is closed to personal vehicles - shuttle bus access June - October; Fragile alpine vegetation, stay on the trail
Icefields Parkway Area
16 trails
Bow Summit Viewpoint Trail Easy Good. Stay on designated trails and viewpoints; Fragile alpine vegetation, stay on the trail
Mistaya Canyon Trail Easy Good. Stay on designated trails and viewpoints
Peyto Lake Lookout Trail Easy Please respect all posted notices and signs. Stay on designated trails and viewpoints; Respect all posted notices and signs; Fragile alpine vegetation, stay on the trail
Chephren Lake Trail Moderate Excellent. Stay on designated trails and viewpoints
Bow Glacier Falls Trail Moderate Caution. Caution: Rockfall hazard. Rockfall risk is highest near the falls and rockwall, with possible rockfall runout below. Avoid hiking in this area to reduce your exposure.; Adhere to all posted warnings a
Cirque Lake Trail Moderate Good. Stay on designated trails and viewpoints
Helen Lake Trail Moderate Good. Potential stream crossings; Stay on designated trails and viewpoints
Parker Ridge Trail Moderate Good. Fragile alpine vegetation, stay on the trail
Nigel Pass Trail Moderate Good. Stay on designated trails and viewpoints
Dolomite Pass Trail Difficult Good. Stay on designated trails and viewpoints
Glacier Lake Trail Difficult Good. Stay on designated trails and viewpoints
Molar Pass Trail Difficult Good. Stay on designated trails and viewpoints
North Molar Pass Trail Difficult Good. Stay on designated trails and viewpoints
Sunset Pass Trail Difficult Good. Stay on designated trails and viewpoints
Sarbach Lookout Trail Difficult Good. Mainly dry
Sunset Lookout Trail Difficult Not recommended. Numerous trees down on trail; Not recommended
Last updated: Sep 2, 2026, 7:59 a.m. · Source: Parks Canada
🛣️ Road Conditions
Highway status for getting to and around Banff
Road data is currently being refreshed.
Last updated: Sep 2, 2026, 7:59 a.m.
⛷️ Snow Report
SkiBig3 resort conditions — Sunshine Village, Lake Louise, Mt. Norquay
🏔️ Ski season typically opens in November. Check back in fall for snow reports!
Plan Your Ski Trip →Last updated: Sep 2, 2026, 7:59 a.m.
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