Cirque Lake
Trek through the mud on this trail the leads to views from the lakeshore.
Plan Around Cirque Lake
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Cirque Lake Details
Trail Go ahead, get your boots muddy on the Cirque Lake trail. You'll travel along a thickly-forested path and arrive at the lakeshore with terrific mountain and glacier views all around. The trailhead for this hike is off of Highway 93 North, 57.5 kilometers (38 miles) north of the Lake Louise junction in the Waterfowl Lakes Campground.
Difficulty
Moderate
Distance
8.4 km
Estimated time
3 hrs
Region
N/A
Nearby Parks Around Cirque Lake
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Cirque Lake
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0.1 mi away
Waterfowl Lakes
This camping site is 57 kilometers (35.4 miles) north of Lake Louise, off of the Icefields Parkway.
3.5 mi away
Silverhorn Creek
This camping site is 52 kilometers (32.3 miles) north of Lake Louise, off of the Icefields Parkway.
6.1 mi away
Howse Pass
On the outskirts of downtown Banff is the Banff Park Museum, housed in a log building built in 1903.
7.9 mi away
Mistaya Canyon
This slot canyon is close to the Icefields Parkway for easy exploration.
