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Dolomite Pass
If you've hiked the moderate Helen Lake trail and are wanting more, give the Dolomite Pass hike a try.
Plan Around Dolomite Pass
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Dolomite Pass Details
If you didn't get enough on the modern Helen Lake trail, add this hike for more kilometers/miles, scenery and learning. And if you like wine and cake, you're in luck. You'll have terrific views of Dolomite Peak, a "picture perfect layer-cake" mountain, accompanied by wine-colored folds beneath Cirque Peak's summit. The trailhead for this hike is off of Highway 93 North, 33 kilometers (20.5 miles) north of the Lake Louise junction and across from the Crowfoot Glacier Viewpoint.
Difficulty
High
Distance
18 km
Estimated time
6.5 hrs
Region
N/A
Nearby Parks Around Dolomite Pass
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Dolomite Pass
Use nearby POIs to quickly expand your options beyond Dolomite Pass while the map context is still fresh.
3.1 mi away
Helen Lake
This trail leads to a lake tucked into the Main Ranges of the Canadian Rockies.
3.1 mi away
Helen Lake
Another small but scenic lake to stop by is Helen Lake, accessible via a six kilometer (nearly four mile) one-way hike.
3.1 mi away
Crowfoot Glacier
Thirty-two kilometers (20 miles) northwest of Lake Louise is Crowfoot Glacier, which sits on the northeastern side of Crowfoot Mountain, on the south end of Bow Lake, east of the Continental Divide.
3.2 mi away
Bow Lake
The headwaters of the Bow River is Bow Lake, which is also a terrific spot to stop and take a look at Crowfoot Glacier.
3.7 mi away
Bow Glacier Falls
The melting glacial waters of Bow Glacier fall into Bow Lake via the Bow Glacier Falls.
