Bow Falls Trail, located in the heart of the Town of Banff, is a popular tourist attraction for viewing a shallow but wide waterfall. For a longer hike, wander down the trail from downtown, or, for a shorter hike, drive straight to the falls and explore the area from the parking lot below the Banff…
Fenland Trail loops through a white spruce forest located just outside the Town of Banff. The family friendly trail meets up with Echo Creek before looping back to the trail head. If you want to explore the Banff National Park area then try these 10 Easy Hikes in Banff National Park. Insider Tips for Families…
Tunnel Mountain climbs switchbacks for the full 4.3 km and offers expansive views of the Town of Banff and Mount Rundle. It is a challenging hike for families but has been dubbed by locals as the perfect place for kids to summit their first mountain. Even some experienced two and three-year-old hikers have summited Tunnel…
Lake Louise Shoreline Trail showcases the stunning and famous turquoise glacier lake, Lake Louise. As you start the family-friendly trail, enjoy soaking up the views of Victoria Glacier across the lake before hiking this accessible trail. The Lake Louise Trail the follows the path along the shoreline can be found in the paperback and eBook…
Eau Claire Interpretive Trail is a short, flat loop perfect for early walkers and is located in the beautiful Kananaskis Country. It is also a great first trail run for kids! I remember taking our one and two year old on this trail. My one year old hiked most of the family-friendly trail with her…
Canmore is within 15 minutes of Banff National Park and offers a variety of hiking options if you want to escape some of the larger crowds. While more and more tourists are flocking to Canmore, it is still considerably fewer people than the Town of Banff. If you want to explore the Banff National Park…
West Wind Pass is a beautiful hike up to a mountain pass in Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park. This is an unofficial trail which means no one maintains the trail. Route finding can be challenging at times and there are cliffs. The trail is quite steep most of the hike and the loose trail makes…
The short but steep Elbow Lake Trail follows a wide, old gravel road to a stunning mountain lake in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. The family-friendly hike is open from June 15th, to November 30th. Insider Tip Elbow Lake is a popular spot for families to enjoy their first backcountry camping trip. If you want to…
I am so incredibly excited. I am ready to pre-sell the Hikes for Families: A Guide to the Canadian Rockies paperback book. The books will be sent out to you at the end of June after I have mailed all the copies to the Kickstarter backers. If you want to access the information on the…
Troll Falls hike is a great trail for most abilities to a tumbling waterfall located in the stunning Kananaskis Country. Please no longer hide trolls along this family-friendly trail. Once I do a reprint of my hiking book I will also change this as well but will have to wait until then! Insider Tip for…
