Hiking trails

Lake Louise Lakeshore Trail

Banff National Park · Lake Louise area · Alberta

Parks Canada describes an easy stroll along Lake Louise for all experience levels, ending where the milky creek that colours the lake flows in.

Trail facts

• Distance: 2.3 km one way
• Elevation gain: 175 m
• Elevation loss: 75 m
• Estimated time: 1 hour round trip (Parks Canada estimate)
• Difficulty: Easy
• Trailhead: Lake Louise Lakeshore parking lot, 4 km from the community of Lake Louise. Paid parking in effect.
• Mapped coordinates (latitude, longitude): Not verified from the reviewed source
• Transit: Parks Canada lists access by Parks Canada Shuttle and Roam Route 8X.
• Amenities: Not verified from the reviewed source
• Surface and grade: Not verified from the reviewed source

• A separately sourced entrance coordinate has not been verified for this legacy listing. It remains browseable but is excluded from Near Me.
• The published distance is one way. A return walk on the same path covers roughly twice that distance; Parks Canada does not publish a separate return figure.
• The listed elevation gain and loss come from the official table and are reproduced as published.

Outland Atlas does not report live trail status, closures, wildlife warnings or conditions. Nothing here means a trail is open or safe today. Check the official source and current bulletins before you go.

Source checked 2026-10-19: Hiking - Banff National Park (Parks Canada). No trail map geometry is shown.