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Crowfoot Mountain – Helen Lake loop from Bow Lake

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Crowfoot Mountain – Helen Lake loop from Bow Lake

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4.9

(19)

250

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Crowfoot Mountain – Helen Lake loop from Bow Lake

03:46

12.0km

470m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Banff National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

200 m

Crowfoot Mountain

Highlight • Summit

Crowfoot Mountain is a 3,055-metre-high peak near Bow Lake. The Icefields Parkway runs along the lake and is a good place to see the Crowfoot Mountain.
(Visit May 30, 2018)

Tip by

2

4.40 km

Dolomite Peak

Highlight • Summit

3

5.24 km

Stream Crossing in Banff National Park

Highlight • River

4

5.47 km

Helen Lake Trail

Highlight • Trail

5

6.18 km

Helen Lake

Highlight • Lake

beautiful alpine Lake

Tip by

6

9.56 km

Bow Lake and Bow Glacier

Highlight • Lake

B

12.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.6 km

168 m

126 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.6 km

168 m

126 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (2,390 m)

Lowest point (1,960 m)

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Friday 22 May

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