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Lake Minnewanka Marina – Bow River Trail loop from Town of Canmore

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Lake Minnewanka Marina – Bow River Trail loop from Town of Canmore

Hard

4.5

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377

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Lake Minnewanka Marina – Bow River Trail loop from Town of Canmore

04:56

77.9km

730m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 2.84 km for 4 m

After 75.5 km for 4 m

Waypoints

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1.25 km

Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park

Highlight • MTB Park

The Canmore Nordic Centre is a world-class outdoor recreation facility originally built for the 1988 Winter Olympics. Today, it serves as a popular destination for cross-country skiing, mountain biking, fat biking, and other outdoor activities. The centre features over 100 kilometers of trails designed for a variety of skill levels, ranging from easy loops to technical singletrack.

Trails like the Meadow Loop are also suitable for adaptive biking, they are smooth and wide, making them ideal for handcycles or recumbent bikes.

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1.79 km

View of Rundle Forebay

Highlight • Lake

A great place to stop alongside the water for a break. Enjoy the stunning views of the neighboring peaks past Rundle Forebay.

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3.36 km

Canmore Engine Bridge

Viewpoint

4.91 km

Rocky Mountain Legacy Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

16.3 km

Red Chairs Viewpoint — Banff National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Take a seat in one of the rustic Adirondack chairs and enjoy the stunning panoramic view of the Rocky Mountains and the majestic Bow River.

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33.7 km

Lake Minnewanka Marina

Highlight • Lake

At its deepest point, the lake is 142 meters deep. The length of the lake is a stately 28 kilometers. There are several providers who organize boat trips on the lake. On these boat trips you have very beautiful photo opportunities of the surrounding mountains. The rides need not be booked in advance. It is enough if you buy a ticket at the main car park of the lake on the same day. Here also fishing trips can be booked. So you can spend a day on the water and fishing for lake trout.

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44.6 km

Bow River Trail

Highlight • Trail

Along the Bow River, from the train tracks to almost the Surprise Corner or the Bow Falls, there is a beautiful trail, the Bow River Sidewalk. To pause there are benches here and there. Many locals picnicking or walking the dog. It is a beautiful walk and most of it is paved.

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46.6 km

Arts In Nature Trail

Highlight • Trail

Banff's latest art show isn't in a gallery, it's on the Bow River. This is part of nature. Starting at Banff Park Museum along the Bow River Trail, across the footbridge towards Bow Falls and then across the new Nancy Pauw Bridge back to Central Park. The event will run until September 30th, 2023 and will hopefully be repeated. Well done.

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68.3 km

Banff Legacy Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

Created to mark the 125th anniversary of Banff National Park, the Banff Legacy Trail connects the communities of Canmore and Banff. Along the way, you will find several rest and picnic areas with fantastic panoramic views. This scenic area is a wonderful, environmentally friendly way to explore by bike. The best time of year for the tour is from mid-April to mid-October. Incidentally, the route is approved for e-bikes and can be started from Banff or Canmore.

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77.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.8 km

25.6 km

2.57 km

2.44 km

2.15 km

375 m

Surfaces

70.4 km

4.55 km

2.63 km

325 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,510 m)

Lowest point (1,310 m)

Weather

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Monday 13 July

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Comments

September 27, 2025,Canmore Trails (Nordic Centre and Lions Park) from Banff via Legacy Trail

Autumn in the Canadian Rockies is like coldcoldcoldHOTcoldHOTcoldHOTcoldcoldcolddamnwhyisitsocold. Lots of closed trails at Nordic Centre unfortunately. But what was open was fun... admittedly this is based on avoiding the scary black diamond routes and sticking to the chicken runs. The elevation profile appears to have adopted a Bat Signal silhouette, cool

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