Moraine Lake | Banff Alberta

Moraine Lake is 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) southeast of the hamlet of Lake Louise. Glacier-fed, its brilliant blue-green colour is a result of light refracting ... 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RelatedLinksBuyYourParkPass Shuttles&Transit LakeLouise Addtomymoments Share MoraineLakeis14kilometres(8.7miles)southeastofthehamletofLakeLouise.Glacier-fed,itsbrilliantblue-greencolourisaresultoflightrefractingofftherockflour (fineparticlesofrock)intheglacierrun-offwhichflowsintothelake.Atanelevationof1,885metres(6,183feet),thelakedoesnotbegintomeltuntilJune.Waterlevels,anditsvibrantcolour,peakinlateJune.TheaccessroadtoMoraineLakeisonlyopenduringsummermonthsfromJunetoOctober.Datesmayvaryandaredependentonweatherconditions. HikingintheMoraineLakeArea Thereareseveralhikesaroundthelakerangingfromaccessiblewalkstomorestrenuoushikes.TheRockpileTrailisaneasyandshortpathwithswitchbacksalongthebackofthemorainetothetopofthenaturaldam.Thevistafromthetopisknownasthe“TwentyDollarView”,asthescenefeaturedonthebackofCanadiantwentydollarbillsissuedbetween1969and1979.OtherpopulartrailsintheareaincludeConstellationLakes,LarchValleyandSentinelPassandtheMoraineLakeLakeshoretrail.Formoreonhiking,visittheParksCanadawebsite. MoraineLakeShuttles,Transit&Tours MoraineLakeishighlypopularthroughoutthepeaksummerseason,whenparkinglotsfillupwellbeforesunrise. Ifyouareplanningtovisit MoraineLakefromJuneto October,thebestwayistoreserveaParksCanadashuttleoraseatonRoamTransitaheadoftime.LearnmoreaboutshuttleandtransitoptionstoMoraineLake.  Foranenhancedexperience,bookaguidedtourtoMoraineLakeandotherjawdroppinglocationsinBanffNationalPark.Withmultipletourcompaniesofferinguniqueexperiences,youhavenoshortageofoptionstochoosefrom. BrewsterSightseeing, DiscoverBanffTours, HopOnBanff, MountainParkTransportation, Radventures, WhiteMountainAdventures and WowBanff alloffertoursthatincludeastopsatLakeLouiseandMoraineLake. MoraineLakeintheWinter TheroadtoMoraineLakeisclosedtovehiclesinthewintermonthsduetoheavysnowfallandhighavalancherisk.Duringthewinter,cross-countryskierscantakea15-kilometre(9.3-mile) invigoratingadventuretotheendoftheroadandback.ParksCanadasetstracksforskiingwhichendattheviewpointfortheConsolationValleyandTenPeaks.AccesstothelakeitselfisnotpermittedduringthewinterduetothehighavalancheriskfromNovembertolateApril. MoraineLakeTravelGuideBanffNationalPark Banff&LakeLouiseTourismJun20,2022 YourultimatetravelguidetovisitingMoraineLake.ThemostbeautifullakeintheCanadianRockies. Viewmore Addtomymoments 6BanffRooftopPatiosWhereYouShouldChillThisSummer EmmaMulheranJul5,2021 SpendsummercelebratingoutdoorsattheserooftoppatiosinBanffNationalPark Viewmore Addtomymoments 9BucketListHikesinBanffNationalPark MeghanJ.WardMar5,2020 Over1,600KMsoftrails,BanffandLakeLouiseofferadventurerssomeofthebesthikingontheplanet. 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