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The Teahouses loop via Lake Agnes and Plain Of Six Glaciers Trails — Banff National Park

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Alberta

The Teahouses loop via Lake Agnes and Plain Of Six Glaciers Trails — Banff National Park

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(122)

941

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The Teahouses loop via Lake Agnes and Plain Of Six Glaciers Trails — Banff National Park

05:21

14.1km

600m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 26, 2025

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Banff National Park

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3.62 km

Lake Agnes Tea House

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The hike to the tea house is amazing, and the tea house itself is quite an extraordinary place in itself. They serve tea and a limited food menu, but the amazing thing is that the staff hikes in and out (everyday) all the supplies they need as well as their trash.

It's a popular destination, and the oldest tea house in Canada. As we arrived, we saw them filling their tea kettles with water, right out of the lake! There is no electricity, so it takes up to 30 minutes to get their kettles to boil using only propane. The food is all made from scratch every day and is delicious.

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8.16 km

Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House is a classic Banff hiking destination and one of the few backcountry tea houses still operating in the Rockies. The teahouse is a rustic log cabin built in 1927, where hikers can enjoy tea, homemade lunches, and baked goods surrounded by towering icefalls and creaking glaciers. The tea house accepts cash only (Canadian Dollars) and can get busy in summer, so arrive early, pack layers for alpine weather, and savor one of the most scenic cups of tea in the world.

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12.1 km

Lake Louise

Highlight • Lake

Lake Louise is a beautiful lake surrounded by the Canadian Rockies and a must see in Banff National Park. The lake has a very amazing and bright colour, especially from top of Big Beehive, the emerald colour of the water comes from rock flour carried into the lake by melt-water from the glaciers that overlook the lake. There are several hiking paths which you can combine to one day hike. All paths are very well maintained, so you do not need much equipment. A few teahouses along the way offer snacks and drinks, still I recommend to carry some water and snacks along. Here is my most important advice: It's best to be at Lake Louise before 9 am, as many tourists will arrive by bus after 9 am, also it's much easier to find a parking lot, if you travel by car.

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14.1 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.82 km

2.83 km

2.37 km

123 m

Surfaces

6.61 km

4.36 km

1.07 km

1.05 km

914 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (2,140 m)

Lowest point (1,740 m)

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Tuesday 14 July

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September 16, 2024,16.9.2024 Wanderung - Canada- Lake Louise, Plain of six glaciers

It was exhausting and also beautiful - if only there weren't so many people. 20 years ago we hardly met any other hikers and this time we barely had 10 meters to ourselves.

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