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Devil's Thumb, Alberta

Hiking Trail

Hard
11.5 km
691 m
Of all of Canada's natural wonders, none are as photographed as Lake Louise. Watching turquoise water reflecting the jagged, snow-covered peaks above it is spectacular enough, but sipping a drink at a world-famous hotel whilst doing so is even better. The Fairmont Chateau hotel is world-renowned, and gives this hike comfortably the best start and end point of any route on this list!

The hike itself is spectacular and challenging in equal measure, with some tricky and exposed scrambling towards the top. The reward for your efforts is a view across Lake Louise, its surrounding peaks, and all the way to the desolate high peaks of the Columbia and Wapta icefields.
Created By
Paul M

Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
To the Tea House3.33 km387 m11.6%
Lake Louise to 1st switchback1.58 km167 m10.6%
Hwy 1 A Climb0.92 km107 m11.6%
The Hard Part of Big Beehive (from Agnes Teahouse)0.56 km122 m21.6%
Devil's Thumb from the intersection 1.06 km151 m14.2%
Descente de la maison du thé3.17 km-373 m-11.7%
Mirror lake descent2.20 km-204 m-9.2%