Lake Minnewanka
WOMEN ONLY
This 4 days / 3 nights through trip along Lake Minnewanka is a Woman Only trip for the ladies ready to challenge themselves! We can show you it is possible – and even very beneficial – to live without wifi nor showers this long. Promise, we will be here to support you as you test being out of your comfort zone for the 1st time maybe!
There isn’t a lot of elevation gain or loss and thus we welcome beginner backpackers.
CO-ED
Join us on this 3 days / 2 nights through-trip to admire the beauty of the 2nd longest mountain lake of our mountain parks at the pace of your footsteps. You will be amazed at how remote a week trip in a close-to-home backcountry location feels. If you are in need of disconnecting from everything for a few days and recharging, this trip is for you! There isn’t a lot of elevation gain or loss and thus we welcome beginner backpackers.
There isn’t a lot of elevation gain or loss and thus we welcome beginner backpackers.
WOMEN ONLY
July 3 - 6
28+ km, with side trips: 36 km
Max elev. gain 100 m along the lake or 566 m if going up to Aylmer Lookout
$ 1,000/ person + taxes, Guided & Catered
CO-ED
June 10-12
28+ km, with side trips: 36 km
Max elev. gain 100 m along the lake or 566 m if going up to Aylmer Lookout
$ 600/ person + taxes, Guided & Catered
Lake Minnewanka
Banff National Park, Alberta
Women Only: 4 days OR Co-Ed: 3 days
Details & Itinerary
4 days / 3 nights – WOMEN ONLY
Day 1: Car shuttle then start by hiking from the Top of the Big Hill down and across the river – yes we will practice river crossing with a big pack on from the get-go – to our campsite before Devil’s Gap which is the border to Banff National Park – about 3kms and set up camp. Hike in the vicinity or just relax then practice hanging our food in trees before the night.
Night 1: Ghost River Wilderness Area – 1540 m
Day 2: Pack up camp and start our journey towards then along Lake Minnewanka to our campground for our first night in the Banff National Park – 8.3 kms, 60m elev.loss.
Night 2: Ghost Lakes campground – 1480 m
Day 3: Pack up camp and retrace our steps to find ourselves on the north shore of Lake Minnewanka. We will then hike all the way to the Aylmer Canyon campground – about 20 kms / elev. gain: negligable
Night 3: Aylmer Canyon campground – 1480 m
Day 4: Hike with daypacks to the Aylmer Lookout situated at 2040 m so 5.6 kms with 566 m. of elev.gain. If anyone if feeling energetic, I suggest we go see the view at Aylmer Pass so 3.4 kms more with 245m of elev.gain. The descent will be 5.7 kms with 811m elev. loss. We will have lunch at camp before heading out all the way to the Lake Minnewanka parking lot, 7.8 kms with 20-40m elev. gain and loss. Organize the car shuttle between Banff and the Ghost River Wilderness area.
3 days / 2 nights – CO-ED
Day 1: Car shuttle then start by hiking along the Lake Minnewanka shore to our campground Mount Ingismaldie 11.1 kms with 50m elev. gain/loss. We can stop at the 7.4 kms and hike with daypacks to the Aylmer Lookout situated at 2040 m so 5.6 kms with 566 m. of elev. gain. If anyone is feeling energetic, I suggest we go see the view at Aylmer Pass so 3.4 kms more with 245m of elev. gain. The descent will be 5.7 kms with 811m elev. loss. Early season might still be snowed in.
Night 1: Mount Ingismaldie campground – 1500 m
Day 2: Pack up camp and start our journey along Lake Minnewanka to our campground – 9.5 kms, negligible elev.gain/loss.
Night 2: The Narrows campground – 1500 m
Day 3: Pack up camp hike towards the end of the lake towards the border of Banff National Park and into the Ghost River Wilderness Area – about .. kms / 60 elev. gain. Hike out, cross the creek, hike up the Big Hill and hope in our car(s).
What's Included
- 4 day guided backpacking trip by an experienced certified ACMG woman Hiking guide happy to share all sorts of backcountry tricks to empower you to later on go with your family and friends.
- 1hr online pre-trip meeting 5-7 days before to discuss the route taken, weather, gear etc.. and respond to all questions.
- 4 days vacation in not-well-known element like our Rocky Mountains, in the presence of a professional trained in wilderness first aid, who is here mainly to prevent anything from happening but trained and ready to respond in case of an emergency.
- all campground fees, wilderness camping fees, k-country Parks fees, food accommodating specific dietary needs as well as camp kitchen: pots, stoves & fuel etc..
- can include camping gear and hiking poles if you need to borrow some. (not sleeping bags sorry).
What's Not Included
- National Park permit to display in your vehicle.
- Cancellation insurance.
- Travel insurance as well as medical, disability, life, dismemberment and accidental death insurance.
Adventure Information Package
Our Adventure Information Package with all details for your trip will be sent out to each participant within 5-10 days of deposit payment.
Deposit
You can make a deposit to save your spot for this adventure here.
Cancellation Policy
Please read our cancellation policy here.
Guided Trip Benefits
- Save yourself the hassle of hours of camping prep work – like booking campgrounds, buying/preparing menus and food – that goes before such a trip as well as cooking every day for 4 days.
- Enjoy disconnecting from your cell phone – no wifi out there, sorry, and forget about your never ending To Do list for a few days. Disconnect to reconnect.
- Get direct, live fauna, flora, mountain history and/or geology interpretation stories along the trail.
- Enjoy soaking in all the health benefits provided by being away from this thing we call “civilization” for a few days. Recharge and get energized by spending an active vacay doing something good for yourself.
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