Bow River Trail

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.78 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 13 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 13 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,564 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,547 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,560 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 1,560 m - Turn left onto Village Road
  3. 3 : km 0.19 - alt. 1,560 m - Turn right onto Pipestone Road
  4. 4 : km 0.9 - alt. 1,560 m - Turn right onto Bow River Trail
  5. 5 : km 1.07 - alt. 1,560 m - Turn slight left onto Sentinel Road
  6. 6 : km 1.33 - alt. 1,560 m - Keep left onto Lake Louis Tram Line
  7. 7 : km 1.81 - alt. 1,560 m - Turn left onto Lake Louis Tram Line
  8. 8 : km 1.86 - alt. 1,562 m - Turn left onto Bow River Trail
  9. 9 : km 2.73 - alt. 1,560 m - Turn right onto Bow River Trail
  10. 10 : km 2.76 - alt. 1,560 m - Turn left onto Bow River Trail
  11. 11 : km 3.11 - alt. 1,563 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 3.86 - alt. 1,562 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 3.91 - alt. 1,562 m - Turn slight left onto Bow River Trail
  14. 14 : km 5.45 - alt. 1,547 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 6.2 - alt. 1,560 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 6.23 - alt. 1,560 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 6.83 - alt. 1,563 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 6.96 - alt. 1,564 m - Turn slight left onto Fairview Drive
  19. 19 : km 7 - alt. 1,564 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 7.06 - alt. 1,564 m - Turn right onto Bow River Trail
  21. 21 : km 7.88 - alt. 1,560 m - Turn sharp right onto Lake Louise Drive
  22. 22 : km 8.59 - alt. 1,560 m - Turn left onto Village Road
  23. 23 : km 8.73 - alt. 1,560 m - Turn right
  24. S/E : km 8.78 - alt. 1,560 m

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