Castle Lookout

Hike Name: Castle Lookout

Activity: Hiking 

Distance: 7.4 km (RT)

Altitude: ~2,200 m

Elevation Gain: 520 m

Area: Banff National Park (Bow Valley)

Crew: Oliver, Julia, Jaimie, Kate, Trevor

Time to Top: ~2 hours

Lisa's Mom Rating: Yes

Trailhead: 5 km west of Castle Junction on the Bow Valley Parkway (Highway 1A)
 Getting There:
From the Trans-Canada (Hwy 1), continue past the town of Banff. Before Lake Louise, take the turnoff north towards Castle Junction. Turn left at Castle Junction and it will be about 5km down the road to the trailhead.

Additional Info:
We had a whirlwind of a day.. We left a little later in the day, planning on doing a quick hike to Larch Valley/Sentinel Pass. There were 6 of us but lo and behold... we forgot our park passes. And lucky for us, there was a 30 minute wait at the parks gate to buy one! By the time we got to the Moraine Lake turnoff, the road was closed and we decided to change plans and do a different hike. We found Castle Lookout, which seemed to be a quick hike to a beautiful lookout - and it was! A great hike for the hangover day we were having + the half marathon I had to run the next day..

Pictures to come.