Moraine
The best route in the Rockies. Banff, the Bow Valley Parkway, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake — 211km of mountain cycling at its absolute finest.
About This Route
Moraine is the pièce de résistance. A 211km day through the heart of the Canadian Rockies that takes in Banff, the Bow Valley Parkway, Castle Junction, Lake Louise, and the climb to Moraine Lake — one of the most iconic road finishes on the continent. Plan for eight hours in the saddle. Every kilometre earns its place.
The route follows the 1A — the Bow Valley Parkway — for much of its length. Traffic is busiest around Banff and Johnston Canyon; north of Castle Junction and south of Johnston Canyon the road tends to quiet down considerably and you'll have long stretches of mountain highway largely to yourself.
The climbing accumulates across the entire route — no single ramp dominates, but it never fully relents either. The Moraine Lake road at the end is the exclamation mark: a sustained climb to one of the most spectacular road cycling destinations in Canada, and a descent you'll be thinking about for weeks.
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