Banff Tea House Hours
Lake agnes tea house is up at 2 135 m 7 005 ft.
Banff tea house hours. Climb steadily on a forested trail past mirror lake and the waterfall that cascades out of lake agnes before arriving at the idyllic alpine waters of lake agnes and enjoying speciality teas. Box 2557 banff ab t1l 1c3 tel. 10 7pm sunday through thursday. Lake agnes tea house trail stats.
If you re a newbie hiker give yourself extra time just in case 3 hours. 10 8pm friday and saturday. Normal people take 1 2 hours. 208 caribou street p o.
To reach lake agnes you will undertake a forested 3 5 km 2 25 mile hike with an elevation gain of 400 m. One way from lake louise to the tea house is 3 5 km 2 2 miles. We are starting very early in the morning to avoid the crowds but i m looking for the best path starting at po6g or agnes and what the connection would be is it highline trail. You can actually do this on two different trails at lake louise.
Sitting at an elevation of 6900 ft and accessed by riding the north american sightseeing chairlift the cliffhouse bistro has been a social meeting spot since it opened in the 1950s bringing the high to high tea in banff. The lake agnes tea house was built by the canadian pacific railway in 1901 as a refuge for hikers. The hike to the lake agnes tea house is high on the list of things to do for those visiting lake louise. An iconic banff and lake louise experience accessible to hikers of many abilities.
Our store business hours are currently. One of the most hiked trails in the canadian rockies this destination offers it all. 100 owl st banff. Lake agnes tea house is family run tea house in the heart of the canadian rocky mountains.
It is certainly one of the most popular hikes in the area. Lake agnes tea house. Tea house history the history of the tea houses dates to early last century when the canadian pacific railway began building huts and tea houses in the backcountry of banff national park. Imagine hiking to one of canada s oldest and highest tea houses.
I m going to banff at the end of the month and would like to hike to both lake agnes tea house and the plain of six glaciers tea house. 400 m 1 312 ft. Situated at an altitude of 2 135 m. The first of these was the lake agnes tea house a small log cabin with a distinctive red roof on the eastern shoreline of lake agnes that opened in 1904.
Monday through wednesday 10am 6pm thursday through sunday 10am 7pm. Monday sep 7th 10am 5pm. Summer and winter the tea house was the place to meet socialize and admire the views even including a visit from marilyn monroe in 1953 during the filming of.