Sulphur Mountain Trail
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We embarked on the Sulphur Mountain Trail during a summer day, and just as we approached the summit, the rain began to pour. The trail greeted us with a steep incline and numerous twists, making our ascent a challenging endeavor. The ground beneath us was uneven, adorned with tree roots that hindered our comfort as we walked. Nonetheless, amidst our journey, we had the pleasure of witnessing gondolas gliding upward, prompting me to excitedly wave at the passengers within. The climb felt never-ending, but the magnificent view that awaited us made it all worthwhile. To my delight, I even had the opportunity to encounter the famous big horn ram up close. Furthermore, the gondola station at the top is a destination in itself, featuring fascinating exhibitions, a cozy cafe, and a charming shop.
janet lawjanet law
50
One of the boring hikes which I keep doing every year LOL! :-) That's because the summit view is awesome. One of the great feelings of life when you look at the 360 degrees view of the majestic Rockies. What more does one want? The 2 hour hike up (my best was 1:45 hrs and I heard average is 2 hours one way) has lots of switchbacks that you go through. At one point, you will definitely ask "where the heck is the top?". But as I said above, one you reach the top, you don't feel like going down. Bring your sandwich, pick a spot, sit down and enjoy the silence, the nature, and the mountain vista. You will love it. It gets crowded in the peak summer but that should not stop you from taking this hike. Cheers!
ananth babladiananth babladi
160
A beautiful, though fairly challenging trail leading you to the summit of Sulphur Mountain, with the (very welcome) option to purchase a ticket to ride the gondola back down. The steepest part was the very first section from the car park to the main trail, so don't be put off by that! The trail is constantly climbing with no shortage of chances to pause and enjoy the views over Banff and surrounding area. Trail was far from busy, but still met plenty of people on the way up. I did not expect to go up so high but the view at the top and on the way up was so amazing! Everywhere you look you're surrounded by the Rocky's. Once at the top there's a gift shop, coffee shop and restaurant.
Komalpreet KaurKomalpreet Kaur
00
Belle randonnée malgré la pluie et le vent en ce 6 octobre 2020. Nous nous sommes stationnés à l’entrée des sources thermales Upper Hot Spings, puis nous sommes partis. Arrivés en haut, tout était fermé. Nous étions au courant. Toutefois, n’importe ou ailleurs dans le monde, le « chalet » en-haut de la montagne aurait été ouvert pour au moins pouvoir s’y abriter. Mais là, tout était fermé, mouillé et venteux. C’était très dommage. Je ne sais pas ce qui empêche d’avoir au moins une partie du chalet ouvert, pour les randonneurs? À tout le moins, un abris, sec, aurait été très bienvenu! En Autriche, il y a toujours un abris ou un chalet ouvert pour les randonneurs! Toujours! Mais c’est la tradition chez-eux que de bien recevoir les randonneurs, il faut dire…Bref tout était bien fermé et ce n’était pas très invitant. Nous avons diner en-haut, en grelottants dans le vent. Nous voulions continuer ensuite jusqu’à la Station-d'Étude-des-Rayons-Cosmiques du Mont Sulphur mais même là, il y avait un ruban devant les escaliers barrant l'accès au reste du sentier. Peu invitant encore une fois… Ruban que peu de randonneurs respectait, par ailleurs! Par contre, le sentier pour aller jusqu’au sommet du mont est très bien mais très pentu, surtout en dernier. Ce sentier doit-être très fréquenté en temps normal, vu son usure mais avec la situation de la COVID, peu de monde et c’était très agréable. Nous avons donc fait comme les 15 autres randonneurs avant nous et avons continués ainsi sur le sentier pour aller à la station. Ensuite, nous avons continués jusqu’au Lieu historique national Cave and Basin, pour se rendre jusqu’à Banff et revenir à notre voiture en utilisant la navette Roam no. 1. Le tout a fait 16,20 km pour une durée de 3h46. J’aurais mis 5 étoiles, si le chalet en-haut avait été ouvert pour pouvoir nous y abriter mais comme il était fermé et qu’aucune infrastructure n’était prévue pour abriter les randonneurs, je met donc seulement 4 étoiles.
Catherine ToupinCatherine Toupin
20
It gets pretty steep but overall a good hike. Took us just under 2 hours to get up to the peak and maybe a hour and a half to get down. We started early in the morning to try to catch the sunrise. It was really cold at the top at 6AM. The view was insane because we were the only people up at the peak that early. Definitely get headlamps to hike in the dark along with a bearbell and bear spray. Comfortable hiking shoes is recommended as it got pretty steep and rocky at some areas. The Gondola runs at 10am so dont expect to come down with it if you're doing a hike to see the sunrise.
Gary ZGary Z
10
The trail is very well maintained and pretty steep. Took us 1h45 to hike up and we are averagely fit. Took a lot of breaks throughout and was breathing very heavily but very much worth it!! The views at the top were amazing! Once you finish the trail there are stairs that lead you to an even higher peak. Would definitely recommend to go all the way, took us an additional 15 mins to get there. There’s a restaurant at the top (you might need to reserve ahead) and another little cafe at the top where we got 2 teas and two small sandwiches for 33$. Took the gondola down for 35$ each.
Taline BTaline B
30
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Nearby Restaurants Of Sulphur Mountain Trail
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Banff Upper Hot Springs, Improvement District No. 9, AB T0L, Canada
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attractions: Banff Gondola, Banff Upper Hot Springs, Banff Gondola, The Rimrock Spa, restaurants: The Primrose, Eden, Banff Upper Hot Springs Cafe Inc, Larkspur Lounge, Starbucks
