Looking down the Valley Mt Louis on Left
June 17th 2019
Cory Pass is one of the better know Banff hikes it is in all the info guides. It is stated as strenuous and this is true. I think a lot of visitors under estimate how strenuous the hike is. 450 m of straight up and then some rock scrambling up and down. Not a stroll in the park. Then a total of 1015 m of elevation gain and 13.5 km. This is not something you pop into do in the afternoon. The hike starts on Hwy 1A just outside Banff. Do not go through the big wooden park entrance sign turn immediately right. The hike is broken into 6 phases. 1…. Trailhead and up 450 m 2…. Rock section up and down. 3……… Push onto the Pass to 950 m. 4………. Cory Pass down Gargoyle Valley. 5……….. 70 m climb out of Gargoyle Valley. 6 ……….. Edith/ Norquay valley back.
Cory Pass Trail Head
Early easy going
Nice lookout of Sulphur Mt & Rundle with Vermillion lakes
Not so much a hike at this point
Yes straight down the drop
Not everyones idea of a hike
Plain sailing now to the Pass
Nice hiking
The Cory Pass where the small snow patch shows
At the Pass with lingering snow more on the down side
Gargoyle Valley just over the Cory Pass
Agile sheep cling to Mt Louis rock wall
After lunch and a small up climb you are treated to this red track
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