Listen to a nature guide through your smartphone as you hike to the incredible summit of Tunnel Mountain following the Tunnel Mountain Trail.
On this 4.3 km (return) tour, you’ll hear about the famous Banff character Bill Peyto, Sleeping Buffalo, local plants and wildlife, and some Banff Park history.
Highlights include the views of the mighty Bow River, Sulphur Mountain, the Town of Banff, and more!
The tour also comes with a fun location-based trivia game. After the commentary plays, look at your device and guess the answer.
Live GPS map shows where you are and where to go next. As you get close, guide commentary will automatically play!
Getting started is easy, just book the tour, download the app and go. Note: the number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.
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190 Tunnel Mountain Dr, 190 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff, AB T1L 1K2, Canada
The nature tour starts and stops at the parking lot on Tunnel Mountain Drive in the Town of Banff, in Banff National Park, Alberta.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Begin a rewarding climb through forested slopes toward sweeping views over Banff and the Bow Valley.
Duration: 5 minutes
Discover how a proposed railway tunnel gave Tunnel Mountain its English name, even though the tunnel was never built.
Duration: 5 minutes
Admire the Bow River’s turquoise water and learn how fine glacial sediment creates its striking colour.
Duration: 5 minutes
Look across the valley to Mount Rundle and the mineral-rich rock that colours its dramatic cliffs.
Duration: 5 minutes
Discover the larger-than-life story of legendary Rocky Mountain guide and outfitter Bill Peyto.
Duration: 5 minutes
Watch for colourful seasonal wildflowers growing along the mountain’s forested slopes.
Duration: 5 minutes
Discover the Stoney Nakoda connection to this mountain and why its profile is compared to a sleeping buffalo.
Duration: 5 minutes
Follow a trail enjoyed by generations of visitors, including members of the Royal Family.
Duration: 5 minutes
Hike within Canada’s first national park, renowned for its mountain landscapes and wildlife.
Duration: 5 minutes
Consider the Indigenous traditions connecting this guardian mountain’s buffalo-like form with the surrounding landscape.
Duration: 5 minutes
Learn about the animals of the Bow Valley, from elk and bighorn sheep to bears and smaller forest species.
Duration: 5 minutes
Capture the changing mountain scenery while keeping a safe distance from all wildlife.
Duration: 5 minutes
Notice the unusually curved pines and the mountain conditions that can shape their growth.
Duration: 5 minutes
Admire the Bow River from above and discover the power of this cold mountain waterway.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pause for an expansive view toward Sulphur Mountain and the peaks surrounding Banff.
Duration: 5 minutes
Reach the summit for panoramic views over Banff, the Bow River and the surrounding peaks.
Duration: 5 minutes
Walk among lodgepole pines, a defining tree species of Banff’s lower mountain forests.
Duration: 5 minutes
Take in one of the trail’s memorable panoramas over the Bow Valley and surrounding mountains.
Duration: 5 minutes
Enjoy an elevated view over Banff’s rooftops, streets and dramatic mountain setting.
Duration: 5 minutes
Look across part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, recognized by UNESCO for their exceptional natural beauty.
Duration: 5 minutes
Discover how forests, waterways, wildlife and mountain terrain form an interconnected ecosystem.
Duration: 5 minutes
Finish your Tunnel Mountain hike with a final look at Banff and the Bow Valley.
Duration: 5 minutes

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