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Access and parking: Upper
trailhead public parking lots near the Chateau Lake
Louise; middle trailhead parking area at the start of the
Moraine Lake Road; lower trailhead south side of the Bow
River bridge (no parking area at this location but it is
only a short walk from Lake Louise village).
Length and classification: 5.3 km,
one-way, Easy.
Description: The Tramline
provides cross-country skiers with a trail between the
valley floor and Lake Louise. It is a broad, well-defined
trail with a constant grade that makes it well suited to
crosscountry skiing. It follows the route of the CPR
Tramline that, between 1912 and 1930, was the main means
of transportation between the train station on the valley
floor and Chateau Lake Louise.
The Tramline leaves the upper parking
lot at the point farthest from the Chateau. It runs
parallel to the Lake Louise access road then turns into
the trees. In its downhill course it crosses the Moraine
Lake Road (closed to vehicular traffic during the
winter), Highway I A, and Louise Creek. A short
distance below Louise Creek a sudden
break in the forest offers a spectacular view of the Bow
The Tramline continues downhill from the creek and
emerges on the south bank of the Bo directly opposite the
train station. The CPR Tramline actually crossed the
river a short upstream from this point. The trail now
travels downstream to the Bow River bridge when,
For the most part, the Tramline Trail
is easy to follow. However, the bottom section, the train
station on the north bank of the river and the Bow River
bridge can be confusing outbound and inbound skiers. On
this part of the trail in particular, follow the trail
signs carefully.
Hazards: Crossing the river on
the ice is extremely dangerous. At the intersection of
the T and Highway I Across with caution.
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