Moraine Lake: only by shuttle, tour or bike
The road to the lake is closed to private cars all year.
Moraine Lake lies in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from the village of Lake Louise. Moraine Lake Road is closed to private vehicles all year; only Parks Canada shuttles, licensed tour operators and guests of Moraine Lake Lodge may drive up.
Parks Canada treats the lake as backcountry: no mobile signal, no Wi-Fi, no running water, no lighting, only pit toilets. You only get reception about five kilometres down the road.
From 1 June to 12 October, the shuttle runs every 30 minutes from the Park and Ride at the ski resort. The Lake Connector links Moraine Lake and Lake Louise; if you want to be at the lake very early, take the Alpine Start shuttle at 4:00 or 5:00.
Parks Canada: visiting Lake Louise and Moraine Lake (read via the archive copy of 8 Sep 2026) ↗
In numbers
- From the village of Lake Louise
- about 14 km (8.7 mi)
- Elevation change on the way
- 527 m (1,729 ft) up, 202 m (663 ft) down
- Rockpile loop
- 0.7 km (0.4 mi), 30 minutes
- Lakeshore trail
- 1.3 km (0.8 mi) one way
- Consolation Lakes
- 2.9 km (1.8 mi) one way
- Larch Valley
- 4.5 km (2.8 mi), +570 m (1,870 ft)
- Eiffel Lake
- 5.7 km (3.5 mi), +560 m (1,837 ft)
- Shuttle season 2026
- 1 June–12 October
- Last return
- 19:30
- Mobile reception
- from about 5 km (3.1 mi) before the lake
