Don’t miss the beautiful scenic drive with great photo opportunities
Minnewanka Loop / Lake Johnson的点评
点评:A very short drive from the centre of Banff takes you out to the Lake Minnewanka Loop a really easy drive with good roads, well signposted and few crowds. We went on 14Sep26 a largely overcast day and were able to park in all the car parks without issue. If mobility is an issue, all car parks are right by the lakes. We had short walks at each. Starting at Lake Minnewanka it’s a c. 3km easy trail to Stewart Canyon where there’s a bridge over the Cascade River. Coffee shop and flushing toilets in the car parks. Short drive over the top of the dam to Two Jack Lake where there aren’t any obvious trails. Then on to Johnson Lake - you can walk around the lake c. 3.5km. A good trail, steep in places and worth doing if you have time. Then to Cascade Ponds - fantastic photo opportunities here with amazing reflections in the ponds. This place seems to be a very popular picnic area and can imagine it being very busy in summer but hardly anyone there on our visit. It would be a great place to take kids - plenty of grass to run around on and seems quite a safe place (no steep drops or overly deep water)
翻译:从班夫镇中心驾车不久便可抵达米尼瓦卡湖环湖路。这段路程相当轻松,道路状况良好、标识清晰,而且游客不多。我们于2026年9月14日前往,当天大多时间阴天,但我们顺利地在所有停车场停好了车。如果行动不便,所有停车场都紧邻湖边。我们在每个停车场附近都进行了短途散步。从米尼瓦卡湖出发,有一条约3公里长的平缓小径可通往斯图尔特峡谷,那里有一座跨越卡斯卡德河的桥。停车场内设有咖啡店和冲水式厕所。开车越过大坝便可到达两杰克湖,那里没有明显的小径。接着前往约翰逊湖——可以沿着湖边漫步,全程约3.5公里。这是一条不错的步道,部分路段较为陡峭,如果有时间的话值得一走。最后抵达 cascade ponds,这里是绝佳的摄影胜地,池塘中倒映着美丽的景色。这里似乎是个非常受欢迎的野餐胜地,可以想象夏天时这里一定热闹非凡,不过我们去的时候几乎没什么人。这里是带孩子来的绝佳去处——有大片草地可以奔跑玩耍,而且环境也很安全(没有陡峭的陡坡或过深的水域)。