Day 19 - Valley of the Ten Peaks Trail

For our last hike at Moraine Lake, we had planned to go to the promisingly-named 'Paradise Valley', however after speaking with the naturalist we met yesterday, we were recommended another hike to Eiffel Lake which would take us along the Valley of the Ten Pikes in which Moraine Lake sat.

The hike began with a steep zigzagged path up one side of the valley. This was an exhausting climb, but thankfully it was basically a flat walk thereafter. Once we reached the top, we were able to see Moraine Lake from above.

We continued up the valley through the forest and this eventually lead out onto the rocky mountainside and onto towards the lake. To our left, on the opposite side of the valley, were the ten mountains for which the valley was named.

We continued to a high cliff overlooking Eiffel Lake, and much of the rest of the valley, where we stopped for lunch. This was a popular area to stop, and as with yesterday we found the local Chipmunks had learned this and stalked us while we ate.

Once we'd finished, we headed back the way we came and headed back to Moraine Lake. The route down being much easier than the route up!

Next we had to travel to our next destination - Lake Louise, where we'd be spending the next few days. Thankfully, unlike our last few big journeys, this was a mere 30 minutes away. We had a small apartment for the next few days, so we stopped off at a store to stock up on supplies and then settled into our new base.