The Bow Summit Lookout provides amazing views of the turquoise coloured Peyto Lake.
At 2070 metres above sea level the Bow Summit is the highest point on the Icefields Parkway.
It is approximately 10 to 15 minutes walk from the carpark to a viewing platform overlooking Peyto Lake.
Peyto Lake gets its a strong turquoise colour from the glacier rock flour that flows into it during the summer months. The lake is named after William ‘Wild Bill’ Peyto, an early park warden of the Banff National Park.
I loved the walk from the carpark to such an astounding view. It was on that trail that my kids saw and touched their first ever snow.