Walk Banff and the Bow River
Banff is a small town inside Canada's oldest national park, ringed by peaks, with trails starting at the end of its streets. FOG starts the map dark and clears only what you walk, and here every walk ends with a view.
Town
Banff Avenue is the main street, lined with shops and restaurants, with Cascade Mountain rising straight up at its north end. At the south end, a bridge crosses the Bow River to the Cascade Gardens and the Banff Park Museum, a log building from 1903.
The town is small, a grid of a few blocks, and easy to clear in a day. Elk sometimes wander through the streets, so keep your distance.
Trails from town
A path follows the Bow River from the bridge to Bow Falls, a wide set of rapids below the Fairmont Banff Springs hotel. Tunnel Mountain, the small peak on the edge of town, has a trail of around 2.4 km with switchbacks up to views over the valley.
The Fenland Trail, a flat loop through forest by the river, starts near the railway station. Cave and Basin, the hot springs site where the park began, is a short walk west along the river.
Mountains and wildlife
Banff is at about 1,380 metres. Summer is the main season, winters are cold and snowy, and some trails close for wildlife. Bears live in the park, so make noise on the trails and check closures before you go.
The town and the trails around it make a satisfying map: a dense grid in the middle and lines heading out into the mountains.
How FOG keeps score here
FOG starts with the whole world under fog. Every place you physically walk clears a circle of roughly 120 metres around you, and that ground stays clear for good. It keeps working with the app closed and the screen off once you allow background location, so the walk to dinner counts as much as the planned loop.
There is no account, no sign-up and no cloud. The trail lives on your phone and nowhere else, and you can export a GPX backup whenever you like. Exploring is free; one purchase of FOG Unlimited adds the higher ranks, all five character paths and history import, with no subscription.
Questions people actually ask
Can you walk up Tunnel Mountain from Banff?
Yes. The trail starts at the edge of town and climbs in switchbacks to a viewpoint over the valley.
How far is Bow Falls from Banff Avenue?
A short walk along the river path from the bridge at the south end of Banff Avenue.
Does FOG work for running and cycling too?
Yes. It clears fog for walking, running and riding, anywhere on Earth, in the same way.
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