Merlin Meadows Campground - Sk18 from Skoki Loop Trailhead via Packer Pass Trail
9.6 mi
Distance
4 hrs 42 min
Time
terrain
2,484 ft
Elev Gain
Overview
This is a moderate one way trail to Merlin Meadows Campground - Sk18 in Banff National Park. The trail starts at Skoki Loop Trailhead. This trail goes by Halfway Hut, Hidden Lake Campground - Sk5, Boulder Pass, Packer's Pass, Myosotis Lake, Skoki Lodge, and Merlin Meadows Campground.
Sights to See
Rate this Hike
★★★★★
The hike from Skoki Lodge to Hidden Lake has easily landed in my top 3 for backcountry days. It has everything: forested hiking, hiking along a creek with wide open views, multiple lakes, multiple waterfalls, and an amazing “scramble” up along a waterfall. The views above the two lakes (before the pass) are 9/10 and we had the upper lake to ourselves for lunch. The pass is short but grueling, although you’re rewarded with wildflowers and larches as you climb. The view from the pass is spectacular, and there is an easy further ascent you can do to Packers Peak (roughly 75-100m gain over maybe 750m)
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Public Tracks
Tunnel Mountain Bench Area Hike
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