Difference between revisions of "Banff"

Banff
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Country:	Canada
State:	[[Alberta]]
Population:	7,584
Licence plate:	AB
Major roads:	Hwy-1, Hwy-1A
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Latest revision as of 22:47, 28 January 2025

About

Banff, Alberta is a Town, and national park in Canada. The area is extremely touristy.

Hitching in

The highway by-passes Banff. Its about an 800m walk from town to the nearest overpass. Be prepared with enough supplies, as the highway is a bit of a walk from the town.

Hitching out

Getting around in the Rockies is quite easy. There is only one highway, and lots of traffic. Wait times are going to be hit ore miss. There is a lot of tourism in the area.

West toward Lake Louise, Golden, Kamloops, on (Hwy-1)

Took longer than expected to get to Lake Louise, its a hit or miss. Took 40 minutes, tried an onramp but nobody even slowed down, so started walking on the actually hwy. Friendly older guy stopped and took me the rest of the way.

East towards Canmore, Calgary on (Hwy-1)

Started thumbing around sunset, just after the small bridge on Mt Norquay Rd. Lots of traffic but nobody stopped. Cars piled up and stopped to take photos of elk nearby but nobody for rides. took over 2 hrs to get a ride to Calgary, after dark. there are street lamps.

Places to avoid

Accommodation and Sleep

there is a lot of natural woodland in the area, but there is also a lot of wildlife. Animal attacks do make it into the news every so often so be smart. There are don't keep food where you sleep, and take all necessary precautions.

Other useful info

This article is a stub. This means that the information available to us is obviously insufficient. In these places little information is available or the description is severely outdated. If you have been there, whether hitchhiking, for travel or as part of an organized tour − be sure to extend this article!

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-Getting around in the Rockies is quite easy. There is only one highway, and lots of traffic. But consider, waiting may be long, becuase most ppl are tourists in rental cars, which do not pick up people.
+{{Infobox Location
+|country = Canada
+|state = [[Alberta]]
+|map = <map lat="51.18834999999974" lng="-115.57206000000298" zoom="12" view="0"/>
+|pop = 7,584
+|plate = AB
+|motorways = Hwy-1, Hwy-1A
+}}
+== About ==
+'''Banff''', [[Alberta]] is a [[Alberta#Towns|Town]], and national park in [[Canada]]. The area is extremely touristy.
-Be prepared with enough supplies as the highway is usually a bit away from the towns.
+== Hitching in ==
+The highway by-passes Banff. Its about an 800m walk from town to the nearest overpass. Be prepared with enough supplies, as the highway is a bit of a walk from the town.
-== Hitchhiking from Lake Louise to Jasper ==
+== Hitching out ==
-Get out of the town, following the signs pointing to the highway. Cross the bridge (be careful, lots of traffic, no pedestrian crossing) and get to the gateway of the highway. There will not be THAT much traffic, but chances are you get picked up. Don't choose only a 20km ride from there. You might end up in the middle of nowhere. Choose a long ride, as theres practically noghting between Lake Luise and Jasper, only one gas station at the point where you can catch David Thomson HWY -11- to Red Deer.
+Getting around in the Rockies is quite easy. There is only one highway, and lots of traffic. Wait times are going to be hit ore miss. There is a lot of tourism in the area.
-== From Lake Luise continuing on Highway 1 eastbound ==
+=== West toward [[Lake Louise]], [[Golden]], [[Kamloops]], on ([[Trans-Canada Highway|Hwy-1]]) ===
-The streets split after Lake Luise - see that on google map. That will be a bit tricky. Highway 1 continues strait if you continue eastbound.
+Took longer than expected to get to [[Lake Louise]], its a hit or miss. Took 40 minutes, tried an onramp but nobody even slowed down, so started walking on the actually hwy. Friendly older guy stopped and took me the rest of the way.
-There is no town until GOLDEN. Field is only a hotel and a roadhouse - as far as I remember. A little town on the left side, away from the Highway. Gas station Golden right at the highway, its quite big, you should get all your supplies you need there. Hitchhiking from there is ok too.
+=== East towards [[Canmore]], [[Calgary]] on ([[Trans-Canada Highway|Hwy-1]]) ===
+Started thumbing around sunset, just after the small bridge on Mt Norquay Rd. Lots of traffic but nobody stopped. Cars piled up and stopped to take photos of elk nearby but nobody for rides. took over 2 hrs to get a ride to Calgary, after dark. there are street lamps.
+== Places to avoid ==
-== Hitchhiking from Revelstoke eastbound ==
+== Accommodation and Sleep ==
-That one is tricky, cause the gas station is kind of out of the way from the highway. Better asking people at the gas station if they are going south. Try to hitch from the side of the town, before the bridge. Maybe there is a better spot before the gas station, but that needs to be explored by food.
+there is a lot of natural woodland in the area, but there is also a lot of wildlife. Animal attacks do make it into the news every so often so be smart. There are don't keep food where you sleep, and take all necessary precautions.
+== Other useful info ==
-This information is from Summer 2007
+[[Category:Canada]]
+[[Category:Alberta]]
+{{stub}}
+{{IsIn|Alberta}}
+__NOTOC__

Banff
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Information
Country:	Canada
State:	[[Alberta]]
Population:	7,584
Licence plate:	AB
Major roads:	Hwy-1, Hwy-1A
Meet fellow hitchhikers on Trustroots