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Bow Falls Viewpoint

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Bow Falls Viewpoint

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Banff National Park

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Location: Alberta, Canada

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Katja Zelms

April 23, 2021

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steep, stony hiking trail from the parking lot at the Surprise Corner almost to the river bank

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Tobi

August 29, 2022

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Bow Falls is a waterfall on the Bow River near Banff. It has a fall step with a height of approx. 9 meters. The waterfall is within easy walking distance.

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Andrea

August 27, 2023

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Actually they are not real waterfalls, but rather rapids, but it is a very nice way - in the summer of 2023 the Arts of Nature Trail led us here.

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Elevation 1,370 m

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