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Louise Lakeshore Trail to the western end of the lake. From there it begins a steady climb
through a forest of spruce and subalpine fir. It enters an open area where an avalanche has
come tumbling down (now a colorful carpet of wildflowers), then passes through a fores-
ted area into a vast wasteland of moraines produced by the advance and retreat of Victoria
Glacier. Views of surrounding peaks continue to improve until the trail enters a stunted
forest. After switchbacking up through this forest, the trail arrives at the teahouse.
Built by the CPR at the turn of the 20th century, the teahouse operates the same way
now as it did then. Supplies are packed in by horse, and all cooking is done in a rustic kit-
chen. It's open July through early September.
After resting, continue one kilometer (0.6 mile) to the end of the trail on the narrow
top of a lateral moraine. From here the trail's namesakes are visible. From left to right,
the glaciers are Aberdeen, Upper Lefroy, Lower Lefroy, Upper Victoria, Lower Victoria,
and Pope's. Between Mount Lefroy (3,441 meters/11,290 feet) and Mount Victoria (3,459
meters/11,350 feet) is Abbot Pass, where it's possible to make out Abbot Hut on the sky-
line. When constructed in 1922, this stone structure was the highest building in Canada.
The pass and hut are named for Phillip Abbot, who died attempting to climb Mount Lefroy
in 1896.
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Lake Agnes
• Length: 3.6 kilometers/2.2 miles (90 minutes) one-way
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