Hi there,

My wife and I traveled to Banff in the summer about 5 years ago with our two boys who were then 10 years old. We backpacked the Skyline Trail in Jasper, which is about 28 miles. We're pretty slow hikers with the kids and we did not have lightweight gear at the time (think Kelty Super Tioga and a Eureka four-person tent), so I think we did it in 4 days. Surprisingly, we did not see a lot of other hikers. The mountain views were wonderful. We also stayed in Lake Louise for awhile. The dayhikes were really lovely (e.g. going to the Teahouses), but there were plenty of people. We also went mountain biking in a recreation area near Banff, which was a lot of fun. It's a beautiful place. You can't go wrong.