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Originally Posted by GGG
Six Glaciers is actually the easier of the two hikes. It really is only longer because the trail doesn't really gain elevation until you have walked 2km of flat around the lake. Otherwise its actually slightly less elevation than the tea house.
Another hike of similar difficulty with even better views is Wilcox pass on the ice field parkway just before the icefiled center.
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Yep, Lake Agnes tea house is 368M gain and Six Glaciers is 365M. Both are perfect for kids as they are under the 500M gain cut off point where it becomes an adult hike. I prefer the Six Glaciers tea house as it is not as busy and bigger with the second level. For kids you can't go wrong with Lake Agnes though as you start at Lake Louise and gain elevation quickly to Mirror Lake and then the waterfall off of Lake Agnes. Lots of logical stopping points along the way to distract kids from the work aspect of hiking. Getting to be soo busy/popular on some weekends they close the road to Louise and Moraine and charge you $20 to take a bus up. Go early!