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The best twisty roads around Banff

34 twisty stretches · 120 km of twisty road within reach of Banff — joined from OpenStreetMap geometry and scored by NavForge's map pipeline. Paved, unpaved and flowing stretches ranked separately.

Every twisty stretch of road within 60 km of Banff, Alberta — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is Mount Norquay Road · near Banff with 5.4 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

34
Stretches within 60 km
121 km
Twisty kilometres
273
Tight corners
3 / 25
Sealed / unsealed shown
Mount Norquay Road · near Banff

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

5.4 km · 5.4 twisty km · best km 9 · ~14 tight corners
km 1–6.4 of 6.4

Score 9 · High

Mountain Avenue · near Banff

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

3.4 km · 2.4 twisty km · best km 9 · ~2 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–3.4 of 3.4

Score 7 · Moderate

Lake Louise Drive · near Lake Louise

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

3.8 km · 1.8 twisty km · best km 8 · ~2 tight corners
km 0–3.8 of 3.8

Score 6 · Moderate

Bow Valley Parkway (1A) · near Banff

Flowing
Paved 100%

6.0 km · 0.0 twisty km · best km 5
km 0–6 of 17.4

Score 5 · Moderate

Lake Minnewanka Road · Anthracite → Banff

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.1 km · 0.0 twisty km · best km 6
km 1.2–8.4 of 8.4

Score 4 · Moderate

Jumpingpound Demonstration Loop · Alberta Provincial Rifle Association → Winter Gate

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

8.1 km · 8.1 twisty km · best km 10 · ~2 tight corners
km 0–8.1 of 8.1

Score 9 · High

Wild Horse Road · near Sunset Guiding & Outfitting

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

9.0 km · 6.9 twisty km · best km 10 · ~13 tight corners
km 0–9 of 9

Score 8 · High

Skogan Pass · near Kananaskis Village

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

7.4 km · 6.3 twisty km · best km 10 · ~35 tight corners
km 0–7.4 of 7.4

Score 9 · High

Harold Creek Road (579) · CWF-067-2025 → Waiparous Valley Lookout

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

7.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~5 tight corners
km 42–49 of 49

Score 8 · High

Lesueur Creek Quad Trail · Forestry Cabin → Brewster Ranch

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

6.4 km · 5.3 twisty km · best km 9 · ~18 tight corners
km 0–6.4 of 6.4

Score 8 · High

Lesueur Creek Quad Trail · Rocky Mountain Cadet Training Centre (CTC) → Forestry Cabin

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

8.1 km · 5.2 twisty km · best km 11 · ~29 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–8.1 of 16.2

Score 8 · High

Cow Lake Quad Trail · near Waiparous Creek ATV Staging Area

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

6.1 km · 5.2 twisty km · best km 11 · ~32 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 2.8–8.9 of 8.9

Score 9 · High

Quad Trail

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

4.6 km · 4.6 twisty km · best km 10 · ~19 tight corners
km 0–4.6 of 4.6

Score 9 · High

Quad Trail · near Sunset Guiding & Outfitting

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

6.6 km · 4.5 twisty km · best km 11 · ~21 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–6.6 of 6.6

Score 8 · High

Lesueur Creek Quad Trail · Forestry Cabin → Brewster Ranch

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

5.2 km · 4.1 twisty km · best km 8 · ~14 tight corners · 2 hairpins
km 11–16.2 of 16.2

Score 7 · Moderate

exploration road · near Winter Gate (Dec 1-May 14)

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

5.1 km · 4.1 twisty km · best km 10 · ~8 tight corners
km 1–6.1 of 6.1

Score 8 · High

Smith-Dorrien / Spray Lakes Trail (742) · near Canmore

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 13%

5.0 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 8–13 of 16.8

Score 7 · Moderate

Ghost River Trail (Open Dec01 – March 31) · near Trail Closed March 1 – December 1

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

4.5 km · 3.5 twisty km · best km 11 · ~9 tight corners
km 1–5.5 of 5.5

Score 9 · High

Quad Trail · near Fire AB09-10

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

3.4 km · 3.4 twisty km · best km 10 · ~5 tight corners
km 0–3.4 of 3.4

Score 9 · High

Panther Road · near CSCC Checkpoint Foxtrot

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

3.3 km · 3.3 twisty km · best km 10 · ~7 tight corners
km 0–3.3 of 3.3

Score 9 · High

Lost Knife Trail · Waiparous Creek ATV Staging Area → Rocky Mountain Cadet Training Centre (CTC)

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

6.1 km · 3.1 twisty km · best km 9 · ~2 tight corners
km 4–10.1 of 10.1

Score 6 · Moderate

Sleeping Lake Road · near Mînî Thnî

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

4.1 km · 3.1 twisty km · best km 10 · ~12 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–4.1 of 4.1

Score 8 · High

Powderface Trail (Closed December 1 – May 14) · near Winter Gate

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

5.0 km · 3.1 twisty km · best km 7
km 1–6 of 9.2

Score 6 · Moderate

Range Road 64A · near Waiparous

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

4.0 km · 3.1 twisty km · best km 9 · ~6 tight corners
km 1–5.1 of 5.1

Score 7 · Moderate

Hunter Valley Road · near CSCC Checkpoint Foxtrot

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

5.0 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~4 tight corners
km 10–15 of 19.5

Score 7 · Moderate

Panther Road · near Sunset Guiding & Outfitting

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

3.9 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~2 tight corners
km 10.1–14 of 21.9

Score 8 · High

Quad Trail · near Sunset Guiding & Outfitting

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

4.0 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~10 tight corners
km 0–4 of 8.7

Score 8 · High

Forestry Road · near Sunset Guiding & Outfitting

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

3.0 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~2 tight corners
km 0–3 of 3

Score 9 · High

Minnewanka Loop Road · Banff → Anthracite

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 2%

4.4 km · 2.4 twisty km · best km 8
km 1–5.4 of 5.4

Score 7 · Moderate

Smith-Dorrien / Spray Lakes Trail (742) · near Canmore

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

3.9 km · 2.0 twisty km · best km 7
km 1.1–5 of 49.4

Score 6 · Moderate

The same roads serve Anthracite, Brewster Ranch, CWF-067-2025, Canmore, Forestry Cabin, Kananaskis Village, Node E, Rocky Mountain Cadet Training Centre (CTC).

Twisty roads near here

Lake Louise 49 km
Waiparous 55 km
Sunset Guiding & Outfitting 58 km
Alberta Provincial Rifle Association 59 km
Winter Gate 67 km
Elbow Pass/Lake Trail Head 70 km
Paddy’s Flat 78 km
Mahogany 121 km
Raspberry Ridge Trailhead 123 km
Nordegg 148 km

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