Highway 1A, from Banff to Johnston Canyon has been closed to vehicular traffic, restricting things to bikes and walkers. This was a bonus for us. We had the chance to bike the 25-ish km to Johnston Canyon, hike it, then bike back to Banff. We also had the chance to reduce the distance a little bit, by driving out along the Vermilion Lakes road. We took this option, reducing the distance biked down to 21 km.
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