Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House, Tea house in Alberta, Canada

The Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House sits at 2,100 meters elevation and serves refreshments after a 5.5-kilometer hike from Lake Louise. The facility sits below six glaciers and overlooks surrounding mountain peaks, making it a stopping point for hikers exploring the area.

The Canadian Pacific Railway built the tea house in 1924 on a suggestion by Edward Feuz, a CPR Swiss guide, as a rest stop for guests heading to the Abbot Pass Hut. The CPR invested $2,500 and licensed it to the Feuz family to operate. Three cabins added in 1927 housed overnight guests and now lodge staff. The railway kept the building when it shed its backcountry lodges in the 1950s, holding it until 1960; Joy Kimball now owns and runs it.

The tea house operates without electricity, keeping traditional practices alive as visitors arrive for refreshments in a remote mountain setting. Daily supplies are carried up the trail by staff, making the experience feel connected to older ways of mountain hospitality.

Visitors need to hike a moderate trail lasting about two hours that crosses varied terrain to reach this seasonal establishment. The tea house is open only from June to October, so plan visits during these warmer months.

The three cabins beside the main stone building went up in 1927 to lodge overnight guests; they now house only staff. The Canadian Pacific Railway put $2,500 into the tea house and licensed it to the Feuz family, and when the company sold or demolished its backcountry lodges in the 1950s it kept this one until 1960.