The Icefields Parkway

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3109 m
KAUFMANN
2996 m
ARIES
2917 m
CALDRON
3197 m
205
KM FROM TRANS-CANADA
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Bow Lake
Crowfoot Glacier
Helen Lake
Bow Summit
Mosquito Creek
and Peyto Lake
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2100 m
Herbert Lake
Icefield
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3543 m
TEMPLE
LAKE
LOUISE
Lake
Louise
Banff
Également offert en français
YOU ARE WELCOME TO TAKE THIS BROCHURE HOME
AS A SOUVENIR BUT IF YOU ARE FINISHED WITH IT,
PLEASE DROP IT OFF AT ANY PARK INFORMATION
CENTRE OR CAMPGROUND SO IT CAN BE USED AGAIN
3459 m
Herbert
Lake 14
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3155 m
TOTEM
3333 m
2067 m
3174 m
2902 m
REDOUBT
3059 m
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Major Highway
LEGEND
MAX 25 FT
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Tramway
Telephone
Fuel
Lodging
Food
Visitor Centre
Hostel
Picnic Site
RV Max 25 ft
RV Camping
Campground
McCONNELL
Trailhead
Viewpoint
Attraction
Athabasca Falls Hostel
Athabasca Falls
Junction with Hwy 93A
Mount Christie
Goats and Glaciers
Mount Kerkeslin (mid-June to early Sept.)
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Athabasca Pass
Wabasso Lake
Valley of Five Lakes
Tangle Falls. Watch for sheep!
Stutfield Glacier
Beauty Creek
Beauty Creek Hostel
Mushroom and Diadem Peaks
Jonas Creek (mid-May to early Sept)
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Wilcox Pass
Wilcox Creek (early June to Sept.)
Coleman Creek
Weeping Wall
Bridal Veil Falls
Nigel Pass
Parker Ridge
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MAX 25 FT
Bow Summit
Peyto Lake
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Herbert Lake
Hector Lake
Hector Lake
MAX 25 FT Mosquito Creek (June-Sept.)
Mosquito Creek Hostel (year round)
Molar Pass
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Bow Lake
Crowfoot Glacier
Helen Lake, Dolomite Pass
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Bow Glacier, Bow Glacier Falls
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge (May-Oct.)
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Silverhorn Creek
Chephren Lake, Cirque Lake
Waterfowl Lakes (end of June to early Sept.)
Mistaya Canyon
Saskatchewan River Crossing
Junction: David Thompson Highway (#11)
The Crossing Resort (mid-Mar. to mid-Nov.)
Howse Pass
Rampart Creek Hostel (year round)
Rampart Creek (early June to Sept.)
MAX 25 FT
Glacier Lake
Sunset Pass and Sunset Lookout
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Hilda Creek Hostel
SUNWAPTA PASS (Banff and Jasper boundary)
MAX 25 FT
Icefield (mid-May to mid-Sept.)
ICEFIELD CENTRE (mid-April to mid-Oct.)
Parks Canada information
Glacier View Inn
MAX 25 FT
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Sunwapta Falls
Sunwapta Falls Resort (mid-May to mid-Oct.)
Poboktan Creek
Honeymoon Lake (mid June to early Sept.)
MAX 25 FT
MAX 25 FT
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Junction with Highway 93A
Access to: Ski Area, Cavell Road
Wabasso,
(mid-June to early Sept)
rejoins Parkway at Athabasca Falls
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Wapiti (Summer and Winter)
Whistlers (May to Oct.)
Jasper International Hostel
Jasper Tramway (April to Nov)
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LAKE LOUISE 2 km
RCMP
BANFF 59 km
RCMP
Guide
Junction: Trans-Canada Highway and Icefields Parkway
Glacier/Icefield
Mountain Peak
DRUMMONDMinor Highway
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Brazeau
Lake
POBOKTAN
3525 m
BRAZEAU
TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (175 km)
North
CYCLONE
3002 m
PTARMIGAN
HECTOR
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MOLAR
Mosqui t
2782 m
DOLOMITE
Lake
Katherine
2993 m
CIRQUE
3042 m
OBSERVATION
3084 m
NOYES
BOW PASS
Pinto
Lake
Saskatchewan
River Crossing
3261 m
WILSON
WILSON
ICEFIELD
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3135 m
COLEMAN
Weeping Wall
Waterfowl Lakes
3080 m
3394 m
3270 m
CIRRUS
MURCHISON
WEED
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2030 m
SUNWAPTA PASS
3200 m
MALIGNE
MONKHEAD
3211 m
3260 m
CHARLTON
SAMSON
3076 m
Beaver
Lake
Jacques
Lake
Maligne
Lake
Medicine
Lake
JASPER
Icefield
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Hector
Lake
Mosquito
Creek
2868 m
BOW
3050 m
CROWFOOT
Peyto
Lake
PATTERSON
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Mistaya
Lake
Chephren Lake
Cirque Lake
3317 m
SUNWAPTA
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WAPUTIK
ICEFIELD
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Waterfowl Lakes
3266 m
CHEPHREN
3095 m
EPAULETTE
3127 m
SARBACH
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Glacier
Lake
3265 m
ERASMUS
A rctomys Cre e k
Bow Lake11
Crowfoot Glacier 12
Helen Lake
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3272 m
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Rampart
Creek
3329 m
AMERY
Jonas
Creek
Pob
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3300 m
UNWIN
ICEFIELD CENTRE
5
Coleman
Creek 8
Silverhorn Creek
BALFOUR
Tangle
SASKATCHEWAN
3344 m
93
Osprey Lake
Buck Lake
Parker Ridge
ATHABASCA
3493 m
WOOLEY
Bow Glacier 10
WAPTA
ICEFIELD
3622 m
3121 m
3405 m
Peyto Lake 9
3612 m
Alexandra
River
BANFF
NATIONAL
PARK
COLUMBIA
ICEFIELD
3459 m
2715 m
2624 m
CURATOR
2693 m
TEKARRA
Wabasso
Lake
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Valley of
Five Lakes
Honeymoon
Lake
MUSHROOM
KITCHENER
3505 m
3453 m
3622 m
SNOWDOME
FORBES
GEC
3130 m
STUTFIELD
3561 m / 3686 m
3750 m
3150 m
NELSON
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JASPER
NATIONAL
PARK
2955 m
GONG
Gong Lake
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Sunwapta Falls 4
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BRUSSELS
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Kerkeslin
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Athabasca Falls 3
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Wabasso
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Moab
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EDITH CAVELL
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Pyramid
Lake
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JASPER
Whistlers
WHISTLERS
Prince George
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THE ICEFIELDS PARKWAY Driving
Photo: A. ZierVogel
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CHECK OUT THESE ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS:
Athabasca Glacier
A magical area that can be seen from the road, explored with a commercial guide or visited on a special
bus tour. Walking on the glacier is not recommended;
crevasses and other hazards can be deadly.
A century ago when this was named, three “toes” of the
ice clung to the mountainside. Since then the lower toe
has melted and the middle toe is slowly disappearing.
Crowfoot Glacier
Herbert Lake
A photographer’s favourite. The still waters of Herbert
Lake provide a perfect panoramic reflection of the stunning Main Range peaks, including Mount Temple. The
picnic area provides an ideal place for a picnic stop.
NEED TO STRETCH
YOUR LEGS?
TRY ONE OF THESE SHORT STROLLS:
Athabasca Falls
Feel the spray of the Athabasca River as it thunders into
the canyon below. Stay behind railings and on designated
trails. The rock beyond is slippery and dangerous.
Sunwapta Falls
A torrent of plunging water not far from the highway,
Sunwapta Falls are just one of the many waterfalls in
Jasper created by hanging valleys.
Bow Summit and Peyto Lake
A short uphill walk from the parking area leads to a view
of the glacial-fed, brilliantly turquoise Peyto Lake.
Bow Lake and Bow Glacier
The source of the Bow River, Bow Lake is one of the
more scenic and accessible lakes for fishing.
Photo: R. Gruys
LOOKING
FOR A VIEW
FROM THE EDGE?
Grizzly Bear
Wilcox Pass
Athabasca Falls
Photo: R. Gruys
Photo: P. Zizka
Photo: R. Gruys
Photo: A. ZierVogel
Photo: M. Bradley
Photo: A. ZierVogel
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Peyto Lake
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Glaciers form where more snow falls in winter than melts
each summer. As the snow gets thicker and heavier,
it compacts into dense glacial ice that slowly flows
downhill, like a river of taffy.
Stutfield
Peak
Commercial accommodation
Restaurant
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Tents-only campground
Dump station
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GLACIERS AND RIVERS
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3450
RV-tent camping
Mount
Kitchener
Water flows to three different oceans from this area, known
as a hydrological apex. On the British Columbia side
of the icefield, meltwater flows into the Columbia River and
eventually to the Pacific Ocean.
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Summit and elevation point
Contour intervals 50 metres
Mount
Athabasca
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On the Alberta side, the North Saskatchewan and
Athabasca rivers feed into the Atlantic Ocean and Arctic
Ocean, respectively.
Hilda
Peak
These rivers provide fresh drinking water for millions
of people, and are crucial to agriculture and countless
ecosystems. That’s why their source is protected in a
national park.
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Lake
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Falls
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Wilcox
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Wildlife sightings are one of many reasons the Icefields
Parkway is known as the best drive in the world. Bears,
sheep, wolves and even elusive caribou are often
spotted on the roadsides—keep your eyes peeled and
drive slowly, especially early morning and evening.
Never approach or feed wildlife.
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Enjoy your lunch at one of the most breathtaking lakes
in the rockies. The vibrant blue colour set against a
magnificent mountain backdrop is sure to dazzle you.
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(3451 m)
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Bow Lake
Snow Dome
Mount
Andromeda
Coleman Creek
Sit next to the edge of the water and listen to the
relaxing gurgle of the river. Look for mountain goats
on the cliffs.
Disabled access washroom
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VISIT ONE OF OUR SCENIC PICNIC SITES:
WHAT’S A GLACIER?
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TIME FOR LUNCH?
Trailhead
Lookout
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A breathtaking lake in a valley abounding with alpine
wildlife and grand vistas.
Exhibit
Stutfie
6.0 km one way; 455 m elevation gain; 4 to 5 hr round trip
Trailhead: across from Crowfoot Glacier Viewpoint.
Hotel parking
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Helen Lake
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Glacier
After a series of switchbacks you’ll be rewarded with
dramatic views of the Saskatchewan Glacier.
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Twins
Tower
Do
5.4 km return; 250 m elevation gain/loss; 3 hr round trip
Trailhead: 9 km south of the Icefield Centre
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Twin
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Parker Ridge
Columbia
Athaba sca
Rise quickly above treeline to the expansive
meadows of this glacier-carved landscape.
This icefield feeds several large glaciers, including the
Athabasca, the Columbia and the Saskatchewan.
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2.4 km (1 hr) return to first viewpoint, 8 km (2-3 hrs) return
to the pass
Trailhead: 3 km south of Icefield Centre at Wilcox Campground.
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Ice explorer
at
Wilcox Pass
Disabled access parking
South
Twin
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Five small, brilliantly blue-green lakes are the highlights of this outing, considered a local family favourite.
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4.5 km loop; 66 m elevation gain/loss; 2 hours
Trailhead: 9 km south from Jasper on Highway 93.
Castleguard
Mountain
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With a total area of 200 km2, the Columbia Icefield is one
of the largest masses of glacial ice outside the Arctic
Circle, surrounded by some of the highest mountains in the
Canadian Rockies (Athabasca, Columbia, Snow Dome).
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Valley of the Five Lakes
ABOUT THE ICEFIELD
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STEP INTO THE WILD WITH ONE OF THESE
CLASSIC DAY HIKES:
Parking
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LOOKING
FOR ADVENTURE?
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Nigel Pass
(1.6 km)
BANFF JASPER
NATIONAL NATIONAL
PARK PARK
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