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Rockies Slow Loop
A 7-day driving-only Canadian Rockies loop, taking Banff, Lake Louise, the Icefields Parkway to Jasper, then easing back south to Canmore.
7days
28stops
Day 1: Depart Banff townsite → … → Banff Upper Hot Springs
4 stops
Depart Banff townsite
09:00
Tunnel Mountain Drive
09:30
Banff Avenue
12:00
Banff Upper Hot Springs
15:00
Day 2: Depart Banff → … → Moraine Lake
4 stops
Depart Banff
08:00
Johnston Canyon
09:00
Lake Louise
12:30
Moraine Lake
15:30
Day 3: Depart Lake Louise → … → Columbia Icefield / Athabasca…
4 stops
Depart Lake Louise
08:00
Bow Lake
09:00
Peyto Lake
11:00
Columbia Icefield / Athabasca Glacier
14:30
Day 4: Depart Icefields Parkway area → … → Jasper townsite
4 stops
Depart Icefields Parkway area
08:30
Sunwapta Falls
09:00
Athabasca Falls
10:45
Jasper townsite
14:00
Day 5: Depart Jasper → … → Maligne Lake
4 stops
Depart Jasper
08:30
Maligne Canyon
09:00
Medicine Lake
12:30
Maligne Lake
14:30
Day 6: Depart Jasper → … → Canmore
4 stops
Depart Jasper
08:00
Columbia Icefield / Athabasca Glacier
10:30
Saskatchewan River Crossing
13:30
Canmore
16:30
Day 7: Depart Canmore → … → Downtown Canmore
4 stops
Depart Canmore
09:00
Grassi Lakes
09:45
Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park
12:30
Downtown Canmore
15:30
Heads Up
- 1. Reserve Lake Louise/Moraine Lake access plans early in peak season
- 2. keep fuel topped up before the Icefields Parkway
- 3. pack lunch supplies for parkway and Jasper lake days
- 4. bring layers even in summer because viewpoints and glacier areas can feel chilly fast