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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.


Route: Banff → Tunnel Mountain Drive → Banff Avenue → Banff Upper Hot Springs → Johnston Canyon → Lake Louise → Moraine Lake → Bow Lake → Peyto Lake → Columbia Icefield / Athabasca Glacier → Sunwapta Falls → Athabasca Falls → Jasper → Maligne Canyon → Medicine Lake → Maligne Lake → Columbia Icefield / Athabasca Glacier → Saskatchewan River Crossing → Canmore → Grassi Lakes → Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park → Downtown Canmore
Primary area: Canadian Rockies
7days
28stops
751drive km
Heads Up

Reserve Lake Louise/Moraine Lake access plans early in peak season

keep fuel topped up before the Icefields Parkway

pack lunch supplies for parkway and Jasper lake days

bring layers even in summer because viewpoints and glacier areas can feel chilly fast

1
Ease into Banff
4 stops · 0.5h · 25km
2
Lakes & Big Views
4 stops · 2.5h · 130km
3
Icefields Parkway North
4 stops · 3.5h · 235km
4
Glaciers to Jasper
4 stops · 2h drive · 125km
5
Jasper Lakes Day
4 stops · 1.5h · 80km
6
South on the Parkway
4 stops · 5h · 355km
7
Canmore & Kananaskis
4 stops · 2h · 95km