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Rocky Mountain Highs & Alpine Blues
A scenic journey through the heart of the Canadian Rockies, featuring iconic lakes, dramatic glaciers, and mountain towns.
7days
22stops
590km
Day 1: Gateway → … → Mount Norquay Lookout
22min · 11km4 stops
Gateway
Banff · Alberta
2min · 0.7km
Banff Avenue
11:30
5min · 2.1km
Bow Falls
14:30
15min · 8.0km
Mount Norquay Lookout
16:30
Day 2: Moraine Lake → Lake Louise → Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
50min · 66km3 stops
Moraine Lake
09:00
45min · 63km
Lake Louise
13:00
5min · 3.1km
Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
17:00
Day 3: Bow Lake → Peyto Lake → Columbia Icefield
42min · 49km3 stops
Bow Lake
09:00
37min · 42km
Peyto Lake
11:30
5min · 6.8km
Columbia Icefield
14:30
Day 4: Sunwapta Falls → Athabasca Falls → Jasper
59min · 76km3 stops
Sunwapta Falls
09:00
40min · 51km
Athabasca Falls
12:00
19min · 25km
Jasper
15:00
Day 5: Maligne Canyon → Maligne Lake → Medicine Lake
29min · 25km3 stops
Maligne Canyon
09:00
14min · 11km
Maligne Lake
12:30
15min · 14km
Medicine Lake
16:00
Day 6: Mistaya Canyon → Abraham Lake → Waterfowl Lakes
2h 26min · 212km3 stops
Mistaya Canyon
09:00
1h 51min · 158km
Abraham Lake
13:00
35min · 54km
Waterfowl Lakes
17:00
Day 7: Johnston Canyon → Canmore → Grassi Lakes
1h 48min · 152km3 stops
Johnston Canyon
09:00
1h 5min · 91km
Canmore
13:00
43min · 61km
Grassi Lakes
16:00
Heads Up
- 1. Buy a Parks Canada Discovery Pass online before you go to save time at the gates.
- 2. Download offline maps—cell service is non-existent for most of the Icefields Parkway.