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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
591km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Banff · Lake Louise · Improvement District No. 12 · Jasper · Improvement District No. 9 — start in Banff, end in Canmore.

DAY01

Gateway → Mount Norquay Lookout

11 km · 22m driving · Overnight in Mount Norquay Lookout
  1. Gateway· start
  2. 0.7 km · 2m
  3. 11:30
    Banff Avenue
  4. 2.1 km · 5m
  5. 14:30
    Bow Falls
  6. 8 km · 15m
  7. 16:30
    Mount Norquay Lookout· overnight
Accommodation
Banff Townsite
DAY02

Moraine Lake → Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise

66 km · 50m driving · Overnight in Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
  1. 09:00
    Moraine Lake· start
  2. 63 km · 45m
  3. 13:00
    Lake Louise
  4. 3.1 km · 5m
  5. 17:00
    Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise· overnight
Accommodation
Lake Louise Village
DAY03

Bow Lake → Columbia Icefield

49 km · 42m driving · Overnight in Columbia Icefield
  1. 09:00
    Bow Lake· start
  2. 42 km · 37m
  3. 11:30
    Peyto Lake
  4. 6.8 km · 5m
  5. 14:30
    Columbia Icefield· overnight
Accommodation
Saskatchewan River Crossing
DAY04

Sunwapta Falls → Jasper

76 km · 59m driving · Overnight in Jasper
  1. 09:00
    Sunwapta Falls· start
  2. 51 km · 40m
  3. 12:00
    Athabasca Falls
  4. 25 km · 19m
  5. 15:00
    Jasper· overnight
Accommodation
Jasper
DAY05

Maligne Canyon → Medicine Lake

25 km · 29m driving · Overnight in Medicine Lake
  1. 09:00
    Maligne Canyon· start
  2. 11 km · 14m
  3. 12:30
    Maligne Lake
  4. 14 km · 15m
  5. 16:00
    Medicine Lake· overnight
Accommodation
Jasper
DAY06

Mistaya Canyon → Waterfowl Lakes

212 km · 2h 26m driving · Overnight in Waterfowl Lakes
  1. 09:00
    Mistaya Canyon· start
  2. 158 km · 1h 51m
  3. 13:00
    Abraham Lake
  4. 54 km · 35m
  5. 17:00
    Waterfowl Lakes· overnight
Accommodation
Lake Louise area
DAY07

Johnston Canyon → Grassi Lakes

152 km · 1h 48m driving
  1. 09:00
    Johnston Canyon· start
  2. 91 km · 1h 5m
  3. 13:00
    Canmore
  4. 61 km · 43m
  5. 16:00
    Grassi Lakes
Accommodation
Canmore
Heads Up
  • Buy a Parks Canada Discovery Pass online before you go to save time at the gates.
  • Download offline maps—cell service is non-existent for most of the Icefields Parkway.