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Icefields Parkway - Jasper
This 7-day loop takes you through the absolute crown jewels of the Canadian Rockies, hitting the turquoise lakes and glacier-fed rivers between Banff and Jasper.
7days
22stops
530km
DAY01
Banff → Lake Minnewanka
12 km · 26m driving · Overnight in Lake Minnewanka
- 09:00Banff Townsite· start
- 4.6 km · 10m
- 11:00Banff Gondola
- 5.2 km · 10m
- 15:00Bow Falls
- 2.1 km · 6m
- 17:30Lake Minnewanka· overnight
Accommodation
Banff Townsite
DAY02
Lake Louise → Moraine Lake
60 km · 44m driving · Overnight in Lake Louise Village
- 09:00Lake Louise· start
- 57 km · 39m
- 13:30Moraine Lake
- 3.1 km · 5m
- 16:30Lake Louise Village· overnight
Accommodation
Lake Louise Village
DAY03
Bow Lake → Columbia Icefield
44 km · 33m driving · Overnight in Columbia Icefield
- 09:30Bow Lake· start
- 37 km · 28m
- 11:30Peyto Lake
- 6.8 km · 5m
- 15:00Columbia Icefield· overnight
Accommodation
Saskatchewan River Crossing or nearby Lodge
DAY04
Sunwapta Falls → Jasper
78 km · 57m driving · Overnight in Jasper Townsite
- 10:00Sunwapta Falls· start
- 54 km · 38m
- 13:00Athabasca Falls
- 25 km · 19m
- 16:00Jasper Townsite· overnight
Accommodation
Jasper Townsite
DAY05
Maligne Canyon → Pyramid Lake
25 km · 28m driving · Overnight in Pyramid Lake
- 09:00Maligne Canyon· start
- 11 km · 13m
- 13:00Maligne Lake
- 14 km · 15m
- 17:00Pyramid Lake· overnight
Accommodation
Jasper Townsite
DAY06
Tangle Creek Falls → Waterfowl Lakes
159 km · 1h 55m driving · Overnight in Waterfowl Lakes
- 10:00Tangle Creek Falls· start
- 1.6 km · 4m
- 13:00Mistaya Canyon
- 158 km · 1h 51m
- 16:00Waterfowl Lakes· overnight
Accommodation
Lake Louise or Mountview area
DAY07
Johnston Canyon → Grassi Lakes
152 km · 1h 48m driving
- 09:30Johnston Canyon· start
- 91 km · 1h 5m
- 14:00Canmore
- 61 km · 43m
- 17:00Grassi Lakes
Accommodation
Canmore
Heads Up
- Buy a Discovery Pass for the National Parks at the first gate to save money.
- Pack layers even in summer—glacier air is cold!