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Canadian Rockies Loop
A scenic 8-day circuit through the heart of Alberta and British Columbia, focusing on turquoise lakes and glacial peaks.
8days
23stops
3677km
DAY01
Gateway → Banff
2948 km · 28h 35m driving · long drive · Overnight in Banff Avenue
- Gateway· start
- 2817 km · 26h 52m
- 10:00Calgary
- 106 km · 1h 17m
- 14:00Canmore Engine Bridge
- 25 km · 26m
- 16:30Banff Avenue· overnight
Accommodation
Banff
DAY02
Sulphur Mountain → Banff
3.3 km · 9m driving · Overnight in Banff Upper Hot Springs
- 09:00Sulphur Mountain· start
- 2.9 km · 8m
- 13:00Bow Falls
- 0.4 km · 1m
- 16:00Banff Upper Hot Springs· overnight
Accommodation
Banff
DAY03
Lake Louise → Moraine Lake
62 km · 48m driving · Overnight in Moraine Lake
- 08:30Lake Louise· start
- 62 km · 48m
- 13:30Moraine Lake· overnight
Accommodation
Lake Louise
DAY04
Emerald Lake → Field
39 km · 34m driving · Overnight in Field
- 09:30Emerald Lake· start
- 39 km · 33m
- 13:00Natural Bridge
- 0.1 km · 1m
- 15:00Field· overnight
Accommodation
Field
DAY05
Bow Lake → Columbia Icefield Discovery C…
65 km · 48m driving · Overnight in Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre
- 10:00Bow Lake· start
- 58 km · 43m
- 12:30Peyto Lake
- 6.8 km · 5m
- 15:00Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre· overnight
Accommodation
Saskatchewan River Crossing
DAY06
Sunwapta Falls → Jasper
74 km · 53m driving · Overnight in Jasper
- 10:00Sunwapta Falls· start
- 49 km · 35m
- 13:00Athabasca Falls
- 25 km · 18m
- 15:30Jasper· overnight
Accommodation
Jasper
DAY07
Maligne Canyon → Maligne Lake
26 km · 29m driving · Overnight in Maligne Lake
- 09:00Maligne Canyon· start
- 11 km · 13m
- 12:30Medicine Lake
- 15 km · 16m
- 15:00Maligne Lake· overnight
Accommodation
Jasper
DAY08
Mistaya Canyon → the Foothills
460 km · 5h 20m driving · long drive
- 09:00Mistaya Canyon· start
- 206 km · 2h 38m
- 15:00Calgary
- 254 km · 2h 42m
- the Foothills
Heads Up
- Day 1: 28h 35m driving — plan rest stops
- Day 8: 5h 54m driving — plan rest stops