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Rockies Loop
A 7-day driving-only Canadian Rockies loop from Banff to Lake Louise, up the Icefields Parkway to Jasper, then back south to Canmore — no flights, no trains, and I’ve avoided the failed Bow Lake → Peyto Lake Viewpoint and Medicine Lake Viewpoint → Maligne Lake legs entirely.
7days
32stops
935km
Day 1: Banff → … → Surprise Corner Viewpoint
39min · 24km4 stops
Banff
09:00
4min · 1.1km
Cascade of Time Garden
10:30
18min · 11km
Lake Minnewanka
13:30
17min · 11km
Surprise Corner Viewpoint
16:30
Day 2: Banff → … → Lake Louise Village
1h 6min · 69km5 stops
Banff
08:30
8min · 2.3km
Johnston Canyon
09:15
30min · 39km
Castle Junction
12:45
7min · 6.2km
Morant’s Curve
14:30
21min · 22km
Lake Louise Village
16:00
Day 3: Lake Louise Village → Lake Louise Lakeshore → Fairview Lookout
24min · 17km3 stops
Lake Louise Lakeshore
08:00
3min · 0.4km
Fairview Lookout
11:30
7min · 4.0km
Lake Louise Village
14:30
Day 4: Lake Louise Village → … → Jasper
2h 54min · 251km4 stops
Mistaya Canyon
09:15
57min · 83km
Saskatchewan River Crossing
12:00
32min · 45km
Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre
14:00
1h 13min · 107km
Jasper
17:30
Day 5: Jasper → … → Lake Annette
1h 45min · 140km4 stops
Athabasca Falls
09:15
47min · 66km
Jasper House National Historic Site
12:30
25min · 34km
Lake Annette
15:00
9min · 7.6km
Jasper
Jasper · Alberta
Day 6: Jasper → … → Canmore
4h 48min · 421km4 stops
Sunwapta Falls
09:15
40min · 55km
Tangle Creek Falls
12:00
1h 15min · 108km
Bow Lake Viewpoint
14:45
2h 14min · 202km
Canmore
17:30
Day 7: Canmore → … → Quarry Lake Park
28min · 15km3 stops
Grassi Lakes
09:45
10min · 5.7km
Canmore Engine Bridge
13:00
6min · 2.5km
Quarry Lake Park
15:30
Heads Up
- 1. Book popular shuttles or paid experiences early
- 2. Keep a full fuel tank before the Icefields Parkway
- 3. Check Parks Canada road/trail bulletins the night before long scenic-drive days