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Rockies Peaks and Turquoise Lakes
A scenic loop through the heart of the Canadian Rockies, featuring iconic turquoise lakes, dramatic mountain passes, and glacial landscapes.
7days
21stops
547km
The route
Tap a day or a townYou sleep in Banff · Herbert Lake · Sunwapta Falls · Jasper · Canmore — start in Calgary, end in Calgary.
DAY01
Calgary → Bow Falls
130 km · 1h 33m driving · Overnight in Bow Falls
- 10:00Calgary· start
- 128 km · 1h 28m
- 13:00Banff Avenue
- 2.1 km · 5m
- 15:30Bow Falls· overnight
Accommodation
Banff Townsite
DAY02
Lake Louise → Herbert Lake
63 km · 50m driving · Overnight in Herbert Lake
- 09:00Lake Louise· start
- 59 km · 43m
- 13:30Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
- 4.1 km · 7m
- 16:00Herbert Lake· overnight
Accommodation
Lake Louise Village
DAY03
Mistaya Canyon → Sunwapta Falls
73 km · 53m driving · Overnight in Sunwapta Falls
- 10:00Mistaya Canyon· start
- 68 km · 48m
- 13:00Saskatchewan River Crossing
- 5.3 km · 5m
- 15:30Sunwapta Falls· overnight
Accommodation
Sunwapta area
DAY04
Athabasca Falls → Pyramid Lake
67 km · 53m driving · Overnight in Pyramid Lake
- 10:00Athabasca Falls· start
- 25 km · 19m
- 13:30Maligne Canyon
- 42 km · 34m
- 16:30Pyramid Lake· overnight
Accommodation
Jasper Townsite
DAY05
Maligne Lake → Jasper
50 km · 54m driving · Overnight in Jasper Skytram
- 10:00Maligne Lake· start
- 25 km · 28m
- 14:30Medicine Lake
- 25 km · 26m
- 17:00Jasper Skytram· overnight
Accommodation
Jasper Townsite
DAY06
Tangle Creek Falls → Canmore
150 km · 2h 44m driving · Overnight in Canmore
- 11:00Tangle Creek Falls· start
- 14:00Waterfowl Lakes
- 150 km · 2h 44m
- 17:30Canmore· overnight
Accommodation
Canmore
DAY07
Grassi Lakes → Calgary
14 km · 23m driving
- 09:30Grassi Lakes· start
- 8.5 km · 15m
- 13:00Quarry Lake Park
- 5.2 km · 8m
- 16:00Calgary International Airport
Heads Up
- Buy a Parks Canada Discovery Pass online before you go to skip the lines at the park gates.
- Fuel up every chance you get on the Icefields Parkway!