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Canadian Rockies Loop
I’m reading the trip as a 10-day Canada self-drive, so I’ve kept it as a relaxed Calgary–Banff–Jasper–Yoho–Canmore loop with no unroutable Moraine Lake / Takakkaw Falls / Johnston Canyon–Castle Junction legs.
10days
39stops
831km
Day 1: Calgary → … → Banff Avenue
1h 45min · 132km4 stops
Calgary
09:00
1h 12min · 104km
Canmore
11:00
26min · 26km
Surprise Corner Viewpoint
14:30
7min · 2.2km
Banff Avenue
16:30
Day 2: Banff → … → Bow Falls Viewpoint
21min · 13km4 stops
Banff
08:30
4min · 0.9km
Lake Minnewanka
09:00
1min · 0.0km
Two Jack Lake
11:30
16min · 12km
Bow Falls Viewpoint
14:30
Day 3: Banff → … → Lake Louise Village
1h 14min · 79km4 stops
Banff
08:30
11min · 2.8km
Johnston Canyon
10:00
30min · 39km
Lake Louise Lakeshore
13:30
33min · 37km
Lake Louise Village
16:30
Day 4: Lake Louise Village → … → Columbia Icefield Discovery C…
1h 42min · 143km3 stops
Bow Lake Viewpoint
09:30
1h 29min · 128km
Peyto Lake Upper Viewpoint
11:30
1min · 0.0km
Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre
14:30
Day 5: Saskatchewan River Crossing → … → Jasper
2h · 168km4 stops
Saskatchewan River Crossing
09:00
32min · 45km
Sunwapta Falls
10:30
1h 10min · 98km
Athabasca Falls
12:30
18min · 25km
Jasper
15:30
Day 6: Jasper → … → Patricia Lake
33min · 24km3 stops
Maligne Canyon
09:30
20min · 14km
Pyramid Lake Island
12:30
3min · 1.1km
Patricia Lake
15:30
Day 7: Jasper → … → Lake Louise Village
1h 28min · 118km4 stops
Jasper
08:30
10min · 5.6km
Goats and Glaciers Lookout
10:00
28min · 38km
Parker Ridge
12:30
50min · 74km
Lake Louise Village
16:30
Day 8: Lake Louise Village → … → Field
44min · 48km3 stops
Spiral Tunnels Viewpoint
09:15
16min · 18km
Emerald Lake
10:30
14min · 12km
Field
14:30
Day 9: Lake Louise Village → … → Banff Avenue
1h 20min · 93km4 stops
Lake Louise Village
09:30
21min · 27km
Castle Mountain Viewpoint
10:30
25min · 30km
Banff Gondola Base
12:30
34min · 37km
Banff Avenue
16:30
Day 10: Banff → Vermilion Lakes Viewpoint → Calgary
16min · 13km3 stops
Banff
09:30
4min · 0.9km
Vermilion Lakes Viewpoint
10:00
12min · 12km
Calgary
12:30
Heads Up
- 1. Book Banff/Jasper lodging early if traveling June–September; prices jump hard and the best-located rooms disappear first.
- 2. Carry layers every day, even in summer. The Icefields Parkway can feel like a different season from Calgary.