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Canadian Rockies Loop
A comprehensive loop through the Canadian Rockies, covering major hubs and scenic parkways while navigating around specific seasonal or unroutable access points.
Route: Calgary → Canmore → Banff → Lake Minnewanka → Johnston Canyon Parking Lot → Lake Louise → Icefields Parkway → Saskatchewan River Crossing → Sunwapta Falls → Athabasca Falls → Jasper → Maligne Canyon → Pyramid Lake → Lake Louise → Yoho National Park / Emerald Lake → Field → Banff → Calgary
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
1132drive km
Trip Highlights
- Icefields Parkway
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
Money Savers
- A Parks Canada Discovery Pass often makes sense for this route if you’re spending many days inside national parks.
Heads Up
1
Easy Into Banff
4 stops · 1h 45m · 132km
2
Lakeside Banff Morning
4 stops · 42m · 26km
3
Canyon Walks and Blue Water
4 stops · 1h 15m · 79km
4
Big Icefields Road
4 stops · 1h 41m · 143km
5
Waterfalls Into Jasper
4 stops · 2h 24m · 200km
6
Quiet Jasper Lakes
4 stops · 34m · 24km
7
Southbound Glacier Views
4 stops · 2h 57m · 241km
8
Yoho’s Emerald Side
4 stops · 44m · 48km
9
Back to Banff Slowly
4 stops · 1h 32m · 99km
10
Foothills Farewell
3 stops · 1h 36m · 140km