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Peak Reflections & Glacier Trails
This is the ultimate loop through the heart of the Canadian Rockies, hitting the big icons but leaving enough space to actually breathe that mountain air.
7days
21stops
532km
Day 1: Banff Town → Banff Gondola → Bow Falls
20min · 9.5km3 stops
Banff Town
10:00
10min · 4.3km
Banff Gondola
13:00
10min · 5.2km
Bow Falls
16:30
Day 2: Lake Louise → Moraine Lake → Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
48min · 62km3 stops
Lake Louise
09:00
43min · 59km
Moraine Lake
14:00
5min · 3.1km
Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
17:00
Day 3: Bow Lake → Peyto Lake → Columbia Icefield
42min · 49km3 stops
Bow Lake
10:00
37min · 42km
Peyto Lake
13:00
5min · 6.7km
Columbia Icefield
16:00
Day 4: Sunwapta Falls → Athabasca Falls → Jasper
57min · 78km3 stops
Sunwapta Falls
10:00
38min · 54km
Athabasca Falls
13:00
19min · 25km
Jasper
16:00
Day 5: Maligne Canyon → Maligne Lake → Medicine Lake
44min · 40km3 stops
Maligne Canyon
09:30
44min · 40km
Maligne Lake
13:00
Medicine Lake
16:30
Day 6: Icefields Parkway → Mistaya Canyon → Abraham Lake
1h 16min · 70km3 stops
Icefields Parkway
09:00
10min · 9.6km
Mistaya Canyon
13:00
1h 6min · 60km
Abraham Lake
16:00
Day 7: Grassi Lakes → Three Sisters → Canmore Main Street
2h 43min · 225km3 stops
Grassi Lakes
10:00
2h 28min · 214km
Three Sisters
14:00
15min · 11km
Canmore Main Street
16:30
Heads Up
- 1. Buy a Parks Canada Discovery Pass (cheaper for a week than daily passes).
- 2. Pack layers—it can snow in July at the Icefields!