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Rockies Loop

A 5-day Canada road trip that keeps the pace scenic and drivable, with mountain lakes, canyon walks, and one very good hot-springs-style evening.

5days
16stops
DAY01

Depart → Bow Falls Viewpoint

Overnight in Bow Falls Viewpoint
  1. 09:00
    Depart· start
  3. 10:45
    Banff Avenue
  5. 13:00
    ⭐ Lake Minnewanka
  7. 16:30
    Bow Falls Viewpoint· overnight
Accommodation
Banff townsite
DAY02

Depart → Peyto Lake Viewpoint

Overnight in Peyto Lake Viewpoint
  1. 08:00
    Depart· start
  3. 09:00
    ⭐ Lake Louise
  5. 11:30
    Moraine Lake area
  7. 15:30
    Peyto Lake Viewpoint· overnight
Accommodation
Lake Louise / Icefields Parkway area
DAY03

Depart → Jasper Townsite

Overnight in Jasper Townsite
  1. 08:30
    Depart· start
  3. 10:30
    ⭐ Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre
  5. 13:30
    Athabasca Falls
  7. 16:30
    Jasper Townsite· overnight
Accommodation
Jasper townsite
DAY04

Depart → Maligne Lake

Overnight in Maligne Lake
  1. 09:00
    Depart· start
  3. 09:30
    ⭐ Maligne Canyon
  5. 12:30
    Medicine Lake
  7. 15:00
    Maligne Lake· overnight
Accommodation
Jasper townsite
DAY05

Depart → Calgary

  1. 08:00
    Depart· start
  3. 10:00
    Sunwapta Falls
  5. 13:00
    Saskatchewan River Crossing
  7. 16:30
    Calgary
Heads Up
  • Book Parks Canada entry/pass needs ahead if possible
  • check seasonal road and shuttle rules for Moraine Lake
  • fuel before remote stretches
  • keep each day flexible for weather — the Rockies reward patience