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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
20stops
Day 1: Calgary to Banff easy start
4 stops
Depart
09:00
Banff Avenue
10:45
Lake Minnewanka
13:00
Bow Falls Viewpoint
16:30
Day 2: Banff lakes and Icefields Parkway
4 stops
Depart
08:00
Lake Louise
09:00
Moraine Lake area
11:30
Peyto Lake Viewpoint
15:30
Day 3: Glaciers to Jasper
4 stops
Depart
08:30
Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre
10:30
Athabasca Falls
13:30
Jasper Townsite
16:30
Day 4: Jasper lakes and canyon
4 stops
Depart
09:00
Maligne Canyon
09:30
Medicine Lake
12:30
Maligne Lake
15:00
Day 5: Jasper back to Calgary
4 stops
Depart
08:00
Sunwapta Falls
10:00
Saskatchewan River Crossing
13:00
Calgary
16:30
Heads Up
- 1. Book Parks Canada entry/pass needs ahead if possible
- 2. check seasonal road and shuttle rules for Moraine Lake
- 3. fuel before remote stretches
- 4. keep each day flexible for weather — the Rockies reward patience