Scenic pullout · Icefields Parkway (Highway 93)
A quick roadside stop for a white cascade on Cirrus Mountain.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Icefields Parkway Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Icefields Parkway (Highway 93). As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Bridal Veil and Panther Falls: Choose Your Stop“You're approaching the pullout for Bridal Veil and Panther Falls. For a quick stop, choose the Bridal Veil view: a short walk from the lot reveals a long, narrow cascade across the valley on Cirrus Mountain.”
Plays as you drive up to Bridal Veil Falls Viewpoint in the Parkwolf Icefields Parkway Tour Guide.
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Guide
Bridal Veil Falls is a long, narrow cascade on Cirrus Mountain, seen across the valley from the Icefields Parkway. A short walk from the large, unmarked pullout at the top of the Big Bend switchback brings you to the viewpoint. Stop if you want a waterfall view without taking on a separate hike; watch for the pullout because it can be easy to miss.
Panther Falls is a separate waterfall reached by a trail from the same general parking area. That hike and its close-up payoff are not the Bridal Veil roadside viewpoint, so keep the two stops straight when you arrive.
The falls read as a thin white line against Cirrus Mountain's gray rock and dark conifers. Keep some of the cliff and forest in the frame; they give the falling water a sense of scale that a tight crop can lose.
Wildlife
12 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
127 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
16 sightingsMooseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
100 sightingsElkMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
34 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
53 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Icefields Parkway. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModeratePanther Falls Trail0.8 km · 36 min · At the trailheadA steep little hike drops you close to Panther Falls.
ModerateNigel Pass Trail16.8 km · 5 hr · 1.1 km awayA wide alpine pass rewards a steady walk up Nigel Creek.
ChallengingThe Brazeau Loop81 km · 1.3 days · 1.1 km awayFive days over three passes to Brazeau Lake and Jonas Shoulder.
ChallengingJonas Pass-Poboktan Creek54.1 km · 3.5 days · 1.1 km awayA 54 km, multi-day crossing from Nigel Creek to Poboktan Creek.
ModerateParker Ridge Trail5.6 km · 2.5 hr · 4.2 km awayA steady switchback climb ends with Saskatchewan Glacier in front of you.
ModerateHilda Creek to Hilda Glacier5 km · 2.5 hr · 5.1 km awayAn unmarked creek climb to Hilda Glacier's moraine flats.
EasyBoundary Lake Trail2 km · 1 hr · 7.9 km awayA faint route leads to a turquoise lake beneath Mount Athabasca.Sight · 0.1 km awayPanther FallsA 66-metre plunge tucked below Big Bend’s broad pullout.
Scenic pullout · 0.5 km awayBig Bend ViewpointA quick roadside look at the Parkway’s Big Bend.
Scenic pullout · 4.4 km awayWeeping Wall ViewpointSpring cascades and winter ice transform this 300-m cliff.
Lodging · 5.2 km awayHI Hilda Creek Wilderness HostelA six-bed off-grid hostel for a group on the Icefields Parkway.
Scenic pullout · 7.9 km awaySunwapta Pass ViewpointA quick pullout at the continental divide with sweeping alpine views.Parkwolf’s Icefields Parkway ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
