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Trails
Trails in Icefields Parkway (Highway 93)
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Mount Wilcox (Wilcox Peak)
Quick alpine and glacier views, with a bonus summit option.
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Wilcox Viewpoint
Quick climb to big glacier views across from Athabasca Glacier
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Cirque Peak
Big alpine day to a 360° summit above Helen Lake and meadows
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Parker Ridge
Short climb to big Saskatchewan Glacier views on a windswept ridge
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Bow Summit Lookout
Skip the Peyto crowds for big alpine views with modest effort
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Wilcox Pass
Big glacier views for moderate effort above the Icefields Parkway
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Helen Lake
Wildflower meadows to a turquoise alpine lake, with bigger view options.
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Dolomite Pass and Katherine Lake
Alpine meadows to a pass and a hidden turquoise lake.
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North Molar Pass
Big meadows, bigger views, and real solitude above Mosquito Creek
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Bow Glacier Falls
Shoreline stroll to a roaring glacier‑fed waterfall at Bow Lake
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Athabasca Falls
Big water drama on a tiny, paved loop beside the Parkway
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Sunwapta Falls
Big payoff stop; short forest walk to quieter lower falls
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Bow Lake Lakeshore
Zero effort Rockies views along a turquoise glacial lake
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Valley of the Five Lakes
A short, scenic loop linking five jewel colored lakes and quiet forest.
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Nigel Pass
Historic approach to a broad alpine pass with big Brazeau views
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Toe of the Athabasca Glacier
Short, rocky walk to stand face to face with a living glacierModerate
Chephren Lake
Shady forest walk to a vivid blue lake under Mount Chephren
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Tangle Ridge
Steep climb from Tangle Falls to sweeping Columbia Icefield panoramas
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Sunset Pass and Fossil Falls
Steep switchbacks to alpine meadows, Fossil Falls, and big views.
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Mistaya Canyon
Short walk to a roaring slot canyon of sculpted limestone
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Beauty Creek and Stanley Falls
Short canyon stroll past multiple falls to punchy Stanley Falls
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Glacier Lake
Long, gentle forest walk to a giant backcountry lake
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Lower Sunwapta Falls Trail
Quieter, short canyon walk to glacier-fed lower fallsChallenging
Sarbach Lookout
Steep forest grind to a historic ridge with big Mistaya Valley views.
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Panther Falls
Quick, splashy detour to a hidden canyon waterfall off the parkway
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