Parking
Natural Bridge parking area on Emerald Lake Road, 4 km west of Field. Cross the road to reach Tally-Ho; no second parking or pickup is confirmed, so plan to return here.
Overview
About Tally-Ho Trail
Why go
- A compact two-hour return from the Natural Bridge parking area
Heads up
- No confirmed through-access or named destination
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Yoho map
Full mapElevation1,229–1,319 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
5 active Yoho alerts
- ClosureYoho Valley Road closed for avalanche seasonYoho Valley Road is closed to vehicles from mid-October to mid-June because of avalanche risk. - Parks Canada’s current trail report lists no vehicle access to trails in the Yoho Valley.Official details
- CautionWatercraft and angling prohibited in YohoWatercraft use and angling are prohibited on all waterbodies in Yoho National Park until March 31, 2027, to reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species, including whirling disease.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Yoho Tour Guide
Your drive to Tally-Ho Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Yoho National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Yoho audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
Natural Bridge: The River Beneath the Rock0:00 / 0:26
“Up ahead is Natural Bridge, where the Kicking Horse River squeezes beneath a limestone ledge.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Yoho Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Miner Who Built Mountain Steps
- How a Soft Body Becomes a Fossil
- The Conifer That Drops Its Needles
- Yoho Visitor Centre: Fossils and a Useful Break
- 35 audio storiesacross Yoho’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Grizzly Bear, Mountain Goat, Black Bear, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 54 trails, 58 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Trail guide
Hiking Tally-Ho Trail
The walkTally-Ho is a 6.4 km (4.0 mi) out-and-back from Natural Bridge: follow the 3.
Tally-Ho is a 6.4 km (4.0 mi) out-and-back from Natural Bridge: follow the 3.2 km one-way trail corridor, then retrace it. Parks Canada estimates two hours for the return and lists 90 m gained and 115 m lost on the one-way section. The elevation chart is approximate; terrain datasets disagree with the published gain and loss near the high point and endpoint. The official entry does not identify a destination view or describe the tread.
Start and returnPark at Natural Bridge parking area, 4 km west of Field on Emerald Lake Road, then cross the…
Park at Natural Bridge parking area, 4 km west of Field on Emerald Lake Road, then cross the road to reach the trail. The mapped line ends near Highway 1 but stops short of the road, and no second access or pickup is confirmed. Plan to turn around at the end of the trail and return to the same lot.
DogsYoho requires dogs to stay leashed, and some areas have pet restrictions.
Yoho requires dogs to stay leashed, and some areas have pet restrictions. In winter, dogs are not allowed on track-set ski lanes; follow any signs at the trail.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Yoho
21 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
55 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
61 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
66 sightingsElkMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
26 sightingsMooseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
10 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Yoho. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
