- Jasper National Park is in the northern side of Alberta County, part of Canadian Rockies.
- It is a 3 hour drive from Lake Louise area of Banff National Park, separated by Icefield Parkway.
- Icefield Parkway itself has many astounding lakes, waterfalls, glaciers. They are not covered in this itinerary. Please click here to see our blog on Icefield Parkway drive.
- Edith Glacier and Mount Edith
- Edith Glacier – It is an easy 1.2km round trip hike, and takes you right infront of the glacier.
- Cavell Meadow Hike – 6-7km round trip hike with 500m elevation gain
- Both hikes are pretty open in the sun.
- Valley of 5 lakes hike – 4.5km easy hike. Takes you along 5 beautiful lakes.
- Pyramid Lake and Pyramid island – Short easy walks around the lake area.
- Medicine Lake and sunset at Maligne Lake – Chances of seeing bears and wild life on this route.
Day 2
Malign Canyon
- Malign Canyon Hike – Hike takes you through multiple bridges and canyon water falls.
- Short easy walk about 20-40 min will cover first 2 bridges.
- Medium hike about 30 min -1 hour will cover the first 4 bridges.
- Longer hike about 2-3 hours will cover all 6 bridges. Infact, bridge 5 and bridge 6 can be accessed through road from different end for those who want to skip this hike.
Athabasca Falls
- Athabasca Falls is also considered as part of Icefield Parkway drive. But it is very close to Jasper National Park
- This is another easy hike here around 0.6-1miles to different view points.
- Time to spend: 1 hour
Sunwapta Falls
- Similar to Athbasca falls, Sunwapta falls is also considered as part of Icefield Parkway drive. Depending on the time constraints, you can plan this along with Jasper or during Icefield Parkway Drive
- It is a beautiful waterfalls created by Athabasca river.
- Walk 100 ft for the upper falls, and a 2 mile easy hike for lower falls. Both falls are worth it.
- Time to spend: 1 hour