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JASPER NATIONAL PARK Select a trip which best suits your party’s abilities and experience, interests, equipment Backcountry Guide and the time you have available. Snake Indian Falls Spruce Grouse Marmot

Photo: R. Gruys R. Photo: Gaboury N. Photo: Gruys R. Photo: A. Zier-Vogel Photo: Bradley M. Photo: Roy C. Photo: Familiarize yourself with the trail you have selected. This includes using additional reference guides and topographic maps. Welcome to the backcountry On the trail Jasper National Park offers a range of backcountry opportunities. Trails Obtain a Backcountry Camping Permit from a Jasper National Park is the largest and most northerly of Canada’s mountain Park Information Centre. and campsites are designated as semi-primitive, primitive or wildland. national parks. It protects over 11,000 square kilometres of the Rocky Mountains, Check trail conditions and weather prior to a beautiful and dramatic landscape supporting a rich variety of plants and animals. Here’s what you can expect*: departure.

Many of the park’s backcountry trails were established by early travellers including Semi-primitive Primitive Wildland Be prepared to be self-sufficient during inclement First Nations people, fur traders, explorers and adventurers. and rapidly changing mountain conditions by Receive the highest level of Receive a lower level of Little or no maintenance. packing the right clothing and camping gear. service. Expect windfall to be service. Expect windfall to Provide opportunities for With nearly 1000 km of trails and routes to choose from, backcountry camping is a great cleared and bridges, corduroys and be cleared and bridges to be experienced, self-reliant Let a friend or family member know about your - Photo: A. Graham A. - Photo: North Boundary Trail signs maintained. Campsites are maintained annually, but may not users to travel and camp travel plans – or use Parks Canada’s safety way to experience the rugged and untamed wilderness of Jasper National Park. This equipped with cable food-storage, be maintained prior to your trip. in unmaintained areas registration service. guide will help you plan a trip that is exciting, safe, and has low environmental impact. picnic tables, throne pit privies and Campsites are equipped with of the park fireboxes (where fires are permitted). bear poles and pit privies. Check the trailhead kiosk prior to your hike. It contains valuable information about closures You are very likely to meet More remote. You may meet Many of these areas are and warnings. For more detailed backcountry planning and trip information, visit www.pc.gc.ca/ others on the trail. others on the trail. extremely remote. jasperbackcountry. Before setting out on a trip, check the latest trail conditions at For further details on PLANNING YOUR TRIP www.pc.gc.ca/jaspertrails visit pc.gc.ca/jasperbackcountry. *While we aim to achieve the above standards, inclement mountain weather and events can considerably change trail, river and campsite conditions instantly. Self-reliance is important in all backcountry areas.

Exploring the backcountry Please leave no trace! Jonas Pass

Travelling with Horses Managing Our Use Garbage Campfires Nadeau J. Photo: Sharing the Trail Park information centres have information about guided Humans have an impact in all areas of the park. The Please–Pack it in and pack it out! You are responsible Campfires are a luxury in the mountains and are not Share the trails Hikers, horse parties and day or overnight horse trips in the park. The Horse backcountry is especially vulnerable to our use. Park for everything you take into the backcountry and this permitted in some areas (see map). If you choose to mountain bikers often share Users’ Guide (pc.gc.ca/jasperhorses) provides detailed management regulations are in place to minimize our includes garbage. Do not dispose of garbage in pit have a fire, use the metal fireboxes provided, keep trails and campsites in certain information to individuals or groups planning a horseback environmental impact. They include quota restrictions toilets—it may attract animals. your fire small and use only deadfall. Tend to your fire Brazeau in September Partageons les sentiers

Photo: R. Gruys R. Photo: parts of the park. Respect trip. Call the Trail Office to obtain backcountry camping on trails and campsites, a limit on group size, a permit at all times and extinguish it completely before you and grazing permits (see Information Sources). system and restrictions on special use. Shortcutting trails move on. Gas stoves are cleaner and more efficient for others can go a long way toward reducing Shortcutting between trail switchbacks damages both for cooking. We recommend you use one. How to properly store your food conflicts. Make noise if you are travelling Mountain Biking Uniformed Parks staff you encounter in the backcountry the soil and plant life. This not only ruins the look of quickly or silently, move off the trail to allow may ask to see your Backcountry Camping Permit. Mountain biking is permitted only on trails designated an area, but makes it susceptible to further damage Food storage larger parties to pass, and avoid sudden by erosion. for bike use. Refer to the map for trails open to To reduce your campsite’s attractiveness to bears, movement around horses as they may spook. mountain biking. all food, garbage, toiletries and cooking equipment Collecting natural or cultural objects must be hung from the food storage cables provided at Climbing, Mountaineering Rocks, fossils, horns, antlers, wildflowers, nests and designated campsites. In wildland camping areas, bear- resistant containers are required to store food. and Glacier Travel all other natural or historical objects in a national park are protected by law. Leave them as you found them Human waste Mountaineering parties can apply at a Parks information 50 metres for others to enjoy. Use the pit toilets provided. When there are no facilities Sleeping area

centre to bivouac in non-vegetated areas. Special Bradley M. Photo: North Boundary At least 4 m from ground and s restrictions may apply. A voluntary safety registration nearby, select a spot away from trails, campsites and 1.3 m from the top and side is recommended. Visit pc.gc.ca/mountainsafety for Camping at least 70 m from water sources. Dig a hole 12 to 16 supports 50 metre cm. to the dark-coloured, biologically active soil layer. more information. Filtering water Please camp only at the campsites indicated on your Backcountry Camping Permit and use the tent Loosely fill the hole with soil afterward. Use as little toilet paper as possible. Fishing pads (where provided). Check with park staff for special restrictions. Fishing is permitted in many backcountry lakes. A Cooking/eating area National Park Fishing Permit is mandatory. Provincial For more information on fishing permits are not valid in National Parks. Washing Gaboury N. Photo: low impact travel in the Skyline Trail Permits are sold at park information centres and To wash yourself or your dishes, carry water 70 m backcountry contact: Jasper retail outlets that sell angling supplies. Get a Grizzly Bear away from streams or lakes and use small amounts leavenotrace.ca or Safety copy of the current Fishing Regulations Summary of biodegradable soap. Strain out those last bits of 1-877-238-9343. with your permit. Visit pc.gc.ca/jasperfishing for food waste and pack them out. Disperse strained more information. water on land.

Photo: N. Gaboury

Playing it safe Photo: A. Graham All outdoor activities involve some degree of risk. Rapidly changing weather, steep, rugged or unfamiliar terrain, avalanches (at any time of year), cold, swift- Planning your trip flowing streams, canyons, rapids and waterfalls, Information glacial crevasses, falling rocks and wild animals are all backcountry hazards visitors may encounter. Caution Parks Canada Trail Office Where to go? Reservations and self-reliance are essential. JASPER TOWNSITE INFORMATION CENTRE The ideas on the back of this guide are a good starting Campsite reservations are strongly recommended. You register your trip in person at park information centres. A Guidebooks on Jasper’s trails 500 Connaught Dr. • 780-852-6177 point for selecting a trip that meets your needs and can make a reservation by phoning the Trail Office safety registration ensures that if you do not return by Water Wilderness Passes, safety registrations (in person only), Guidebooks and maps are available at the Friends trail reservations/information. [email protected] • pc.gc.ca/jasper abilities. For more information, visit the Jasper National 780-852-6177 up to 3 months before your departure the date and time recorded, a search will be initiated of Jasper or bookstores. Giardia lamblia is a parasite carried by humans and Park website or talk with park information centre staff, date. A non-refundable registration fee applies. on your behalf. If you use the service, you must some domestic and wild animals. These parasites Weather forecasts 780-852-3185 • weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca who can provide you with up-to-date information (see Book early for semi-primitive and primitive campsites report back immediately upon your return to a park The Canadian Rockies Trail Guide can occur in any surface water in the park and may Winter avalanche information 1-800-667-1105 Information Sources). (see map), as these are most popular. information centre. by Brian Patton and Bart Robinson contaminate the water supply. Boil your drinking pc.gc.ca/avalanche water or purify it with a water filter or iodine tablets. Classic Hikes in the Canadian Rockies Trail conditions 780-852-6177 • pc.gc.ca/jaspertrails Backcountry camping permits When to go? Fees by Graeme Pole The summer season usually begins in May in the A backcountry camping permit is mandatory for all Backcountry camping fees, excluding the reservation Wildlife Park safety information • pc.gc.ca/mountainsafety Jasper-Robson: A Taste of Heaven valley, but most alpine areas are still snow-bound until overnight trips and can be obtained by phoning the Trail fee, are entirely refundable up to 48 hours before your Never forget that park animals are wild and can be IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CALL 911. late June. At this time of year low-elevation trails are the Office (780) 852-6177. proposed date of departure. If your plans change, by Don Beers dangerous. Any animal can become aggressive if it Cell phone reception outside of the Jasper townsite is unreliable. best option. Be prepared for mud. Frequent backcountry travellers can purchase an please take advantage of our refund policy and make Hiking Jasper and Mount Robson feels threatened, so keep your distance — 30 metres The best time for an alpine trip is late June to mid- annual backcountry pass, valid in all the mountain your space available to others. by Rob Bryce from most animals, and at least 100 metres from bears. Additional Contacts September, although snow often persists in high national parks for a full year after purchase date. If PARKS CANADA INFORMATION, ICEFIELD CENTRE (mid-May to early Sept) 780-852-6288 • [email protected] passes until the middle of July. Even in summer, you have an annual backcountry pass, you also need For updated fee information visit: Maps of Jasper Bears mountain weather can be unpredictable. Always be a backcountry camping permit for each trip. Annual Both black and grizzly bears are of special concern Wilderness Passes, safety registrations (in person only), trail pc.gc.ca/jasperfees Government of Canada NTS topographic maps, information. 103 km south of Jasper on the Icefields Parkway. prepared for rain. Freezing temperatures and snow backcountry pass holders pay only the reservation to backcountry travellers. Learn more about how to 1:50,000 are not uncommon above 1500 metres. Trails are fee for their backcountry camping permit. Weather reduce the risk of bear encounters by reading the Public Safety Office 780-852-6155 wildlife safety brochures available at park information the busiest at this time of year. The most predictable thing about mountain weather is its Gemtrek Jasper and Maligne Lake, 1:100,000, Information on mountaineering, ice climbing, public safety. centres or on the web at pc.gc.ca/jasper-bears. Mid-September though October can be a lovely Note to Alpine Club of Canada hut users: unpredictability. Rain or snow can fall at any time of Columbia Icefield 1:75,000, Best of Jasper 1:35,000 Parks Canada – General inquiries time of year on the trails, the bugs are dead and there If you are staying at an Alpine Club of Canada hut you the year and freezing temperatures are possible even 1-888-773-8888 (Canada) 613-860-1251 (international) are fewer people on the trails. But temperatures are must either obtain a backcountry camping permit during the summer. The best way to deal with the National Geographic Trails Illustrated 1:100,000, Dogs [email protected] • pc.gc.ca Wild animals see dogs as either prey or predator. They much colder with a greater chance of snowfall, and the from the Alpine Club, or bring along your annual weather is to prepare for all conditions. For a detailed T903, Jasper North, T902, Jasper South Friends of Jasper National Park 780-852-4767 can provoke confrontations with wildlife and affect days are shorter. backcountry pass. weather forecast, contact the Environment Canada your safety. This is why dogs must be kept on leash Retail outlet at the Parks Canada information centre in Jasper. November to April is winter in the mountains. Winter Map-it-First: mapitfirst.ca [email protected] • friendsofjasper.com Weather Office at 780-852-3185 or visit their website while in a national park. Please note that dogs are not travelers need to be prepared to cope with cold at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca. Voluntary Safety Registrations For more information on each trail, trip planning and allowed in some backcountry areas to protect caribou. Mt. Robson and Hamber Provincial Parks temperatures, short days, deep snow and avalanche If you do not have a reliable local contact to leave your topographical maps visit: Ph (250) 566-4325 (year round) 566-9174 (summer) danger. Winter guidelines are in effect at this time of detailed backcountry travel information with, you can pc.gc.ca/jasperbackcountry Reservations: 1-800-689-9025 • bcparks.ca year. pc.gc.ca/mountainsafety Remember - YOU are responsible for your own safety. Également offert en français Printed on recycled paper. Printed in 04•2013 Grande Cache and Grande Prairie Trip ideas Edson and Edmonton WILLMORE WILDERNESS PARK Legend Légende Two-Day Trips Four Day Trips 40 Hiker only Randonneurs seulement Desolation Rock ROCK LAKE 130 131 132 Brazeau Loop Pass Lake ATHABASCA RIVERHINTON Hiker & cyclist only Randonneurs et cyclistes seulement Semi-Primitive Semi-Primitive SOLOMON CREEK 3 Saturday Night Rock Creek Hiker & horse only Lake Loop 80 km Elevation gain/loss-clockwise loop: 2351 m Glacier 85 Randonneurs et cavaliers seulement Hardscrabble 153 WILDLAND PARK Pass Maximum elevation: 2475 m Pass Blue 24 km Elevation gain/loss: 786 m All users Tous les usagers 87 67 Caribou range – dogs not allowed NORTH 84 Smoky Caribou 150 Maximum elevation: 1640 m BOUNDARY 40 Hiker camp - Fires permitted Camping pour randonneurs - feux permis 155 66 Resthaven Lakes Topaz SID E TRAILS 154 65 Brûlé Hiker camp - Fires not permitted The “grand tour” of the southern ranges, this circuit Icefield 75 Lake Creek Indian Camping pour randonneurs - feux interdits 150 Lake This well-marked trail begins and ends in the Jasper includes one of the park’s largest backcountry lakes Twintree 86 69 Hiker/Horse camp - Fires permitted Camping pour randonneurs et cavaliers - feux permis townsite. It follows a plateau below timberline, 76 Lake 74 68 Moosehorn Creek and an extraordinary alpine traverse with glaciated Chown 150 64 70 150 Hiker/Horse camp - Fires not permitted making it a good selection for the novice or early Glacier 63 16 Camping pour randonneurs et cavaliers - feux interdits peaks, lush wildflowers and a variety of wildlife. The Snake Indian Falls 77 season hiker. 78 Snake Indian NORT H BOUNDARY Horse camp - Fires permitted Camping pour cavaliers - feux permis trail passes through extensive alpine meadows and Pass Snake 12 79 100 Trail number 100 three passes. 62 Roche Ronde Numéro de sentier TRAILHEADS: Townsite - Junction of Bonhomme St. 72 Roche 73 à Bosche No dogs NOTES: Snow levels may hinder travel until mid-July. No fires JASPER 150 Chiens interdits and Patricia St. River Celestine 41 at Jonas Cutoff 23. Campsites are located at the beginning Roche Alpine hut Refuge alpin Moose NATIONAL River Lake Miette and end of the 20 km pass section. Horse use prohibited 80 Pass 40 Syncline Ridge Miette Hot Provincial campground Semi-Primitive in Jonas Pass. 150 734 Terrain de camping provincial ALBERTA Springs 139 BRITISH COLUMBIA PARK Jacques Lake 158 140 Roadside campground Camping de l’avant-pays TRAILHEAD: 112 km south of Jasper townsite on the Mural Jasper 82 Utopia River Glacier Lake 51 12 km one way Elevation gain: 41 m, loss: 8 m Icefields Parkway at Nigel Creek. 81 Hostel Swiftcurrent Robson Greenock Auberge Glacier Pass Talbot FID DLE RIVER Maximum elevation: 1540 m Hargreaves 52 AT HABASCA Lake 53 Cadomin Information centre Semi-Primitive Glacier Reef Snaring Centre d’information Berg RIVER 11 140 Fiddle Icefield Cinquefoil Rocky 54 Lake River Esplanade Pass Patrol station This unique trail travels through a narrow 132 130 Moose Bureau du parc Poboktan - Jonas Pass Emperor Falls Robson Glacier WHITEHORSE mountain valley, skirts four lakes and crosses a Whitehorn Morro Caribou range - No dogs allowed Territoire du caribou - Chiens interdits 54 km to Nigel Creek, one way Elevation gain: 1691 m Robson watershed - all in less than 13 km and with little WILDERNESS and loss: 1346 m. Maximum elevation: 2470 m Colin change in elevation. A good choice for novice Kinney Lake Resplendent AREA C Caribou range – dogs not allowed o CECI N’EST PAS UNE CARTE TOPOGRAPHIQUE. MOUNT ROBSON l hikers. Camping is not permitted at Beaver Lake. in River ELLE NE DOIT PAS ÊTRE UTILISÉE R a n 38 COMME GUIDE DE PARCOURS. A shorter alternative to the Brazeau loop, This is PROVINCIAL PARK Bonhomme ge Jacques Prince George, Miette Pyramid Lake TRAILHEAD: South end of Medicine Lake, 28 km from an impressive hike with over 13 km of travel above Prince Rupert and Overlander 16 Bridgland Cardinal Fort St. James Falls 139 Jasper townsite River JACQ UES LAKE (Rocky) treeline. Good views and prime habitat for park wildlife Pyramid Pass Lake Maligne River 90 THIS IS NOT A TOPOGRAPHIC MAP. including hoary marmot and woodland caribou. See Moose Lake River S AT URDAY JASPER 135 Primitive 39 32 Medicine Lake iT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ROUTE FINDING. notes for Brazeau loop above. NIGH T L OOP Medicine Lake 91 Medicine

126 Rearguard 40 734 92 Big Bend Falls 3 Tête Jaune Yellowhead 16 Miette River Signal 31 93 TRAILHEAD: Sunwapta station, 72 km S of Jasper 102

15.6 km return Elevation gain/loss: 267 m Cache Fraser River Pass Tekarra Tent townsite on Icefields Parkway. 94 Kilometres 5 Yellowhead Five 33 Maximum elevation: 1400 m Whistlers A Lakes 02River 4 8 12 16 20

16 Lake TH 100 Creek Fitzwilliam A N  B 93A Roche A S KYLINE SOU TH B OUNDARY Fraser River 30 Noire Marmot S 101 95 Rolling along the upper Athabasca Valley, this trail CA 100 Southesk Seven to Ten Day Trips 29 Maligne Lake (Cairn) Pass follows a wide, well-packed fire road that is easily reviR 27 Meadow 105 130 97 Valemount Creek 28 96 traversed on foot or bike. Make a day of it, or stay Leah T ONQUI N VALLEY 93 Maligne

Portal Lake Samson overnight at Big Bend Campground. Maccarib 48 Hardisty In wildland camping areas, toilets and food 47 Pass Astoria Southesk Amethyst Horseshoe Maligne Lake 93A µ 13 Lakes Lake Maligne storage may not be present in some locations. 46 Edith TRAILHEAD: Sunwapta Falls, 54.5 km south of Jasper R Southesk River River a 44 Cavell Athabasca Falls 130 m 42 105 p MALIG NE LAKE townsite Bear-resistant containers are required to Kinbasket Lake a 43 r Edith t 45 s Kerkeslin Creek 106 Cavell Unwin Paul 115 98 store food. River Charlton Monkhead 55 120 14 Warren

Isaac Nigel Pass Brazeau 56 Wildland 37 Mary Vaux 115 Zier-Vogel A. Photo: Whirlpool River 34 RIVER Athabasca Pass GERALDINE Endless Chain 122 Three Day Trips LA KES 99 98 km return Maximum elevation: 1755 m, I Fryatt cefi 35 eld Christie Sunwapta s Minimum elevation: 1210 m SunwaptaP 58 Falls ar kw 26 100 Semi-Primitive Brussels a Skyline 36 y 130 This remote historic trail follows the Whirlpool 49 Pobokton25 Creek C ATH ABASC A PASS FR YATT Brazeau o 44 km Elevation gain from Maligne Lake: 1410 m nt Lake VA LLEY Brazeau River valley, the traditional route of early fur traders in 132 21 e 24 20 and loss: 1928 m. Maximum elevation: 2510 m n FORT RESS 93 t 126 Arnica al 59 ALBERTA Pobokton 132 crossing the Rocky Mountains. Large gravel flats and D BRITISH COLUMBIA LAKE River 19 ivi Pass Caribou range – dogs not allowed de Jonas Creek 23 glaciers dominate the scenery in sections. Most major 50 115 22 crossings are bridged as you climb toward Athabasca A classic Rockies trail, most of it above treeline. Photo: C. Whitty BRAZEAU Photo: C. Roy C. Photo: 60 18 River Sunwapta Pass National Historic Site. Some horse traffic. 131 Jonas The high elevation allows for panoramic views that Athabasca Tonquin Valley Fortress Lake Pass extend over much of the park, encompassing vast NOTE: Bikes allowed to Tie Camp. Backcountry Campgrounds # of Backcountry Campgrounds Hooker Icefield HAMBER 130 61 and usage type (trail number) tents and usage type (trail number) Athabasca PROVINCIAL Mushroom meadows, windswept ridges and the chance to spot Pass Tangle WHITE GOAT TRAILHEAD: Km 6.4 of Moab Lake road, off Highway 93A south abahC 16 Woolley Nigel Pass wildlife in the distance. PARK Tangle WILDERNESS Alberta 15 GERALDINE LAKES TRAIL (120) NORTH BOUNDARY (150) Falls Wildland AREA NOTES: No fires. Use of a stove is mandatory. Snow may 150 62 Shalebanks North Boundary River Icefield Centre 37 Second Geraldine Lake 4 130 remain in higher areas until mid-July. Recommended travel Backcountry Campgrounds # of Chaba Stutfield 63 Seldom Inn Icefield Stutfield Kitchener between July 1 and September. 179 km Maximum elevation: 2020 m, and usage type (trail number) tents JACQUES LAKE (139) Twins Glacier C 64 Seldom Inn olumb Athabasca Minimum elevation:1355 m Chaba ia I TRAILHEADS: Maligne Lake (50 km from Jasper 38 Jacques Lake 8 Clemenceau ce Glacier Glacier Snow Dome fie Athabasca Semi-primitive 65 Horseshoe ld townsite) and just before Maligne Canyon (about 8 km from North Boundary country possesses its own unique SATURDAY NIGHT LAKE LOOP (3) Andromeda Jasper on the Maligne Road). Recommended direction is Clemenceau Icefield BANFF brand of beauty – a wilderness of broad valleys and ATHABASCA RIVER 66 Willow Creek Saskatchewan from Maligne Lake to Maligne Canyon. 39 Saturday Night Lake 8 Columbia Glacier NATIONAL distant views that is inhabited by an array of wildlife. 67 Willow Creek PARK Lake Louise 11 Athabasca Island 2 40 Minnow Lake 8 Columbia Icefield and Banff The trail is rugged in places although most major 68 Welbourne Semi-Primitive river crossings are bridged. Some horse traffic. 12 Brûlé 2 NORTH BOUNDARY (150) 69 Welbourne 105 Tonquin Valley Loop Very remote, trail is maintained infrequently. MALIGNE LAKE 41 Celestine Lake 8 11 43 km Elevation gain from Astoria trail: 1053 m 70 Blue Creek NOTES: Due to a recent flooding, Blue and Caracajou 13 Fisherman's Bay 8 TONQUIN VALLEY (105, 106) and loss: 1293 m. Maximum elevation: 2210 m 72 Three Slides Creek bridges may be out. 14 Coronet Creek 8 Caribou range – dogs not allowed 42 Astoria 4 73 Oatmeal TRAILHEADS: End of Celestine Road, 53 km from Jasper BRAZEAU (130,131,132) 43 Switchback 8 74 Byng The Tonquin Valley’s scenery is unrivalled. This is townsite; Rock Lake, 32 km from Hwy 40 to Grande 15 Boulder Creek 4 44 Clitheroe 8 one of Canada’s premiere alpine regions, a unique Cache; and at Mount Robson, 88 km west of Jasper 75 Twintree townsite on Highway 16. 16 Four Point 8 combination of rugged peaks, ghostly ice and fertile 45 Surprise Point 4 76 Donaldson Creek 18 Wolverine South 4 lakes. There are several excellent day hikes in the area. 46 Amethyst 8 77 Chown Creek Wildland 19 Brazeau River 4 Woodland caribou 130 47 Maccarib 4 78 Chown Creek NOTES: No fires. Use of a stove is mandatory. Recommended South Boundary 20 Brazeau Meadows 8 travel between July 1 and September. Regular horse use 120 km Maximum elevation: 2262m, 48 Portal 8 79 Timothy Slides The woodland caribou found in Jasper are during July and August and rain can make trails muddy and 21 Brazeau Lake 8 a threatened species. Less than 100 caribou are Minimum elevation:1580 m 80 Wolverine North challenging for hikers. 22 John-John 4 Primitive left in south Jasper. 81 Adolphus This high country trek travels through lowland forest 23 Jonas Cutoff 8 FORTRESS LAKE (126) TRAILHEADS: Km 12.7 on the Cavell Rd (Astoria trail) and at and over two alpine passes. Most major water crossings 82 Adolphus What you can do to help woodland caribou: km 6.3 on the Marmot Basin Rd (Portal Creek trail). 24 McCready 8 49 Big Bend 4 are bridged but the smaller streams may require fancy 84 Little Heaven footwork. Much of this trail is very remote. 25 Waterfalls 4 50 Athabasca Crossing 4 • Stay on designated trails and if you Semi-Primitive 85 Spruce Tree see caribou give them space. 26 Poboktan 4 FIDDLE RIVER (140) 122 Fryatt Valley NOTES: Due to a recent landslide and post-fire deadfall, the 86 Ancient Wall • Dogs are not allowed in caribou habitat trail between Jacques Lake and Rocky Forks Campground SKYLINE (100, 101, 102) 51 Utopia 4 (see map). 22 km one way Elevation gain: 934 m, loss: 157 m is very difficult to navigate. Travel through this area is not 87 Natural Arch Maximum elevation: 2040 m 52 Slide Creek 4 • Avoid hiking in caribou habitat during calving recommended. Beyond Brazeau Lake, trail is maintained 27 Evelyn Creek 4 SOUTH BOUNDARY (130, 135) infrequently. Overlaps popular Brazeau loop trail. Check on 53 Slide Creek 4 season (June – early July) and rut season campsite availability. 28 Little Shovel 8 90 Rocky Forks (late September to early October). The Fryatt Valley trail is long, and the final climb 54 Whitehorse 4 up the Headwall to the upper valley is one you TRAILHEADS: Rocky Pass via Hwy 40, 77 km SE of Hinton. 29 Snowbowl 8 91 Rocky Forks won’t soon forget. But this tiny hanging valley Nigel Pass: 112 km from Jasper townsite on the Icefields 30 Curator 8 Wildland 92 Medicine Tent To find out more about caribou conservation in the tucked into one of Jasper’s great mountain ranges is Parkway. mountain national parks, visit www.pc.gc.ca/caribou. 31 Tekarra 8 ATHABASCA PASS (115) 93 Medicine Tent a jewel that rewards all your efforts. Biking allowed 32 Signal 4 94 La Grace Bradley M. Photo: to lower Fryatt campsite. Alpine hut must be booked Skyline Trail 55 Whirlpool 33 Watchtower 4 in advance (see Information Sources). Gaboury N. Photo: 56 Tie Camp 95 Cairn Pass FRYATT VALLEY (122) 58 Middle Forks 96 Cairn River TRAILHEAD: Km 2.0 of Geraldine road, off Hwy 93A just north of Athabasca F alls. 34 Lower Fryatt 4 59 Scott Camp 97 Southesk 35 Brussels 8 60 Kane Meadows 98 Isaac Creek THIS IS NOT A TOPOGRAPHIC MAP. 0 2 4 8 12 16 20 iT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ROUTE FINDING. 36 Headwall 8 61 Athabasca Pass 99 Arête