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WILLMORE WILDERNESS PARK Resthaven to and Icefield Wildhay Sharing the Trail Smoky Azure Rock Hikers often share trails and campsites with horse parties and/or 72 Blue Creek bicyclists in certain parts of the park. Respect for others Chown 71 88 87 83 82 can go a long way toward reducing conflicts. Move off the trail to Creek allow horse parties to pass, and avoid sudden movements. Twintree 79 Cyclists must dismount and walk their bicycles when they Lake 86 SIDE encounter horses or hikers. 74 Topaz TRAILSTRAILS 80,81 Lake 73 40 75 70 85 84 62 63 Calumet Snake 66 Swoda Indian 64,65 Indian 76 Calumet 67 104 River Peak 68 BOUNDARY 61 Snake 69 to Hinton 103 Moosehorn and 109 107 Snake Indian Falls 59,60 N Brûlé Lake 78 JASPER 0 5 10 15 MOOSEHORN Kilometres 77 Upright Creek Miles River 0 5 10 NATIONAL 58 102 101 Roche Ronde 16 Robson 108 PARK 2 L E G E N D Robson 110 Celestine Glaciers 57 Lake Fiddle TRAILS Roche MT. ROBSON PROVINCIAL PARK Miette Only 105 Mystery Hiking, Horse Use 111 Lake ATHABASCARIVER ATHABASCARIVER Jasper Hiking, Horse, Lake Talbot to Prince George Snaring 1 Lake River CAMPGROUNDS and Prince Rupert 112 30 SNARING Utopia River Horse Camps FIDDLEFIDDLE RIVERRIVER Miette Hiker/Horse Camps 117 Rocky 31 5 to 32 Hiker - Fires Permitted and 33 Hiker - Fires Not Permitted 106 118 Roadside Campground River Bridgland 119 Pyramid River SATURDAY Roche Alpine Huts NIGHT LOOP NIGHT LOOP Pyramid Bonhomme 120 42 Lake 89 Glacier Yellowhead 43 40 LOOKING FOR TRIP IDEAS? 16 Lake 41 Jacques Mountain Peak Lake Maligne JACQUES LAKE The following trail descriptions briefly JASPER JACQUES LAKE 90 outline the park’s main hikes. For detailed MALIGNE PASS - 48 km. Elevation gain 700 m. 28 information and further trip planning there Maximum elevation 2240 m. Trailheads are at Beaver Tekarra 27 are several excellent guidebooks available, (50 km from Jasper townsite) and Whistlers Five 29 Lake including The Rockies Trail Guide by at km 72 on the Icefields (Highway THIS IS NOT A TOPOGRAPHIC MAP. Brian Patton and Bart Robinson, Graeme 93). The trail tends to remain wet throughout 91 92 IT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ROUTE FINDING. 93 River Pole’s Classic Hikes in the and the season but all major crossings are bridged. TONQUINTONQUIN VALLEYVALLEY 93 Jasper-Robson: A Taste of Heaven by Don Beers. 26 Medicine The pass area is a lovely alpine meadow, but the 50 Helmet Information centre staff are also pleased to 49 Wabasso 94 remainder of the trail lies in heavy timber. Some Lake Tent offer advice on trip selection. horse use. Note: Rugged and isolated. Maps: SKYLINE 25 95 Amethyst Lake 48 83C/6, Southesk Falls 83C/11, 46 23 Interested in hiking for just a few hours? Balinhard River 83C/12. 45 44 River Cavell Day hiking opportunities are highlighted in 47 Astoria Lake Hardisty 24 the Day Hiker’s Guide to . 22 SOUTH BOUNDARY SKYLINE - 45 km. Elevation gain 1380 m. Edith Moab 93a Maligne Maximum elevation 2490 m. Trailheads are at Cavell Lake Falls 21 Samson 115 TWO-DAY HIKES (distance less than 34 km) Maligne Lake (50 km from Jasper townsite) and 51 Peak 96 just before Maligne Canyon (about 8 km from Kerkeslin 52 3 Cairn SATURDAY NIGHT LAKE LOOP - 27.4 km. Jasper on the Maligne Road). in higher ATHABASCA 20 Elevation gain 540 m. Maximum elevation areas may remain until mid-July. While the River Geral- Maligne 114 dine River 97 1700 m. A good novice trail on a plateau, route passes through some wet and boggy areas, Lakes Charlton MALIGNE 98 53 39 LAKE Southesk 113 beginning and ending in the Jasper townsite. its entire length is very scenic. Since most of the 36 LAKE Lake Fryatt 19 River The route is all below timberline making it a trail is above treeline, firewood is unavailable GERALDINE Dalhousie 54 18 4 SOUTHESK Southesk good selection for the novice or early season and use of a stove is mandatory. Note: No open LAKESLAKES Buck Monkhead hiker. Campsites are at Saturday Night Lake, fires. Maps: Medicine Lake 83C/13, Athabasca 37 Lake 99 ATHABASCA PASS Christie Brazeau High Lakes and Minnow Lake. Note: Seasonal Falls 83C/12. 38 Brussels Sunwapta 116 Peak Falls Brazeau fishing in all lakes except Cabin Lake. Whirlpool Map: Jasper 83D/16. TONQUIN - 42 km. Elevation gain 55 FRYATTFRYATT VALLEYVALLEY Sunwapta Icefield

River 700 m. Maximum elevation 2210 m. Trailheads 56 34 RIVER JACQUES LAKE - 12 km one way. Elevation are at km 12.7 on the Cavell Rd and at km 6.3 on 17 gain 90 m. Maximum elevation 1555 m. A the Rd. This is a beautiful alpine 16 good choice for novice hikers. The trailhead is region although in rainy seasons the trail gets FORTRESSFORTRESS at the south end of Medicine Lake, 28 km muddy. There are several good day hikes in this Hooker Icefield 35 LAKELAKE Olympus 100 Poboktan Creek 15 from Jasper townsite. An easy hike, the trail area. Seasonal fishing is permitted in Amethyst River and Moat Lakes. Regular horse use during July HAMBER Fortress Lake begins with a walk along a fire road for Gong Jonas Poboktan 1.6 km to Beaver Lake. The remaining and August can make trails difficult for hikers. PROVINCIAL Lake Brazeau Creek Lake 10.4 km follow a well-defined trail to the Note: No open fires. Use of a stove is mandatory. 14 10 Brazeau PARK 12 9 campsite at the far end of Jacques Lake. Maps: Amethyst Lakes 83D/9, Jasper 83D/16. 13 River Sunwapta is not permitted at Beaver Lake. Clemenceau 11 Note: Catch and release fishing only at Jacques FRYATT VALLEY - 20 km one way. Elevation SEVEN-DAY HIKES (distance approx. 100 km) Icefield 93 BRAZEAU Chaba Lake. Map: Medicine Lake 83C/13. gain 760 m. Maximum elevation 1980 m. Access Marble 8 Woolley Stanley to the trailhead is via Highway 93A and the ATHABASCA PASS - 51 km one way. Eleva- Falls Geraldine fire road just north of Athabasca Falls. GERALDINE LAKES - 6 km one way. tion gain 560 m. Maximum elevation 1800 m. 7 Elevation gain 400 m. Maximum elevation The trailhead is approximately 2 km up the fire Access to the trailhead is via Highway 93A 1875 m. Access to the trailhead is from the road. The first 10 km are very flat with the south, then follow Moab Lake fire road for 6 WHITE GOAT Geraldine fire road, just north of Athabasca majority of the elevation gain occurring after the 6.4 km. The trail follows the 5 Falls on Highway 93A. The parking area is lower Fryatt campsite. Additional camping is Chaba Kitchener WILDERNESS valley, the traditional route of early fur traders The Twins 6 km up the fire road. The first 2 km of this available at Brussels and Headwall camp- crossing the Rocky . Large gravel AREA Snow trail are deceptively easy, travelling along a grounds or visitors can book the Fryatt Alpine flats and glaciers dominate the scenery in Dome well-defined path to the first of the Geraldine Club hut in advance. Note: Biking allowed to 36 sections. All major crossings are bridged as Lakes. Beyond this point, however, the work Map: Athabasca Falls 83C/12. you climb toward Athabasca Pass National (and rewards) begin. The trail climbs steeply Historic Site. Some horse traffic. Columbia BANFF along a , across a large boulder field Maps: Athabasca Falls 83C/12, Amethyst to Lake FOUR-DAY HIKES (distance 50-80 km) NATIONAL Louise and skirts the edge of a tarn (small glacial Lakes 83D/9, Athabasca Pass 83D/8. PARK and Banff lake). It continues along an even steeper pitch - 25 km one way. Elevation to a viewpoint. You’ll reach the only campsite gain 1025 m. Maximum elevation 2120 m. The TEN-DAY HIKES (distance less than 200 km) B A C K C O U N T R Y T R A I L S A N D C A M P S I T E S at the far end of the second lake. Good hiking trail begins behind the old pool building at Semi-primitiveSEMI-PRIMITIVE Areas AREAS PrimitivePRIMITIVE Areas AREAS boots and endurance are absolute require- Miette Hotsprings (60 km from the townsite). It These are lengthy wilderness hikes that require FIDDLE RIVER TRAIL ATHABASCA PASS TRAIL SOUTH BOUNDARY TRAIL ments for this trip. Note: Routefinding can be is relatively primitive and has few bridged careful planning and extensive preparation. ATHABASCA PASS TRAIL SOUTH BOUNDARY TRAIL tricky; not recommended for beginners. Use of a 1. Athabasca Island-canoe 30. Utopia Creek 51. Whirlpool 89. Grizzl y-horse/hikery crossings. Some short sections of trail may be 2. Brul é-canoe é-canoe 31. Slide Creek 52. Tie Camp 90. Climax Creek-horCreek se/hiker stove is mandatory. No open fires. 32.Slide Creek-hor se 53. Simon Creek 91. Roc ky ForksForks-hiker very muddy. Beyond scenic Whitehorse Pass a NORTH BOUNDARY - 192 km. Elevation MALIGNE LAKE Map: Athabasca Falls 83C/12. 33. Whitehorse Pass 54. Mid dle Forks-horse/hikerForks 92.Roc ky Forks-horse well-defined trail continues down to a provin- 3. Fisherman ’s ’s Bay-canoe Bay-canoe 55. Scott Camp-horCamp se/hiker 93. Medicine TentTent-hiker gain 1055 m. Maximum elevation 2019 m. FORTRESS LAKE TRAIL 4. Cor onet onet Creek-canoe Creek-canoe 56. Kane Meado ws-horse/hikerws 94. Medicine Tent-horse cial campground near . Trailheads are located at the Celestine Lake 34. Big Bend 95. La Grace WATCHTOWER BASIN - 9.8 km one way. BRAZEAU TRAIL SYSTEM NORTH BOUNDARY TRAIL 95. La Grace-hor se/hiker Map: Miette 83F/4. 35. Athabasca Crossing 96. Cairn P ass-horse/hiker parking lot (limited access), 53 km from Jasper 5. Boulder Creek Elevation gain 985 m. Maximum elevation 57. Celestine Lake 97. Cairn River townsite; Rock Lake off Hwy 40 to Grande 6. Four P oint oint FRYATT VALLEY TRAIL 58. Shalebanks 98. Southesk 2375 m. Trailhead about 18 km from Jasper 7. Cline-hor se se 36. Lower Fryatt POBOKTAN-BRAZEAU-NIGEL - 80 km. 59. Seldom InnInn-hiker 99. Isaac Creek-hor se/hiker Cache and at , 88 km west on 8. South Wolverine 37. Brussels townsite on Maligne Road. A relatively steep 60. Seldom Inn-hor se 100. Arête Elevation gain 750 m. Maximum elevation 1950 Highway 16. The trail is rugged in places 9. Braz eau eau River River-hiker 38. Headwall 61. Hor seshoe climb leads to an alpine meadow. Hikers 10. Brazeau-Meadows-horse m. Trailheads are 72 km and 112 km south of although all major river crossings are bridged. GERALDINE LAKES TRAIL 62. Willow CreekCreek-hiker WildlandWILDLAND Areas AREAS 11. Brazeau Lake Lake-hiker 63. Willow Creek-horse must ford the main creek to reach the 12. John John Creek 39. Second Geraldine Jasper townsite on the Icefields Parkway. The A variety of side trips are possible. Some horse 12.John John Creek 64. WelbourneWelbourne-hiker MOOSEHORN WILDLAND campsite. Access to the Skyline trail is 3.5 km 13. JonasJonas Cutoff Cutoff JACQUES LAKE TRAIL 65.W elbourne-horse trail passes through extensive alpine meadows traffic. Note: Very remote. Maps: Snaring 83E/1, JACQUES LAKE TRAIL 65.W elbourne-horse 101. Lower Moosehorn-horse/hiker 14. McCreadyMcCready HorseHorse CampCamp 66. Blue Creek beyond the campsite. Note: Route finding is 40. Jacques Jacques Lake Lake 66. Blue Creek-hiker 102. Ronde Creek and three passes. Seasonal fishing in Brazeau Rock Lake 83E/8, Blue Creek 83E/7, Twintree 15. 67.Blue Creek-hor se 67.Blue Creek-hor se 103. Moosehorn-horse/hiker tricky between campsite and Skyline trail. 16. Poboktan Creek Creek SATURDAY NIGHT LAKE LOOP 68. Three Slides Lake. Snow levels may hinder travel until mid- Lake 83E/6, Mt. Robson 83E/3. 68. Three Slides 104. Wolf Pass Map: Medicine Lake 83C/14. MALIGNE PASS TRAIL 41. Saturday Night Lake 69. Oatmeal-hor se/hiker July. Some horse traffic. Maps: Sunwapta Peak 42. High Lake 70. Byng Byng SNARING WILDLAND 17. Avalanche 43. Minnow Lake 71. Twintree-horse/hiker 83C/6, Columbia Icefield 83C/3. SOUTH BOUNDARY - 176 km. Elevation 18. MaryMary VauxVaux 105. Vine Creek 72. Donaldson Creek 19. OldOld Horse Horse TRAIL 106. Elysium Pass-horse/hikerPass THREE-DAY HIKES (distance 34-50 km) gain 790 m. Maximum elevation 2255 m. 73. Chown Creek-horse 107. South Fork-horse/hikerFork-horse 20. SchäfferSchaffer Camp Camp 44. Astoria JONAS PASS - 53 km. Elevation gain 555 m. 74. Chown CreekCreek-hiker 108. Idaleen Lakes-horse/hikerLakes Trailheads are at Medicine Lake (28 km from 21.Trapper21.T rapper Creek-horse Creek-horse 45. Switchback 75. Timothy Slides-horse 109. Calumet-horse/hikerCalumet 22. TrapperTrapper CreekCreek-hiker 46. Clitheroe FORTRESS LAKE - 24.2 km. Elevation gain Maximum elevation 2470 m. Trailheads are the townsite) on the Maligne Rd and at Camp 76. Wolverine 110. Upright Pass-horse/hikerPass 47. Surprise Point nil. Maximum elevation 1400 m. Trailhead is same as for Poboktan-Nigel-Brazeau. This is an SKYLINE TRAIL 77. AdolphusAdolphus-hiker 111. Colonel Pass-horse/hikerPass Parker (112 km from townsite) on the Icefields 48. Amethyst 23. Evelyn Creek Creek 78.Adolphus-hor se 112. Miette Lake-horse/hikerLake impressive hike with over 13 km of travel above 49. Maccarib-horse/hikerMaccarib at , about 55 km south of the Parkway. The trail is marked and most major 24. Little Shovel 50. Portal NORTH BOUNDARY SIDE TRAILS SOUTHESK WILDLAND townsite on the Icefields Parkway (Highway treeline. Good views and prime habitat for park crossings are bridged. A few side trips are 25. Snowbowl 79. Rock Creek 26. Curator 113. Dean Pass-horse wildlife including and mountain 80. Little Heaven-horse 93). The trail travels along the valley bottom possible. Note: Overlaps popular Jonas Pass trail. 27. Tekarra 114. Southesk Lake-horse/hikerlake-horse/hiker 81. Little HeavenHeaven-hiker to a bridged crossing of the Athabasca River. caribou. Note: No camping is allowed in Jonas Check on campsite availability. Maps: Columbia 28. Signal 115. Burnt Timber-horse/hikerTimber-horse 82. Spruce Tree-horseTree 29. Watchtower 116. Henry Mcleod Note: Fording of the Chaba River is necessary and Pass. Campsites are located at the beginning and Icefield 83C/3, Sunwapta Peak 83C/6, Job 83. Glacier Pass JACQUES WILDLAND can be dangerous (or impossible) especially when end of the 20 km pass section. Horse use Creek 83C/7, George Creek 83C/10, Southesk 84. Upper Blue Creek JACQUES WILDLAND 85. Ancient Wall-horse 117. Cinquefoil the river is high. Maps: Athabasca Falls prohibited. Maps: Sunwapta Peak 83C/6, 83C/11, Mountain Park 83C/14, Medicine 86. Topaz 118. Emir 83C/12, Fortress Lake 83C/5. Columbia Icefield 83C/3. Lake 83C/13. Unless otherwise indicated, sites are for hikers only. 87. Natural Arch-horseArch 119. Nashan Creek 88. Caribou Inn 120. Dromore