ICEFIELDS TRAIL - CONCEPT Overview: Municipality of Jasper to Columbia Icefield
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ICEFIELDS TRAIL - CONCEPT Overview: Municipality of Jasper to Columbia Icefield 1 of 21 2 of 21 3 of 21 5 of 21 6 of 21 4 of 21 End: Wilcox Campground 16 JASPER Map 15 Map 14 Map 16 Start: Municipality of Jasper NATIONAL Map 13 Jonas Map 17 7 of 21 21 Map 12 Map 21 Valley of the Map 5 PARK 11 of Map 18 Map 20 Map 1112 of 21 Map 19 Map 1Five Lakes Map 3 Map 4 Map 10 13 of 21 Map 6 Jasper Map 9 14 of 21 Icefield 21 9 of 21 15 of 21 8 of 21 10 of Centre Beauty Creek Map 2 Sunwapta Falls Tangle Hill BANFF NATIONAL Athabasca Falls 16 of 21 Mt Christie picnic PARK Map 7 Map 8 Columbia Icefield 17 of 21 Legend 226 km KM Marker 18 of 21 Roads Proposed trail route 19 of 21 Zone 4 - Outdoor recreation area 20 of 21 Accomodation Picnic Site Trailhead Kilometres 0 10 20 30 40 50 Viewpoint ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK MAP 1 of 21 DRAFT PROPOSAL OLD FORT ATHABASCA RIVER POINT ROAD HWY 16 CONNAUGHT DR PROPOSED TRAIL START OF TRAIL Hwy 93A Alpine Village - Miette River becomes one-way northbound HWY 93A WAPITI JASPER CAMPGROUND BONHOMME ST Follow Trail 12 MIETTE RIVER HWY 93 HWY 16 16 HWY 226 km WHISTLER'S 224 km CAMPGROUND 227.5 km 0 500m 1000m SCALE ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK MAP 2 of 21 DRAFT PROPOSAL VALLEY OF THE FIVE LAKES 218 km 218 PROPOSED TRAIL HWY 93 PORTAL CREEK ATHABASCA RIVER 220 km 220 BECKERS WAPITI BUNGALOWS CAMPGROUND Old road Park gate 222 km 222 HWY 93A 0 500m 1000m SCALE ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK MAP 3 of 21 DRAFT PROPOSAL * Minor zone 2 encroachment to reduce grade for safety Wabasso Lakes PROPOSED TRAIL 214 km 214 218 km 218 HWY 93 216 km ATHABASCA RIVER ASTORIA RIVER HWY 93A 0 500m 1000m SCALE ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK MAP 4 of 21 DRAFT PROPOSAL WHIRLPOOL RIVER 208 km 208 Minor zone 2 Encroachment to reduce grade PROPOSED TRAIL for safety Reroute commercial horse trail to avoid user conflict HWY 93 210 km 210 212 km ATHABASCA RIVER HWY 93A 0 500m 1000m SCALE ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK MAP 5 of 21 DRAFT PROPOSAL PROPOSED TRAIL HWY 93 206 km 206 ATHABASCA RIVER Athabasca Pass 204 km 208 km 208 WHIRLPOOL RIVER HWY 93A 0 500m 1000m SCALE ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK MAP 6 of 21 DRAFT PROPOSAL PROPOSED TRAIL HORSESHOE LAKE Follow edge of road 200 km 200 Old road KERKESLIN HWY 93 CREEK 202 km 202 Cross road for safe access ATHABASCA RIVER to Athabasca Falls Old road and to avoid hills 198 km ATHABASCA FALLS HWY 93A 0 500m 1000m SCALE MAP 7 of 21 ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK DRAFT PROPOSAL 192 km 192 PROPOSED TRAIL KERKESLIN CAMPGROUND Old road ATHABASCA RIVER 194 km 194 ATHABASCA HWY 93 HOSTEL 196 km 196 ATHABASCA FALLS 0 500m 1000m SCALE ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK MAP 8 of 21 DRAFT PROPOSAL Follow west side to avoid disturbance of mountain goats at lick Follow west side to ensure safe access to Mt Christie picnic area PROPOSED TRAIL GOAT LICK Follow edge of road Goats and Glaciers MT. CHRISTIE HWY 93 188 km 188 190 km ATHABASCA RIVER 0 500m 1000m SCALE ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK MAP 9 of 21 DRAFT PROPOSAL 182 km 182 PROPOSED TRAIL HWY 93 184 km 184 ATHABASCA RIVER 186 km 186 0 500m 1000m SCALE ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK MAP 10 of 21 DRAFT PROPOSAL BUCK LAKE HONEYMOON LAKE PROPOSED TRAIL HONEYMOON LAKE Ranger Hill CAMPGROUND HWY 93 178 km 178 180 km 180 ATHABASCA RIVER 0 500m 1000m SCALE ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK MAP 11 of 21 DRAFT PROPOSAL BUCK LAKE PROPOSED TRAIL 172 km 172 174 km HWY 93 SUNWAPTA FALLS ROCKY MOUNTAIN LODGE SUNWAPTA RIVER 176 km 176 SUNWAPTA FALLS 0 500m 1000m SCALE ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK MAP 12 of 21 DRAFT PROPOSAL PROPOSED TRAIL HWY 93 km 168 SUNWAPTA RIVER 170 km 170 0 500m 1000m SCALE ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK MAP 13 of 21 DRAFT PROPOSAL PROPOSED TRAIL 166 km 166 HWY 93 164 km 164 SUNWAPTA RIVER 162 km 0 500m 1000m SCALE ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK MAP 14 of 21 DRAFT PROPOSAL PROPOSED TRAIL POBOKTAN CREEK SUNWAPTA use site of old STATION hiker bridge Poboktan 158 km HWY 93 Follow edge of road to avoid wetland 156 km 156 SUNWAPTA RIVER 160 km 160 0 500m 1000m SCALE ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK MAP 15 of 21 DRAFT PROPOSAL JONAS SLIDE Zone 2 encroachment through the Jonas Slide using previously disturbed land on the old road. This: • Avoids a wetland area beside the road. • Avoids disturbance of the slide. JONAS • Is safer than a trail on the shoulder of the highway. CAMPGROUND • Provides a better visitor experience. PROPOSED TRAIL HWY 93 154 km 154 km 152 SUNWAPTA RIVER 156 km 156 0 500m 1000m SCALE MAP 16 of 21 ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK DRAFT PROPOSAL PROPOSED TRAIL HWY 93 150 km 150 148 km 148 SUNWAPTA RIVER km 146 0 500m 1000m SCALE ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK MAP 17 of 21 DRAFT PROPOSAL Zone 2 encroachment through Beauty Flats PROPOSED TRAIL using previously disturbed land on the old road. This: • Avoids a wetland area beside the road. • Minimizes disturbance of natural vegetation and soils. • Is safer than a trail on the shoulder of the highway. • Provides a better visitor experience. HWY 93 BEAUTY CREEK 144 km 144 HOSTEL 142 km SUNWAPTA RIVER 146 km 146 0 500m 1000m SCALE ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK MAP 18 of 21 DRAFT PROPOSAL * SEE NOTE 1 140 km * SEE NOTE 2 SUNWAPTA RIVER PROPOSED TRAIL * SEE NOTE 1 * SEE NOTE 3 136 km 136 138 km HWY 93 * NOTE 1 * NOTE 2 * NOTE 3 Zone 2 encroachment through Beauty Flats Trail enters an open, previously disturbed area, to: Trail returns to the side of the road to avoid a long, using previously disturbed land on the old road. This: • Minimize the risk of human-bear conflict straight stretch of old road through a dense forest, to: • Avoids a wetland area beside the road. in the forest along the old road. • Reduce the risk of human-bear conflict in the dense • Minimizes disturbance of natural vegetation and soils. • Provide a better visitor experience. forest along the old road. • Is safer than a trail on the shoulder of the highway. • Provide a better visitor experience. • Provides a better visitor experience. • Avoid two dry creek beds, which would have to be bridged. 0 500m 1000m SCALE ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK MAP 19 of 21 DRAFT PROPOSAL TANGLE FALLS GLACIER 132 km SKYWALK PROPOSED TRAIL Zone 2 Encroachment using previoulsly disturbed land on the old road to reduce trail grade and improve safety. Tangle HWY 93 Maintenance Yard 134 km 134 STUTFIELD GLACIER SUNWAPTA RIVER 0 500m 1000m SCALE MAP 20 of 21 ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK DRAFT PROPOSAL ICEFIELD CENTRE PROPOSED TRAIL Follow road to avoid unstable slopes, reduce potential for human wildlife conflict and improve views 126 km 126 HWY 93 128 km 128 SUNWAPTA LAKE SUNWAPTA RIVER 130 km 130 0 500m 1000m SCALE ICEFIELDS TRAIL - JASPER NATIONAL PARK MAP 21 of 21 DRAFT PROPOSAL END OF TRAIL PROPOSED TRAIL WILCOX CAMPGROUND ICEFIELD CENTRE ICEFIELD TENT CAMPGROUND HWY 93 124 km 122 km JASPER NATIONAL PARK BANFF NATIONAL PARK 0 500m 1000m SCALE.