ICEFIELDS TRAIL - CONCEPT Overview: Municipality of Jasper to Columbia Icefield
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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
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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
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* 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
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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
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PROPOSED TRAIL
HWY 93 206 km 206 ATHABASCA RIVER Athabasca Pass
204 km 208 km 208 WHIRLPOOL RIVER
HWY 93A
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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
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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
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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
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DRAFT PROPOSAL 182 km 182 PROPOSED TRAIL
HWY 93 184 km 184
ATHABASCA RIVER 186 km 186
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BUCK LAKE
HONEYMOON LAKE PROPOSED TRAIL
HONEYMOON LAKE Ranger Hill CAMPGROUND
HWY 93
178 km 178 180 km 180
ATHABASCA RIVER
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BUCK LAKE
PROPOSED TRAIL 172 km 172
174 km HWY 93
SUNWAPTA FALLS ROCKY
MOUNTAIN LODGE SUNWAPTA RIVER 176 km 176
SUNWAPTA FALLS
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PROPOSED TRAIL
HWY 93 km 168
SUNWAPTA RIVER 170 km 170
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PROPOSED TRAIL 166 km 166
HWY 93 164 km 164
SUNWAPTA RIVER 162 km
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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
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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
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PROPOSED TRAIL
HWY 93
150 km 150
148 km 148 SUNWAPTA RIVER km 146
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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
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* 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.
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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
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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
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END OF TRAIL PROPOSED TRAIL
WILCOX CAMPGROUND ICEFIELD CENTRE ICEFIELD TENT CAMPGROUND
HWY 93
124 km
122 km
JASPER NATIONAL PARK BANFF NATIONAL PARK
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