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Best Canadian Rockies Day Hikes – Top 40 Trails

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The Best Canadian Rockies Day Hikes
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The Candian Rockies are a paradise for those who love to explore mountain landscapes. This stretch of jagged mountain range is full of glacial ice, turquoise-colored lakes, massive waterfalls, flower-covered meadows, and abundant wildlife. The best way to experience this vast wilderness playground is on foot. While we do recommend a few explorations of this beautiful country be done with a backpack full of camping gear and several days worth of supplies, there are many places in the Canadian Rockies that make for great day hikes. We’ve got you covered with the Top 40 best Canadian Rockies Day Hikes right here.

Planning Your Summer Hikes

Start working on this year’s summer hiking itinerary now or, even better, get a jumpstart on next year as some of the best day hikes in the Canadian Rockies require a lot of planning to get the proper permits. Here is another resource for planning your adventure in the Canadian Rockies.

Coronet Creek Trail
Jennifer overlooks the Rocky Mountain landscape near the terminus of the Coronet Creek Trail.

Top 40

  1. Lake Agnes
  2. Yoho’s Natural Bridge
  3. Old Fort Point Loop
  4. Mistaya Canyon
  5. Valley of the Five Lakes
  6. Toe of the Athabasca Glacier
  7. Sunwapta Falls
  8. Athabasca Falls
  9. Tangle Creek Falls
  10. Edith Cavell Meadows
  11. Jasper Lake & Sand Dunes
  12. Lake McArthur
  13. Stanley Glacier
  14. Big Beehive Loop
  15. Sulphur Skyline
  16. Path of the Glacier
  17. Takakkaw Falls
  18. Cavell Lake
  19. Emerald Lake Loop Trail
  20. Consolation Lakes
  1. Opabin Plateau Circuit
  2. Beaver Boardwalk
  3. Lake Oesa
  4. Maligne Canyon
  5. Coronet Creek
  6. Plain of Six Glaciers
  7. Peyto Lake
  8. Kinney Lake
  9. Lake O’Hara Shoreline Loop
  10. Twin Falls Loop
  11. Linda Lake Loop
  12. Bear’s Hump
  13. Moraine Lake
  14. Iceline Loop
  15. Wilcox Pass
  16. Crypt Lake
  17. Parker Ridge
  18. Lake O’Hara Alpine Circuit
  19. Emperor Falls
  20. Kain Hut Trail
Sulphur Skyline Summit
Jake stands on the Summit of the Sulphur Skyline Trail.

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