Banff and Jasper 7-Day Hiking Tour
Calgary, Canada
Trip Type: Multi-day Tours
Duration: 7 days
Join a 7-day camping tour in the National Parks of the Canadian Rocky Mountains with several guided hikes on selected beautiful and rewarding trails of the Rockies. You'll experience the most outstanding places in this fabulous landscape not just from the window of a car, but hiking and camping as much as possible away from the roads. Don't worry about planning the details. Your guide has everything arranged, knows the best trails, activities and special places for every season.
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Join a 7-day camping tour in the National Parks of the Canadian Rocky Mountains with several guided hikes on selected beautiful and rewarding trails of the Rockies. You'll experience the most outstanding places in this fabulous landscape not just from the window of a car, but hiking and camping as much as possible away from the roads. Don't worry about planning the details. Your guide has everything arranged, knows the best trails, activities and special places for every season.
Day 1: Calgary
Meet with your guide in Calgary for the 90 minute transfer to the campground (showers) in the forests of Banff National Park. Here, you'll pitch your tent for the next two days. Now it is time for the first hike on one of the many mountain trails. Hiking time 2 - 3 hours.
Day 2: Banff National Park
On a full day hike, you'll explore passes above the tree line and alpine meadows - such as 7.5 km with 725 m gain (4.6 mi, 2414 ft) to a small lake and possibly 2 km further into the pass at 2470 m (8225 ft). After the hike, you might want to relax in the warm sulphur pool or walk down the busy streets of Banff with its many stores and visitors from around the world . Hiking time 5 – 7 hours.
Day 3: Yoho National Park / Lake Louise
You will not want to miss the picture postcard scenery surrounding Lake Louise. Your guide suggests the 3.5 km (2 mi) path with 400 m gain (1325 ft) to an alpine lake. Here, a network of easy to demanding trails will tempt you to go further and higher. For example, a 15 km (9.3 mi) circuit or a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) climb with 515 m (1705 ft) gain to a summit with exceptional views of nearby peaks. Camp for today and tomorrow (showers) near the alpine village of Lake Louise. Hiking time 3 – 5 hours
Day 4: Yoho National Park / Lake Louise
There is an opportunity for a great white water rafting trip on the Kicking Horse River. Of course hiking is always an alternative. Among the choice of trails, the guide will show you an 18 km (11 mi) circuit through two flower decorated passes at 1830 m and 2180 m (6093 ft and 7250 ft). The Natural Bridge, Takakkaw Falls, Spiral Tunnel are other attractions of Yoho Park. Hiking time 6 hours.
Day 5: Jasper National Park
Frequent stops and short excursions along the Icefields Parkway on your way into the heart of the Rockies. Famous names like Peyto Lake and Bow Summit. At the Columbia Icefields, huge glaciers spawn rivers, which eventually reach three different oceans. Saskatchewan Glacier is best viewed from far above after hiking 2.5 km to a windy ridge at 2260 m (7525 ft). Camp for the next two days near the little holiday town of Jasper (showers). Hiking time 2 hours.
Day 6: Jasper National Park
A side trip to Maligne Lake and an 8 km (5 mile) loop hike with 460 m gain (1532 ft) into the hills above tree line at 2150 m (7160 ft) elevation and possibly all the way to a 2790 m (9290 ft) peak overlooking this beautiful lake. Hiking time 2 – 6 hours.
Day 7: Banff or Calgary
Trails near the Columbia Icefields start at tree line and are especially rewarding thanks to their magnificent views of the glaciers and surrounding ranges. Your final hike is 8 km (5 mi) with 335 m (1155 ft) gain into a Pass at 2375 m (7980 ft). After lunch, transfer back to Banff or Calgary (possibly in a large, comfortable coach). Arrive in Banff at 6:30pm, in downtown Calgary at 9pm, and at the airport at 9:45pm. Hiking time 2 – 3 hours.
Meet with your guide in Calgary for the 90 minute transfer to the campground (showers) in the forests of Banff National Park. Here, you'll pitch your tent for the next two days. Now it is time for the first hike on one of the many mountain trails. Hiking time 2 - 3 hours.
Day 2: Banff National Park
On a full day hike, you'll explore passes above the tree line and alpine meadows - such as 7.5 km with 725 m gain (4.6 mi, 2414 ft) to a small lake and possibly 2 km further into the pass at 2470 m (8225 ft). After the hike, you might want to relax in the warm sulphur pool or walk down the busy streets of Banff with its many stores and visitors from around the world . Hiking time 5 – 7 hours.
Day 3: Yoho National Park / Lake Louise
You will not want to miss the picture postcard scenery surrounding Lake Louise. Your guide suggests the 3.5 km (2 mi) path with 400 m gain (1325 ft) to an alpine lake. Here, a network of easy to demanding trails will tempt you to go further and higher. For example, a 15 km (9.3 mi) circuit or a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) climb with 515 m (1705 ft) gain to a summit with exceptional views of nearby peaks. Camp for today and tomorrow (showers) near the alpine village of Lake Louise. Hiking time 3 – 5 hours
Day 4: Yoho National Park / Lake Louise
There is an opportunity for a great white water rafting trip on the Kicking Horse River. Of course hiking is always an alternative. Among the choice of trails, the guide will show you an 18 km (11 mi) circuit through two flower decorated passes at 1830 m and 2180 m (6093 ft and 7250 ft). The Natural Bridge, Takakkaw Falls, Spiral Tunnel are other attractions of Yoho Park. Hiking time 6 hours.
Day 5: Jasper National Park
Frequent stops and short excursions along the Icefields Parkway on your way into the heart of the Rockies. Famous names like Peyto Lake and Bow Summit. At the Columbia Icefields, huge glaciers spawn rivers, which eventually reach three different oceans. Saskatchewan Glacier is best viewed from far above after hiking 2.5 km to a windy ridge at 2260 m (7525 ft). Camp for the next two days near the little holiday town of Jasper (showers). Hiking time 2 hours.
Day 6: Jasper National Park
A side trip to Maligne Lake and an 8 km (5 mile) loop hike with 460 m gain (1532 ft) into the hills above tree line at 2150 m (7160 ft) elevation and possibly all the way to a 2790 m (9290 ft) peak overlooking this beautiful lake. Hiking time 2 – 6 hours.
Day 7: Banff or Calgary
Trails near the Columbia Icefields start at tree line and are especially rewarding thanks to their magnificent views of the glaciers and surrounding ranges. Your final hike is 8 km (5 mi) with 335 m (1155 ft) gain into a Pass at 2375 m (7980 ft). After lunch, transfer back to Banff or Calgary (possibly in a large, comfortable coach). Arrive in Banff at 6:30pm, in downtown Calgary at 9pm, and at the airport at 9:45pm. Hiking time 2 – 3 hours.
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