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feet), but the drop is unbroken, which, officially, makes it Canada's highest. There
is one thing of which there is no doubt: Takakkaw Falls will leave you breathless,
much as it did famous alpinist Sir James Outram and everyone who has viewed the
spectacle since.
The torrent, issuing from an icy cavern, rushes tempestuously down a deep, winding
chasm till it gains the verge of the unbroken cliff, leaps forth in sudden wildness for a
hundred and fifty feet, and then in a stupendous column of pure white sparkling water,
broken by giant jets descending rocketlike and wreathed in volumed spray, dashes upon
the rocks almost a thousand feet below, and, breaking into a milky series of cascading
rushes for five hundred feet more, swirls into the swift current of the Yoho River.
Sir James Outram, In the Heart of the Canadian Rockies
Hoodoo Trail
• Length: 3 kilometers/1.9 miles (60-90 minutes) one-way
• Elevation gain: 460 meters/1,510 feet
• Rating: moderate
• Trailhead: Hoodoo Creek Campground, 23 kilometers (14.3 miles) southwest of Field
Hoodoos are found in varying forms throughout the Canadian Rockies, but this outcrop,
officially known as the Leanchoil Hoodoos, is among the most impressive. Hoodoos are
formed by the erosion of relatively soft rock from beneath a cap of harder, more weather-
resistant rock. Although these examples require some effort to reach, their intriguing ap-
pearance makes the trip worthwhile. The first half of the trail, through a decommissioned
campground, is relatively flat, leaving all the elevation gain to be made in the last, painful
1.5 kilometers (0.9 mile).
Wapta Falls
• Length: 2.4 kilometers/1.5 miles (45 minutes) one-way
• Elevation loss: minimal
• Rating: easy
• Trailhead: 1.8 km (1.1 miles) along an unmarked road 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) west
of Field and 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) east of park boundary
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