Travel Reference
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Wilcox Pass:
Escape the crowds lingering around the Icefield Centre on this
hike, where the panorama of the Columbia Icefield is laid out in all its glory (
click
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Maligne Canyon:
Easy access makes this attraction extremely popular. Visit be-
fore 9am to miss the tour-bus crowd (
click here
)
.
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Maligne Lake:
The most famous body of water in Jasper National Park. And for
good reason-it's simply stunning. Take a tour boat to Spirit Island or hike the Lake
Trail (Mary Schäffer Loop) along the lake's eastern shore (
click here
).
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Mount Edith Cavell:
Although this peak is visible from various points within
the park, no vantage point is as memorable as that from its base, reachable by road
from Highway 93A. For a neck-straining view, take the Cavell Meadows Trail (
click
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Bald Hills Trail:
The vast majority of visitors to Maligne Lake don't travel past
the lake's shoreline. Go beyond the ordinary on this trail, which provides stunning
views of the whole Maligne Valley from alpine meadows (
click here
)
.
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Astoria River/Tonquin Valley Trail:
A trail up the Astoria River leads to the
Tonquin Valley, one of the park's most spectacular sights. If you aren't equipped
for backcountry camping, consider riding in on horseback and staying at one of two
wilderness lodges (
click here
)
.
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Mount Robson Provincial Park:
Mount Robson rises high above lush forests
and rushing waterfalls in this beautiful park to the west of Jasper (
click here
).
Many of the park's campgrounds are accessible by road, while others dot the backcoun-
try. Hiking is the number one attraction, but fishing, boating, downhill skiing and snow-
boarding, golfing, horseback riding, and white-water rafting are also popular. The park is
open year-round, although road closures do occur on the Icefields Parkway during winter
months due to avalanche-control work and snowstorms.
It's a cliché, but backcountry enthusiasts could spend a full summer exploring Jasper and
still not see everything. If you're planning to visit Jasper, I'm assuming you
do
enjoy the
outdoors—hiking, fishing, watching wildlife, and the like—but maybe not with a back-
pack full of provisions strapped to your back. Keeping this in mind, I'd recommend spend-
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