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Moose Lake
• Length: 1.4 kilometers/0.9 mile (30 minutes) one-way
• Elevation gain: minimal
• Rating: easy
• Trailhead: picnic area at the end of Maligne Lake Road
This trail begins 200 meters (0.1 mile) along the Bald Hills Trail, spurring left along the
Maligne Pass Trail (signposted). One kilometer (0.6 mile) along this trail, a rough track
branches left, leading to Moose Lake—a quiet body of water where moose are sometimes
seen. To return, continue along the trail as it descends to the shore of Maligne Lake, a short
stroll from the picnic area.
Cavell Road begins from Highway 93A, 13 kilometers (eight miles) south from the town
of Jasper, and winds through a subalpine forest, ascending 300 meters (980 feet) in 14.5
kilometers (nine miles). Trailheads are located at the end of the road (Cavell Meadows
Trail and a short interpretive trail) and across from the hostel two kilometers (1.2 miles)
from the end (Astoria River/Tonquin Valley Trail). A third trailhead is on Marmot Basin
Road where it crosses Portal Creek (Maccarib Pass Trail).
Cavell Meadows
• Length: 4 kilometers/2.5 miles (1.5 hours) one-way
• Elevation gain: 380 meters/1,250 feet
• Rating: moderate
• Trailhead: parking lot at the end of Cavell Road, 27.5 kilometers (17 miles) south of
town
This trail, beginning from the parking lot beneath Mount Edith Cavell, provides access to
an alpine meadow and panoramic views of Angel Glacier. The trail begins by following
the paved Path of the Glacier Trail, then branches left, climbing steadily along a rocky
ridge and then through a subalpine forest of Engelmann spruce and then stunted subalpine
fir to emerge facing the northeast face of Mount Edith Cavell and Angel Glacier. The view
of the glacier from this point is nothing less than awesome, as the ice spills out of a cirque,
clinging to a 300-meter-high (984-foot-high) cliff face. The trail continues to higher view-
points and an alpine meadow that, by mid-July, is filled with wildflowers.
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