DAY HIKING
Travel on all Jasper hiking trails is fairly good. Please be aware of roaming Bears.
Maligne Lake Area
Jasper's Maligne Lake area is Caribou Country. Dogs are not allowed in this alpine area.
Townsite Area Hiking
Hiking trails in and around the Jasper Townsite are in good condition.
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Condition |
Comments |
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PYRAMID BENCH |
Good |
Great hiking conditions |
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OLD FORT POINT TO MALIGNE CANYON |
Good hiking conditions |
Stay on trails |
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VALLEY OF THE FIVE LAKES AREA |
Good hiking conditions |
Stay on trail. |
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MOUNT EDITH CAVELL - No dogs on Cavell Meadows Trail |
Early season hiking conditions |
Mount Edith Cavell Alpine area is fragile. Stay on hiking trails. Dogs not permited |
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MALIGNE LAKE - Mary Schaffer & Moose Lake Loop, Lorraine Lake Loop Hiking Trails |
Fair |
Snowy sections |
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MALIGNE LAKE - Bald Hills Trail. No dogs |
Good hiking. |
Bald Hills alpine area is fragile, stay on the trail. Dogs not permited. |
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MALIGNE LAKE - Opal Hills Loop. No dogs |
Good to fair hiking |
Opal Hills alpine area is fragile, stay on the trail. Dogs not permited. |
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MIETTE HOTSPRINGS AREA |
Good hiking conditions. |
A few wet and muddy sections. |
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COLUMBIA ICEFIELD AREA |
Good early season hiking conditions. |
Be aware of avalanche terrain while hiking. Alpine vegetation is fragile. Please stay on hiking trails. |
JASPER BACKCOUNTRY TRAIL CONDITIONS
Dogs are not permitted in Jasper's following areas: Tonquin Valley, Skyline & Watchtower, Maligne Pass, Jonas Creek and Poboktan Creek trails. These are important caribou habitats. |
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Good hiking. |
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ATHABASCA PASS - Bring rope to hang your food at primitive camps. |
Fair hiking conditions - caution. |
Bridge is out. |
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BRAZEAU LOOP - No fires at Jonas Cutoff campground. No dogs in Jonas & Poboktan Passes. |
Good to Fair hiking. |
Muddy areas. |
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ELYSIUM PASS - Primitive campground with no bear pole. |
Fair to good hiking. |
Wet with muddy sections. |
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FIDDLE RIVER / WHITEHORSE PASS |
Good hiking conditions. |
Wet with muddy sections. |
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FORTRESS LAKE |
Good hiking conditions. |
Chaba River ford may be high. USE CAUTION! |
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FRYATT VALLEY |
Fair to good hiking conditions. |
Some wet and muddy sections. |
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GERALDINE LAKES - No fires |
Fair hiking conditions. |
Wet & muddy. Boulders are very slippery when wet. |
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JACQUES LAKE |
Good hiking conditions. |
Hiking trail has recently been cleared of deadfall. |
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MALIGNE LAKE BY CANOE |
Good |
Be prepared - Maligne lake weather changes are very fast. |
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MALIGNE PASS - No dogs. |
Fair to good hiking |
Wet and muddy sections. |
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NORTH BOUNDARY |
Good hiking. |
Wet sections. |
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SKYLINE - No fires and no dogs. |
Good hiking. |
Some muddy sections. Rocks are slippery when wet - this is not a hiking area you want to become injured in. |
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SOUTH BOUNDARY |
Good hiking. |
A few muddy areas. |
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TONQUIN VALLEY - No fires and no dogs. |
Fair to good hiking conditions. |
Muddy sections. Mosquitoes! Prime grizzly habitat. |
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SATURDAY NIGHT LAKE LOOP |
Good hiking conditions |
wet areas. |
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WATCHTOWER BASIN - No fires and no dogs. |
Fair hiking conditions |
Quite wet. |
Hiking conditions in Jasper National Park
