Western Canada: Hiking in Banff, Jasper etc

Started by CiKe, June 21, 2011, 12:39:35 PM

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CiKe

Just booked the holidays to Western Canada for the last two weeks of August. Fly into Calgary and out of Vancouver. We'll be hiring a car and want to do some decent hiking in the likes of Banff, Jasper etc. Have never been before but wanted to do it for a long time ever since the sister came back with photos years ago. Don't have anything planned as yet really so open to what people would personally recommend and whether some parks are much more worthwhile than others (say the relative merits of Yoho, Revelstone, Kootenay etc). Probably looking to do 7-9 good 6-8 hour day hikes, nothing technical, though taking in a glacier would be nice.

If anyone has any experience of the different parks or can recommend any specific hikes then would be greatly appreciated.