Day 1, Edith Lake to Athabasca Falls Hostel

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1 Hwy a Jct +4.% +.0% +.0% Resort Day, Edith to Colin The Whistlers Marmot 6 Chak JASER Jasper Marmot Basin Chevron yramid atricia Lectern Aquila Whistlers Franchere Cavel L. R. Angel Lac Beauvert Wapiti Edith Cavell Rd. 6 Mount Edith Cavell Edith Annette L. Mildred L. a Edith Cavel Maligne Canyon Valley of Fives Wabasso Roche Bonhomme Maligne Road Edith arking Lot Signal Wabasso Whirlpool Fire Rd. Mount Tekarra Whirlpool R. Ginsette Maligne a Finish Leach JASER Excelsior Whistlers Amber Wabasso Trailhead yramid atricia R. Kerkeslin Grade +0.7% -.9% R. Curator Horseshoe The Watchtower Goat Viewpt. Range Fryatt Cr. 6 Hardisty Kerkeslin Christie Sirdar Edith Annette L. Trefoil s Jasper Mildred L. ark Lodge Lac 6 Beauvert a Old Fort t. Closeup of Lick Cr Medicine km Head away from the lake. -@ the intersection, keep LEFT to head to Jasper ark Lodge. -assing Mildred -Jasper ark Lodge. -ass barrier to ride on trail around Lac Beauvert. -ass barrier onto Old Fort t. Rd. -Cross the bridge over the R. at Old Fort t. -Hwya junction. Turn LEFT. Turning right takes you into Jasper. -Turn LEFT at Jctn. for s arkway (Hwy ). -ass the tollgate -Rd for Whistler s campground & Jasper hostel on the right. -Wapiti on the left. -Jctn. of Hwy A, stay on Hwy. -Cross the -Valley of the 5 Trailhead -REST STO at Wabasso Trailhead on the LEFT -Lookout/pullout -Lookout/pullout with view of Harvisty -Horseshoe picnic area, left -Jctn. with south end of Hwy A. The are here. The are within walking distance of, your destination for the evening. If you want to get settled into the hostel st, it is an easy walk back to the. - turnoff on the Left. - h Jasper National ark gets its name from Jasper Hawes, who took command of the North West Company fur trading post east of Jasper National ark on Brule in 87. The post became known as Jasper s House. The post was moved to a site on the near Jasper in 829, but the name stuck. -Jasper ark Lodge had humble beginnings as a tent city on the shore of Lac Beauvert in 95. Seven years later in 922, the tents were replaced by 8 log cabins. Expansion continued the next year with additional cabins and the original main building. In 925, the world famous golf course was opened. -Large mammals you may see while riding through Honeymoon Osprey Buck Maligne Jasper National ark Honeymoon include: L. -Black bears and Grizzlies - there are about 300 black bears in the park and 50 to 200 grizzlies. - Goats; often seen on Tangle Ridge or at the salt lick S. of. -Bighorn sheep; often seen on Tangle Ridge -Elk; often seen in Jasper townsite -Moose; seen near Hwya & The 23 metre high is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Jasper because of the volume of water in the. The water pours over a hard quartzite lip and has cut away at the softer limestone beneath to create a potholed canyon.

2 Kerkeslin Goat Viewpt. Fryatt Cr. Kerkeslin Christie Lick Cr. Day 2 - art, to Honeymoon L. Honeymoon Osprey Buck Maligne Turnoff Unwin Uysfran Mary Vaux Replica Cornet Catacombs Confederation Gong Endless Chain Ridge Bubbling Springs Fortress Grade +0.6% +2.6% +.0% -.0% Jonas Distance from of Day (km) -The s arkway from to, Jasper was begun in as a depression Brazeau era work project. Over the next 9 summers workers using picks, shovels, horses and a few small tractors carved out a single lane Henry MacLeod gravel road. For their labours, the men were paid 20 cents a day km Follow dirt road out of the and turn left. - Kerkeslin -Goat viewpt & picnic area. goats inhabit the cliffs on Kerkeslin. They often come down to the natural salt licks below this viewpt -Honeymoon -REST STO on the Right at turnoff in front of the lodge. A.2 km return detour down the branch road leads to the falls. is a Stoney Indian word meaning turbulent river. -Bubbling Springs picnic area. -oboktan Warden Station. oboktan is the Stoney Indian word for owl. -The road cuts through a field of pinkish boulders created by a rock slide of quartz sandstone from the top of the ridge to the east -Jonas. -REST for the and the Columbia s in the background. is on the Right and just before the bridge over Grizzly. Churchill Range Adam Joachim almer Gong Nelson Warden Station obokta n Jonas Jonas Beauty Grizzly Le Grand Brazeau

3 -6.4% Churchill Range Twin Towers Stutfield Mushroom Stutfield Jasper Nat ark Yoho Nat ark Beauty Tangle Rest Area Kitchener Snow Dome Beauty Tangle Ridge Dome Wilcox Jasper Nat ark Nat ark Columbia Grade +.0% +8.6% +2.4% Tangle Veiwpt. -4.8% Day 2 - art 2, to Centre Top of ass s Centre Columbia Nigel Saskatchewan 2 -The Columbia s cover an area of 325 km, is 00 to 365 m in depth and receives up to 7 metres of snowfall per year. -Melt water from the Columbia s flows to three oceans: to the acific via the Columbia to the Arctic via the & Afternoon MacKenzie to the Atlantic via the North Saskatchewan. -The st recorded discovery of the Columbia s was by Norm Collie & Hermann Woolley in Aug. 8th, 898. These two mountaineers climbed to the summit of and saw the plateau of ice. Wilcox ass Hilda The Castelets arkers Ridge Saskatchewan Brazeau White Goat Wilderness Jasper Nat ark Nat ark Weeping Wall Distance from of Day (km) -6.0% Weeping Wall -0.6% -.2% Cirrus Weeping Wall North Alexandra Riv er Amery Coleman Coleman Saskatchewan REST for the. -Beauty -Road begins a steep climb - for the Stutfield. Still climbing. -Lunch at the Tangle Rest Area on the Right. - for Canyon the Centre on the Left. Information, exhibits and washrooms are here. There is a short road to the toe of the glacier. -Columbia -Wilcox entrance. - ass. /Jasper boundary at elev m / 6,675 ft. -Hilda -arker's Ridge Trail. 5 km round trip hike. - of a steep descent. (-380m in 6.9 km) -The Big Bend. Caution, sometimes you will encounter cross-winds on this downhill stretch. -bottom of the steep downhill. -Another downhill stretch begins -REST STO at the for the Weeping Wall on the Right. - for Castelets. Visible just up the Alexandra. (look back and to your right) - on the Left. on the right. Norman Sunset ass into Finish Wilson

4 Amery Sullivan, Valley of s Arctomys Erasmus Survey -The st journey from to Jasper along the present day route of the s arkway was made in 904. The journey was completed by a hunting party outfitted by Jim Brewster. -The Brewster name originally associated with, outfitting and packing, is still prevalent in the Canadian David Rockies today. The Brewster company developed the Columbia s Centre in cooperation with arks Canada in addition to running numerous tourist attractions in the Canadian Rockies Bridge over N Saskatchewan Day 3 - art, to Summit Wilson North Saskatchewan Howse Wilson Sarbach Kaufmann s The Crossing Resort Mistaya Epaulette 2nd for Lower Waterfowl Grade +4.2% +0.7% +4.5% Lower Waterfowl eyto Distance from the start of day(km) Chephren Howse North Saskatchewan Mount Murchison Synge Breaker Chephen L. Lower Cirque L. Capricorn Totem Tower Waterfowl Upper s Mistaya L. Barbette Barbette Waterfowl L. Snowbird atterson Delta Mistaya Calaron Noyes eyto L. 0km Weed -ing at the, turn left. -Saskatchewan Crossing. The Crossing Resort on the left: Store, restaurant, motel, flush toilets, warm coffee. -Intersection with David Thompson Hwy, Hwy, Continue straight. -Howse Valley Interpretive Exhibit. -Bridge over the North Saskatchewan. That's your drinking water below. Warden Station. The work begins. Up the 4.2% grade for 6 km. -Mistaya Canyon Trail. A 300 m trail leads down to the gorge. Trivia note: mistaya is the Cree word for grizzly bear. -Climb levels out -st Waterfowl -REST STO at the 2nd Lower Waterfowl Conical Silverhorn Marmot Observation Siffleur. -Waterfowl s campground. -Snowbird Loudon viewpoint. -The last 7km to the summit is a 4.5% grade. Welcome to the Summit pre-descent. -eyto trailhead. -Turn right at the eyto Viewpt. & continue up the road to the parking area. the parking area. Take the 20 min. Return, hike up to the viewpoint for eyto. The descent starts after lunch. Siff leur Isabella eyto L. Viewpt arking Lot

5 Chateau Mistaya n Baker Ayesha ost Hotel eyto ipestone Sampson Mall Day 3 - art 2, Summit to Caldron eyto eyto Wapta resident Range 4 Way Stop Ski Area Gordon a To Castle Village Yoho eyto Viewpt arking Lot Balfour Crowfoot Waputik Grade -2.0% -0.6% -2.5% Mosquito Hector Waputik Daly Bath Distance from start of day (km) Hwy Junctn. Dolomite Mosquito Mosquito Hector Range Mosquito (before creek) Hector Fairview n Molar n ipestone Campgd & LUNCH STO at eyto parking lot at Summit, 2069 m/6,787 ft. The descent after lunch is in two sections with the first section about 5 km to the edge of. -Num-Ti-Jah Lodge road. is visible at the head of the valley and in the foreground is. - viewpoint. There are outhouses here. -Crowfoot. The bottom toe of the glacier has receded since the glacier was named. - in the Mosquito campground. If you cross the bridge over Mosquito to the hostel, you ve gone too far. -Hector. - of 2nd downhill -2.5% for 0 km. -Herbert picnic area. -Jctn. with Hwy. Keep straight for. - Access. Take ramp off the hwy to and keep right. -At the 4 way stop, turn right to go to the or stop at the Sampson Mall at the corner and check out the goodies at the Laggan's Bakery. - International on the left after crossing the bridge over the ipestone & past the ost Hotel. -eyto is named after Bill eyto, one of the most colourful personalities of the early history of National ark. Bill was born in Welling, Kent County, England, in 869 and came to Canada in 886. During his lifetime, he worked for the CR, homesteaded, prospected, trapped, guided for Tom Wilson s outfitting company, and was Skoki one of s st wardens. As a mountain guide, he gained a reputation n as an excellent woodsman, whose knowledge of the area was unsurpassed. On guiding trips between and the headwaters of the North Saskatchewan, Summit was a regular overnight camp. Bill would often spend the night by himself at the lakeside which bears his name, preferring the serenity of the lake over the overcrowded campsite. Whitehorn n Finish International a Richardson Lipalian n rotection n

6 +2.7% +3.6% innacle n Chateau Campgd &2 Temple Moraine Little ost Hotel Sampson Mall ipestone L. Ski Area A Consolation s anorama Ridge Quadra n Lipalian n Ski Area Bell Boom 4 Way Stop Taylor rotection n Valley arkway a To Castle Village Grade -2.% -0.5% -0.6% Day 4 to The CR and the development Bonnet of the Canadian Rockies as tourist attractions are interlinked. Here are 2 examples: -The CR put Major Rogers in charge of finding a route through the Rockies and Selkirk ns. Tom Wilson was packing supplies for Major Rogers survey crew in 882 when he made the st recorded visit to. He was lead to the lake of little fishes by Stoney Indian, Edwin Hunter. Wilson originally named the lake, Emerald. -In November 883, three CR railway workers, William & Tom McCardell and their partner Frank McCabe stubbled upon a cave containing hot springs on the flank of what is now called Sulphur Recognizing the Block tourist potential of mineral hot springs, the men staked a claim n to the springs. -After the ownership of the springs came into dispute, the federal government on the urging of the CR, took over control of the hot springs and created Hot Springs Reserve in 885. This Luellen is the predecessor of Canada s st national park,. rotection Storm n Castle A Twin s Rockbound Helena Ridge Copper n Castle n Castle Moose Meadows Johnston Canyon ilot n km Turn right out of the hostel and proceed to the 4 way stop. -Turn Left at the 4 way stop & ride over the overpass. Do not take the Hwy exit. -Turn Right on the Valley arkway, Hwy A. -Corral icnic Area -Baker Chalets on the right. -rotection campground. -REST STO at Castle -This meadow is the site of a former boom town, Silver City. The boom to bust lasted just 2 years 883 to Moose Meadows. Good views of ilot, the spiked peak to the SSW. -Johnston Canyon on the left, campground on the right. -Road splits to go around the toe of the Hillsdale Slide. -Sawback icnic Area on the left. -Muleshoe icnic Area on the right. -Watch for the Osprey nest to the right, on an uphill, divided lanes section of a with a stone wall on the right. - with the Hwy. Take the ramp onto Hwy to. Caution, texas gate! -Alternate route: A gate in the fence along Hwy leads to a trail to s Dr. Watch for a gully clear of trees on the R. Just after the gully is the gate. (see back pg) -Else, continue on Hwy and bypass the st Exit for townsite, Norquay exit. -Exit Minnewanka Exit. -@ the top of the ramp, turn LEFT onto the Minnewanka Scenic Drive. -Turn RIGHT into the Cascade ond Day Use Area-picnic tables, small beach, shallow ponds. -, Cascade onds icnic Area. Cockscomb Cory Norquay, Cascade onds Day Use Area s Tunnel Castle n Distance from of Day (km) Brett Bourgeau Spray

7 INE Alt. to Cascade onds via Rd & -push your bike through the gate and follow the trail - s Road. -After completing s Dr., your choice is to either: turn Left and take the ramp for Highway to resume the regular route or turn Right and ride through townsite. This route description will assume you turn Right on Norquay Dr. heading into townsite. -Cross the tracks & turn Left on Railway St. following the road around the corner to become Elk St. -At the traffic lights past Safeway, turn Left on Ave. heading out of town. -Cross the Hwy underpass. -Turn Right into the Cascade onds Day Use Area for Lunch and the finish of the ride. Notes on the s : Closeup - gets it s name from "shire", the district in Scotland which was the birthplace of two CR directors, Lord Strathcona and George Stephen. -There is archeological evidence of human activity around the s which date back 0,800 years. -The Cascade onds are man-made. The day use area is a converted gravel pit. Cascade onds icnic Area Buffalo addock CLOSED Minnewanka Interchange Cascade onds -The first part of the route, is a trail. It is very rideable even without a mountain bike. It leads to the road ( Drive) in 0.56km. - Drive(the road) can be washboard in places, but takes you away from the heavy traffic on highway. Watch for the Gate just after passing a treeless gully on the approx.. km past the Texas Gate s Drive 2nd To Norquay st To Road Norquay st Vermilion VERMILION LAKES DRIVE Fenland Echo Mount Norquay Interchange MOUNT NORQUAY ROAD 40 Mile RAILWAY RCM GOHER BIGHORN H ELK SQUIRREL LYNX BOW AVENUE Industrial area RABBIT MARTEN COUGAR BEAR FOX MOOSE BANFF AVENUE MARMOT BANFF AVENUE WOLF CARIBOU BEAVER CRES. BADGER OTTER MUSKRAT ANTELOE DEER BUFFALO GRI ZLY R WOLV E TUNNEL MOUNTAIN DRIVE S T. J ULIE N TUNNEL MOUNTAIN ROAD R OAD Tunnel s VILLAGE Centre 2 II Trailer Court Tunnel 3 VILLAGE I GOLF COURSE LOO ROA Hoodoos a Caution! Texas Gate CR Tracks CAVE AVENUE Recreation grounds BIRCH JASER GLACIER ARK AVE. AVENUE MOUNTAIN NAHANNI SRAY AVE. KL U ANE GLEN AVE. KOOTENAY RUNDLE Middle Springs Wildlife Corridor- NO ACCESS MOUNTAIN AVENUE Spray