Details
- Hike Leader - Katherine Roberts
- Contact -
- Distance - Approximately up to 75 km
- Difficulty - Moderate
- Special Note - This a demanding backpack with some steep drop offs and water crossing. We are in grizzly country.
Description
- Come join us for this amazing Icefields Parkway backcountry backpack in Banff National Park.
- Approximately 50 m backpack
- You must be fully equipped and experienced in the backcountry.
- This is grizzly country, so we will have a larger group.
- This backpack is leader approved, so please contact Katherine at aussiecan7@shaw.ca before you will be added in
- 3 nights and 4 days on the trail.
- We will need bear bags and will have to hang our food with our own ropes. I will be using odor proof bags. We will help each other with this task.
- Be prepared for water crossings that may be thigh high for our day hikes. Water shoes and poles are highly recommended.
- Bear spray will be a must for each hiker as we are in grizzly country. Our group came across a grizzly on one of our adventures in the area.
- Come prepared with bear safe bug spray as some areas are known to be buggy.
- This is a backpack, so it is classified as challenging. The terrain will range from moderate to challenging.
- We will hike at a moderate pace. We will take breaks for photography and to dip our feet in a lake or lay in a meadow.
Elevations: Helen Lake 1833 m, Katherine Lake 2412 m, Dolomite Pass 2781 m, Cirque Peak 2993 m
Day 1 July 30th
Travel to Banff National Park and stay in a front country campground or a hostel. We have room for more in our 6 bed private room at Lake Louise. Option to explore Moraine and Lake Louise Lakes and enjoy dinner out.
Day 2 July 31st
10 km hike from the Helen Lake trailhead past Helen Lake, past Katherine Lake to Dolomite Creek. Set up tents for the night. There are no facilities here and we don’t have to book, although we need to register with Parks Canada so they know we are out there. .
Day 3 August 1st
13 km hike to North of Isabella Lake near the Ranger’s cabin. Primitive camp site for 2 nights. We will do a day hike once set up.
Day 4 August 2nd
Day hike tbd.
Day 5 August 3rd
13 km hike out with the option of dropping our packs and hiking up Cirque Peak for lunch. This is a very steep climb with a very rewarding view! Hike the rest of the way out and drive home. This will be an approximately 13 km day.
This event with be updated soon with many more details. We will also have a meeting before we go.
Bookings
Booked Spaces - 8/8
As a leader, I typically post moderate to harder hikes.My backpacking events are always posted as harder to challenging.This is because you have much more weight on your back over a much longer period of time. I like to hike at an easy to moderate pace depending on the event.I will adjust the hike pace if someone needs to start out slower to catch their breath.If you join one of my backpacks, expect some long days with plenty of breaks to "smell the flowers" and maybe even dip your feet in a creek. "Forgot not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the wind longs to play with your hair."Kahlil Gibran.If you are a marathon hiker then my events are probably not for you.To me, life is already too much of a marathon.Time on thetrail is time to reconnect with ourselves and nature."Seek out those places that feed your soul."Author Unknown.
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