Best glacier hikes in Jasper National Park
The 15 best glacier hikes in Jasper National Park, out of 30 that we map, ranked by trail score.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score, highest first.
- All hikes
- Easy 82
- Moderate 40
- Hard 81
- Under 5 km 93
- Kid friendly 79
- Waterfalls 8
- Lakes 47
- Summits 30
- Views 95
- Loops 21
- Backpacking 38
The list
Sorted by rank- 1SkylineNear Maligne Canyon · Jasper National ParkHard · 45.2 km · 1,953 m gain · 16 hLake · Views · Glacier · Camping · Passes Amber Mountain and Notch94score
- 2Cavell MeadowsNear Jasper · Jasper National ParkModerate · 5.6 km · 472 m gain · 3 h 15 minViews · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Edith Cavell Pond and Trail's End88score
- 3Boundary Peak RouteJasper National ParkHard · 14.8 km · 1,625 m gain · 10 h 30 minSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine85score
- 4Athabasca Toe of the GlacierJasper National ParkEasy · 1.9 km · 66 m gain · 40 minViews · Glacier · Historic site81score
- 5Wilcox Pass TrailJasper National ParkHard · 19.6 km · 716 m gain · 6 h 45 minViews · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Wilcox Pass81score
- 6Mount Athabasca RouteJasper National ParkExpert · 9.9 km · 1,402 m gain · 11 hSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Mount Athabasca80score
- 7Columbia Icefield RouteJasper National ParkExpert · 11.5 km · 734 m gain · 6 h 45 minViews · Glacier · Historic site · Alpine80score
- 8Sunwapta Peak RouteJasper National ParkHard · 11.6 km · 1,726 m gain · 10 h 45 minSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Sunwapta Peak73score
- 9Nigel Peak RouteJasper National ParkHard · 6.9 km · 927 m gain · 5 h 45 minSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Nigel Peak73score
- 10Fryatt ValleyNear Jasper · Jasper National ParkHard · 45.7 km · 1,247 m gain · 14 h 45 minRiver or creek · Glacier · Camping · Hut or tea house · Passes Sydney Vallance (Fryatt) Hut68score
- 11Geraldine Lakes TrailNear Jasper · Jasper National ParkHard · 27.3 km · 1,430 m gain · 11 hLake · Views · River or creek · Glacier · Passes First Geraldine Lake and Second Geraldine Lake65score
- 12Opal Peak RouteNear Jasper · Jasper National ParkHard · 3.6 km · 559 m gain · 3 h 30 minSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine64score
- 13Cataract and Cline Pass RouteJasper National ParkHard · 20.8 km · 1,099 m gain · 8 h 30 minViews · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Cataract Pass and Cline Pass62score
- 14Evelyn Peak RouteNear Jasper · Jasper National ParkHard · 19.9 km · 1,693 m gain · 11 h 30 minSummit · Views · Glacier · Alpine · Passes Evelyn Peak59score
- 15Diadem Peak RouteJasper National ParkHard · 18.7 km · 1,826 m gain · 12 hSummit · Views · River or creek · Glacier · Passes Diadem Peak57score