Hike Alberta
First Lake 1 km N
Route preview. The interactive map opens here with terrain, contours and live notices.Open the map

Valley of the Five Lakes

Near Jasper · Jasper National Park

Moderate · Loop · Official trail

One of the Valley of the Five Lakes
One of the Valley of the Five Lakes. Photo by Gary, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Trail score 71 out of 100, from popularity, scenery and trail quality

First Lake 1 km Open the map

About this trail

Valley of the Five Lakes is a 5.7 km loop trail near Jasper in Jasper National Park. The route gains 173 m in total and tops out at 1,157 m. Hike Alberta rates it moderate. Allow about 2 hours of moving time. It meets Valley of the 5 Lakes · Trail 9 at 0.7 km, Traill 9 at 2.0 km and Trail 9b at 5.2 km, and passes three other mapped junctions. Four side branches with the same name split off the route, at 0.7 km, 4.6 km, 5.2 km and 5.7 km. The map also shows seven separate sections with the same name that are not part of this route. The distance and climb above follow this route only, not its branches. Along the way you pass First Lake. Also used for trail running.

Length
5.7km
Elevation gain
173m
Estimated time
2h
Moving time
Route
Loop
Highest point
1,157m
Lowest point
1,086m

Elevation profile

1,086 m to 1,157 m
1,1571,086 0 km5.8 km

Highest point 1,157 m, lowest 1,086 m, 173 m of climbing in total. Steepest sustained grade about 22% over 100 m.

Predicted coverage: 100% of route

0% LTE · 100% 5G

Longest modelled gap
0.0 km
Model
2024 · Natural Resources Canada

Predicted coverage is not guaranteed. It varies by carrier, terrain, weather, device and network load, and it does not guarantee emergency service.

Along the way

  1. 0.0 kmFirst LakeLake

Good for

  • Hiking, Trail running
  • Dog friendly (on leash)
  • Lake

Rankings

Trailhead

The trail starts at 52.8200° N, 118.0130° W.

Driving directions

Jasper National Park admission

National park admission required

Buy Discovery Pass

Pass details

Visitors spending time in a national park need valid daily admission or a Parks Canada Discovery Pass. Admission is separate from camping, reservations, parking and other service fees.

Information checked October 21, 2026.

Official details

Before you go

Carry an offline map and plan for no service in backcountry areas. Trails close for wildlife, fire, weather and construction. Check the official sources:

Nearby trails

All 273 trails in Jasper National Park

Parks Canada trail data, Open Government Licence Canada
Elevation © Mapterhorn from NRCan HRDEM (Open Government Licence Canada) and Copernicus GLO 30