Canada Alberta

The Bow Valley Parkway

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50.7 km
Length
+359 m
Ascent
−511 m
Descent
1,594 m
Highest point
6.0%
Max gradient
1h 08min
Drive time (approx.)
The Bow Valley Parkway map
50.7 km · 1,594 m

Elevation profile

Elevation profile1 300 m1 400 m1 500 m1 600 m1 700 m0 km10 km20 km30 km40 km50 km1 591 m

What does The Bow Valley Parkway look like?

Bow Valley Parkway - Improvement District No. 9, Alberta, Canada - July 1990
Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY-SA 4.0
Castle Mountain, south view 20240822 1
DXR · CC BY-SA 4.0
Castle Mountain - Improvement District No. 9, Alberta, Canada - July 1990
Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY-SA 4.0
CP GE AC4400CW 8608 Morant's Curve
Kabelleger / David Gubler · CC BY-SA 4.0
Johnston Canyon trip Alberta Aug 2013 (9592837535)
Thank you for visiting my page from Canada · CC BY 2.0
More snow! (14235074290)
larsjuh · CC BY 2.0
Alberta Highway 1A northwest of Castle Junction
Sébastien Launay · CC BY 2.0
Layered sunbreak (25437618947)
Sheila Sund from Salem, United States · CC BY 2.0

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Start
Lake Louise
51.42585, -116.17498
Finish
Improvement District No. 9
51.16942, -115.65516

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

9
Laggan's 0.0 km · 1,560 m
Lake Louise Village Grill & Bar Family Restaurant 0.0 km · 1,560 m
Cafe Trailhead 0.0 km · 1,560 m
Mountain Restaurant 0.0 km · 1,560 m
Tim Hortons 0.0 km · 1,560 m
Front Desk & Cafe 11.4 km · 1,521 m
Market Cafe 32.9 km · 1,441 m
Blackswift Bistro Johnston Canyon 32.9 km · 1,441 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 32.9 km.

Toilets

21
Public Washrooms 0.0 km · 1,560 m
20 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 44.9 km.

Fuel

4
Shell 0.0 km · 1,560 m
Petro-Canada 0.0 km · 1,560 m
Castle Mountain Chalets Gas Station 26.1 km · 1,453 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 26.1 km.

Visitor centres

1
Lake Louise Visitor Centre 0.0 km · 1,560 m

Parking

60
Corral Creek 3.4 km · 1,552 m
Morant's Curve Parking 5.0 km · 1,538 m
Loading 11.4 km · 1,521 m
Baker Creek 11.6 km · 1,523 m
Castle Lookout Trail Parking Area 21.1 km · 1,480 m
Storm Mountain Lookout 23.8 km · 1,463 m
Moose Meadows 30.5 km · 1,440 m
Moose Meadows 31.4 km · 1,440 m
Johnston Canyon Lodge and Bungalows 32.9 km · 1,441 m
Johnston Canyon 33.1 km · 1,440 m
Johnston Canyon 33.3 km · 1,440 m
Muleshoe 44.8 km · 1,415 m
2 more
46 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 50.7 km.

Viewpoints

8
Morant’s Curve 4.9 km · 1,538 m
Morant’s Curve 4.9 km · 1,538 m
Temple Viewpoint 7.2 km · 1,522 m
Castle Cliffs 25.2 km · 1,456 m
Castle Mountain Viewpoint 27.5 km · 1,446 m
Johnston Creek Valley 33.0 km · 1,440 m
Backswamp 47.2 km · 1,445 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 4.9 km to 47.2 km.

Rest areas

4
Temple Viewpoint Rest Area 7.3 km · 1,522 m
3 unnamed places along the road, from 7.3 km to 21.7 km.