Bow Glacier Falls Trail – Banff National Park

Beautiful view of the lake and the mountains. I've been on the Icefields Parkway three times now, but I've only ever seen Bow Lake when it's frozen over. It first goes past the lake and then through a narrow, deep canyon. You should definitely check Komoot regularly to see if you're on the right path. There are only a few signs, but many opportunities to get lost. Since there are other paths not marked in Komoot, you can easily continue on the wrong path without noticing. Now in May, there were also a few snowfields that you had to go around. I couldn't get any closer to the waterfall because there was too much snow blocking the path. Unfortunately, it's not very big and difficult to spot among the huge rock face, but when the sound of the river is gone, you can hear it and find it more easily.

Today we decided to go on a tour along the southern Icefield Parkway. Unfortunately, tours are currently not possible in the northern section due to the large forest fire near Jasper in July/August. The decision was great: the tour to Bow Falls was very varied. We started on a narrow shore path at Bow Lake, crossed the glacier river estuary, climbed the ridge above a gorge and stood in amazement in front of a wide valley surrounded by mountains and glaciers. We walked to the waterfalls, which are formed from the glacier runoff. Very impressive. On the way back there were a few short rain showers, but these did not spoil the overall experience at all: a great tour.

Unfortunately we had to shorten the tour because we needed too much time on the way to the waterfall. That was very !!!! Pity.