Trail conditions at Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park
Whether you're out for a leisurely hike or a longer adventure, make your trip a safe one by checking the latest conditions.
Important information
You are responsible for your own safety.
If you are planning to hike or back pack in Jasper National Park, be prepared for:
- Rapid changes in weather, trail and road access.
- Travelling on ice covered water is unsafe. The Red Cross recommends an ice thickness of at least 15 centimetres. This does not apply to moving waters.
- Travelling in avalanche terrain. Whenever there is snow on a slope, there is potential for an avalanche.
- Snow and/or conditions that may require skills in route finding and navigation at higher elevation.
- Wildlife encounters and warnings.
- Variable water levels. Challenging or unsafe water crossings for hikers.
Stay informed. Always be ready to change your plans when you visit the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Dogs are prohibited from trails and areas in sensitive habitats to reduce the stress that dogs have on grizzly bears, caribou, ground-nesting birds, and/or other sensitive species. Notice of prohibition: Dogs in sensitive habitat
Fire danger rating
| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Fire Danger | Low | 10-07-2025: Not applicable; | Trail details |
Around Town
Keep pets on a leash at all times. Report unsafe or aggressive human-wildlife interactions to Jasper Dispatch (780) 852-6155. Trails shared with commercial horse riding groups: 2, 2b, 2c, 2e, 2f, 4, 4b, 4e, 4f, 6, 6a, 6c, 7, 7e, 13.
| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Moderate |
Jasper Discovery Trail: North (11) | Partially Closed | 10-07-2025: Detour in place; Mainly dry; Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
 Easy |
Jasper Discovery Trail: South (11) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Lakes Loop Trail (13) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Lakes Loop Trail (14) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Lakes Loop Trail (18) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Lac Beauvert Loop (4a) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Lake Annette Loop (4d) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Paved trail; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Old Fort Point Loop (1) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Campgrounds Trail (12) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Cottonwood Creek Loop (2, 2a, 11) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Overlook Loop (2, 2b, 2f, 2g) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Pyramid Trail (15) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Valley of the Five Lakes : Short Loop (9a, 9b, 9) | Closed. | 10-07-2025: Superintendent closure, no public access; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Valley of the Five Lakes : Long Loop (9a, 9) | Closed. | 10-07-2025: Superintendent closure, no public access; | Trail details |
 Most Difficult |
The Whistlers Trail: The Whistlers Trail (5) | Closed. | 10-07-2025: Superintendent closure, no public access; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
The Whistlers Trail: The Whistlers Summit Trail (5a) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Dorothy and Christine Lakes (60, 60a) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
Maligne Valley
Check 511.alberta.ca for road updates.
| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate |
Maligne Canyon (7, 7f) | Closed. | 10-07-2025: Superintendent closure, no public access; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Overlander (10) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Mary Schäffer Loop: From Trailhead (South) to Viewpoint (21) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Mary Schäffer Loop: From Trailhead (North) to Viewpoint (21) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Moose Lake Loop (20) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
 Difficult |
Opal Hills Loop (22) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Lorraine and Mona Lakes (100) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Bald Hills (23) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Jacques Lake: Trailhead to Beaver Lake (139) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Jacques Lake: Beaver Lake to Summit Lakes (139) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Jacques Lake: Summit Lakes to Jacques Lake (139) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
Icefields Parkway (93N)
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| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy |
Athabasca Falls | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Edith Cavell : Path of the Glacier Trail (41) | Closed. | 10-07-2025: Superintendent closure, no public access; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Edith Cavell : Cavell Meadows Trail (42) | Closed. | 10-07-2025: Superintendent closure, no public access; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Wabasso Lake (9) | Closed. | 10-07-2025: Superintendent closure, no public access; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Lower Sunwapta Falls (125) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Sunwapta Falls | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Forefield Trail (53) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Toe of the Athabasca Glacier (52) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Wilcox Pass: Wilcox Viewpoint - Red Chairs (50) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Wilcox Pass: Upper Wilcox Pass (50) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
Miette Hot Springs Area
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| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy |
Mine Trail: Lower loop (31) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Mine Trail: Upper loop (32) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Jasper House Viewpoint (33) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Source of the Springs (140) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Paved trail; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Sulphur Skyline (30) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
Jasper Backcountry
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| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate |
Chaba trail: Trailhead to Athabasca Crossing Campground (126) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Saturday Night Lake Loop: South (3, 3d) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Saturday Night Lake Loop: North (3, 3c) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Fryatt Valley: Trailhead to Lower Fryatt Campground (122) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Fryatt Valley: Lower Fryatt Campground to Fryatt Lake (122) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Fryatt Valley: Fryatt Lake to Fryatt ACC Hut (122) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Athabasca Pass: Trailhead to Tie-Camp Campground (115) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Miette Hot Springs Trailhead to Utopia Campground (140) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Few or no muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Geraldine Lakes trail (120) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
Maligne Lake
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| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy |
Maligne Lake Canoe Route: Maligne Lake Boat Launch to Hidden Cove Campground | Variable conditions. | 10-07-2025: Strong winds, stormy weather and tour boats create waves on this freezing cold lake; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Maligne Lake Canoe Route: Hidden Cove campground to Fisherman's Bay campground | Variable conditions. | 10-07-2025: Strong winds, stormy weather and tour boats create waves on this freezing cold lake; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Maligne Lake Canoe Route: Fisherman's Bay campground to Coronet Creek campground | Variable conditions. | 10-07-2025: Strong winds, stormy weather and tour boats create waves on this freezing cold lake; | Trail details |
Tonquin Valley
Check 511.alberta.ca for road updates. Edith Cavell Road closed until further notice due to 2024 wildfire damage. Astoria trailhead is not accessible. Use Portal Creek trailhead to access the Tonquin Valley.
| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Difficult |
Tonquin Valley: Astoria Trailhead to Astoria Campground (105) | Road access closed | 10-07-2025: Astoria trailhead is not accessible.; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Tonquin Valley: Astoria Campground to Amethyst Campground (105) | Unknown conditions. | 10-07-2025: Variable conditions; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Tonquin Valley: Wates-Gibson Trail (106, 107) | Unknown conditions. | 10-07-2025: Variable conditions; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Tonquin Valley: Portal trailhead to Portal Campground (105) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Tonquin Valley: Portal Campground to Maccarib Campground (105) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Tonquin Valley: Maccarib Campground to Amethyst Campground (105) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
Skyline
Check 511.alberta.ca for road updates. Bring a GPS and topographic map. Snow can fall any time of the year. The trail section called “the Notch” can be impassable in early July. There is no access to or exit from the Skyline Trail via Wabasso trailhead. Curator Trail (101) is under a superintendent’s closure due to hazardous conditions from the 2024 wildfire. Curator Trail (101) closed below Shovel Pass Lodge for 2025.
| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy |
Skyline: Maligne Lake trailhead to Evelyn Creek campground | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Wet and muddy sections; | |
| Difficult |
Skyline: Evelyn Campground to Snowbowl Campground (100) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Skyline: Snowbowl Campground to the Notch (100) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Skyline: The Notch (100) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Snow at high elevation ; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Skyline: The Notch to Tekarra Campground (100) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Skyline: Tekarra Campground to Signal Campground (100) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Skyline: Signal trailhead to Signal Campground (100) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Skyline: Wabasso Lake Trailhead to Curator Campground (101) | Closed. | 10-07-2025: Superintendent closure, no public access; | Trail details |
Brazeau and South Boundary
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| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate |
Brazeau: Poboktan Trailhead to Jonas Cutoff Campground (132) | Wet and muddy sections. | 10-07-2025: Parking is available at the Sunwapta Warden Station, north of the bridge.; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Brazeau: Jonas Cutoff Campground to Brazeau Lake Campground - Poboktan Pass (132) | Wet and muddy sections. | 10-07-2025: Unbridged creek(s) and/or river crossing(s); Be prepared to turn around at Brazeau river crossing near Brazeau Lake; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Brazeau: Four Point Campground to Jonas Cutoff Campground - Jonas Pass (131) | Unknown conditions. | 10-07-2025: Variable conditions; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Brazeau: Nigel Creek trailhead to Brazeau Lake Campground (130) | Wet and muddy sections. | 10-07-2025: Variable conditions; | Trail details |
| Route |
Brazeau River to Rocky Pass | Unknown conditions. | 10-07-2025: Variable conditions; | Trail details |
North Boundary and Celestine Lake
Check 511.alberta.ca for road updates. Celestine Lake road is a rough one-way road. High clearance vehicle recommended. No trailers or RVs. Road closed to vehicle from mid-October to mid-May.
| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate |
North Boundary: Trailhead to Celestine Lake Campground (150) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Wet and muddy sections; Numerous trees down on trail; | |
| Moderate |
North Boundary: Celestine Lake Campground to Snake Indian Falls (150) | Mainly Dry. | 10-07-2025: Wet and muddy sections; Numerous trees down on trail; | |
| Difficult |
North Boundary: Snake Indian Falls to Rock Lake Trailhead (150, 153) | Unknown conditions. | 10-07-2025: Variable conditions; | |
| Difficult |
North Boundary: Little Heaven Trail (154) | Unknown conditions. | 10-07-2025: Variable conditions; | |
| Route |
North Boundary: Willow Creek Campground to Blue Creek Campground (150) | Unknown conditions. | 10-07-2025: Variable conditions; | |
| Difficult |
North Boundary: Blue Creek Campground to Natural Arch Campground (155) | Unknown conditions. | 10-07-2025: Variable conditions; | |
| Route |
North Boundary: Blue Creek Campground to Chown Creek Campground (150) | Unknown conditions. | 10-07-2025: Variable conditions; | |
| Route |
North Boundary: Chown Creek Campground to Adolphus Campground (150) | Unknown conditions. | 10-07-2025: Variable conditions; | |
| Moderate |
North Boundary: Adolphus Campground to Mount Robson Provincial Park Boundary (150) | Unknown conditions. | 10-07-2025: Variable conditions; |
Jasper National Park is open. Please check for up to date information on areas impacted by the 2024 Jasper Wildfire.
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