Red and pink paintbrush, smooth blue asters, and arnica |
Healy Pass โ Banff: 18 km return, 655 m elevation gain
If youโre up for a long hike and donโt relish spending $27 on the bus, the wildflowers at Healy Pass are just as amazing as what you will see at Sunshine Meadowsโ bus drop off. Allow 6 hours for this moderate, but long hike so you have plenty of time for lunch, snack breaks, and photos.
For more information on Healy Pass, please see this post.
Ptarmigan Cirque |
Indian paintbrush (red), Arnica (yellow), and Western Anemones (furry) decorated the meadow |
Helen Lake |
Bow Valley Provincial Park trails: 1.5-2.5 km, minimal elevation gain
Blue Rock Clematis on Many Springs Trail |
Middle Lake, Bow Valley Provincial Park |
More Wildflower Hikes
- Bow Summit Lookout, Icefields Parkway: 5.8 km, 245 m elevation gain
- Centennial Ridge, Kananaskis: As soon as you get above treeline (approximately 3.2 km from parking lot), you will enter a meadow of wildflowers.
- Johnson Lake, Banff: 3.1 km, no elevation gain
- Marl Lake Interpretive Trail, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park: 3.1 km round trip from Elkwood Campground Amphitheatre parking lot, 25 m elevation gain
- Parker Ridge,ย Jasper: 5.4 km, 250 m elevation gain
Wildflower season in the Rockies is short, so donโt delay! Check with local Visitor Information Centres to discover the best wildflower hikes in the area you are visiting.