Marble Canyon Bc Hike
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Marble canyon bc hike. Kootenay national park hotels. This is a really beautiful area and a nice easy walk for the family with some beautiful scenery to go along with it. Only a hundred meters or so from the parking lot is some amazing views into a narrow deep little canyon. There is a waterfall that is beautiful to visit.
Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. Marble canyon is past the trail head for stanley glacier. Marble canyon is easily accessible off of the 93s in kootenay national park between banff and radium. Kootenay national park packages.
Marble canyon is located within marble canyon provincial park located in the pavilion mountain range in south central british columbia. Marble canyon provincial park has one of the best and most easily accessed icefalls in the region. Kootenay national park bed and breakfast. Marble canyon is 4 kilometers 2 miles south of the trail head for boom lake on the other side of boom mountain and it requires crossing the continental divide into british columbia.
Lower mainland rock climbers have opened dozens of routes over the past decade in this area which has come to be known as the cinderella of bc rock because of its still relatively undiscovered beauty. Kootenay national park holiday rentals. Marble canyon is a 0 9 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near lake louise alberta canada that features a river and is good for all skill levels. The hike is very short just under 2 kilometers but the visual impact is amazing.
This trail works for short walks or longer hikes and skis. The hike wasn t hard. The trail is primarily used for hiking walking and nature trips and is accessible year round. Make a visit here in august when the the fireweed is at its prime lining the.
This hike is easily accessible for anyone wishing to get out and enjoy the beauty and power of nature. Marble canyon is a popular experience in kootenay national park british columbia canada. It typically has a short walking path that is quite easy when it s own parking area is open. We hiked to marble canyon from the paint pots as the parking area was closed due to construction in september 2019.
The canyon was lovely but not marble at all. Walk up past the canyon and you ve got a gateway to the tokumm creek trail and 20km of scenic rocky mountain valley. The limestone canyon in which marble canyon provincial park is located is a rare geological formation in british columbia and this is not some small sport climbing bluff at its full height marble canyon is over 800 metres 2 600 feet high and many.