Lake o hara and lake oesa via alpine loop trail is a 4 9 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near lake louise alberta canada that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate.
Lake o hara alpine circuit trail map.
The trail is primarily used for hiking walking nature trips and bird watching and is best used from april until september.
The park service has attempted to make navigation easier in the alpine areas by painting blue squares with two verticle yellow stripes on some of the rocks.
The alpine circuit trail in lake o hara is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful and exciting trails in the canadian rockies.
The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from april until september.
Lake o hara alpine circuit full circuit.
2 8 km circuit elevation gain.
You ll be rewarded with sublime scenery from start to finish turquoise coloured lakes and lichen covered rocks twisted into impossible shapes as well as challenging trails.
The beauty of the alpine circuit is the opportunity it offers for.
Trail descriptions lake o hara shoreline trail.
Minor up and down.
Wiwaxy gap huber ledges yukness ledges all souls prospect grandview prospect the alpine circuit at lake o hara is boasted by many to be the most impressive day hike in the canadian rockies.
From the o hara warden cabin go east across a bridge over cataract brook and follow the north shore of the lake past the start of the wiwaxy gap huber ledges alpine route on the left.
The trailhead is only accessible through reservation on a.
Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
Lake o hara alpine trail is a 4 1 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near lake louise alberta canada that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult.
Reaching this isolated area can often prove difficult.
The trail is primarily used for hiking nature trips and bird watching and is best used from april until september.
The lake o hara alpine circuit can be a hard trail to follow as it passes over rocky terrain and intersects almost every other trail in the lake o hara area.
It is undeniably the most memorable day hike during our 2017 canada road trip.
For me the challenging climb the rewarding landscape and the feel of immersion in nature separate this hiking routes from others.
This network of trails travels along the shores of several pristine alpine lakes and along the rocky ledges of some impressive mountains.
The lake o hara alpine circuit in yoho national park should be on every hiker s bucket list.
