Calgary, Alberta: Healy Pass
This 3-day backpacking tour of Banff National Park offers outstanding mountain views, plentiful wildlife, and scenic meadows full of summer wildflowers.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 37.3
Waypoints
BNP001
Location: 51.1142768859863, -115.763542175293
Simpson Pass Trail starts behind gondola
BNP002
Location: 51.0847511291504, -115.794326782227
Continue NW on Simpson Pass Trail @ 3-way
BNP003
Location: 51.0866661071777, -115.798606872559
Monarch Viewpoint, fantastic spot for snack break
BNP004
Location: 51.0800704956055, -115.831909179688
Head W @ junction toward Healy Pass
BNP005
Location: 51.0835266113281, -115.850440979004
Follow signs NW toward Healy Pass @ 3-way
BNP006
Location: 51.0963439941406, -115.862518310547
Healy Pass (7,596 ft.), carpeted with wildflowers; descend to NW
BNP007
Location: 51.1085739135742, -115.898162841797
Egypt Lake (E13) Campsite, L after ranger cabin. Day 2: Return to Pharaoh Creek Trail to continue
BNP008
Location: 51.1120300292969, -115.898422241211
Straight @ 3-way on Pharaoh Creek Trail, L leads 1.1 miles to Pharaoh Lake, main trail descends gradually with towering peaks on both sides
BNP009
Location: 51.1676597595215, -115.944725036621
L @ 3-way with Redearth Creek Trail to reach Shadow Lake (RE14) Campsite; visit Shadow Lake Lodge for afternoon tea. Day 3: headed NE on Redearth Creek Trail to CAN 1
BNP010
Location: 51.220531463623, -115.803169250488
Leave car here or call taxi from pay phone to return to Sunshine