Best backpacking trips in Canada

13 trips

Lake O’Hara and Lake Oesa Loop

Yoho National Park

7.5 mi/d2,500 ft/d2 days

Kayaking Maligne Lake to Spirit Island

Jasper National Park

9.9 mi/d0 ft/d2 days

Berg Lake Trail

Mount Robson Provincial Park

11.7 mi/d2,900 ft/d2 days

Pharaoh Peaks via Healy Pass

Banff National Park

12.4 mi/d3,700 ft/d2 days

Panorama Ridge

Garibaldi Provincial Park

12.6 mi/d3,300 ft/d2 days

Skoki Loop

Banff National Park

9.7 mi/d2,500 ft/d3 days

Tonquin Valley Trail

Jasper National Park

10.4 mi/d1,400 ft/d3 days

Skyline Trail

Jasper National Park

11.8 mi/d1,900 ft/d3 days

Assiniboine Pass, Lake Magog, Wonder Pass Loop

Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park

8.9 mi/d1,500 ft/d4 days

Mount Assiniboine from Sunshine Village

Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park

11.8 mi/d3,200 ft/d4 days

The Rockwall Trail

Kootenay National Park

8.8 mi/d2,600 ft/d5 days

West Coast Trail: North to South

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

10.4 mi/d1,900 ft/d5 days

Bowron Lake Canoe Circuit

Bowron Lake Provincial Park

16.1 mi/d200 ft/d6 days