Athabasca Glacier Trail

#gohiking The Athabasca Glacier is one of six major outlet glaciers on the Columbia Icefield. The Columbia Icefield at 325 sq km (126 sq miles) is the largest icefield in the interior of all of North America and the Athabasca Glacier is certainly the most easily viewed and "touched" by human feet! Most other glaciers require long hikes or climbs beyond the average hiker and certainly beyond the typical tourist. This glacier makes up only 2% of the total mass of the Columbia Icefield. This short trail offers an opportunity for the average person in good health to hike right up to the toe of a glacier and see crevasses from a distance, glacial pools, streams and moraines.