Marble canyon is a beautiful place to visit in kootenay.
Marble canyon trail kootenay.
It is an unique and popular year round attraction at the confluence of tokumm creek with the vermilion river.
It typically has a short walking path that is quite easy when it s own parking area is open.
Limestone gorge burnt forest many small mammals.
There is a waterfall that is beautiful to visit.
Marble canyon is easily accessible off of the 93s in kootenay national park between banff and radium.
We hiked to marble canyon from the paint pots as the parking area was closed due to construction in september 2019.
There was a 1 5 km looped trail leading alongside the canyon and over a series of foot bridges with some inclines on the way up but still an easy trail.
Marble canyon campground s close proximity to banff and yoho national parks makes day hikes on the iceline taylor lake bourgeau lake and twin lakes trails.
A popular trail atop a narrow and dramatic limestone and dolomite gorge eroded by the pounding waters of tokumm creek.
Marble canyon is a beautiful place to visit in kootenay.
Marble canyon parking lot 89 km north of radium hot springs.
The hike wasn t hard.
This is a really beautiful area and a nice easy walk for the family with some beautiful scenery to go along with it.
Images for this post were captured on the july 2 2013 hike at marble canyon.
There was a 1 5 km looped trail leading alongside the canyon and over a series of foot bridges with some inclines on the way up but still an easy trail.
Marble canyon trail.
Marble canyon is located in kootenany national park.
Make a visit here in august when the the fireweed is at its prime lining the.
From marble canyon visitors are only a short drive from spectacular hiking trails in kootenay including the burgess shale fossils guided hike to stanley glacier floe lake and ball pass.
The canyon was lovely but not marble at all.
We visited in april and there was snow on the ground but the water was a flowing and a beautiful turquoise color.
I stopped here on september 24 2020.