The drive is a winding one from Jasper and is 27kms. Plenty of parking but gets busy and full at peak times. We arrived at lunchtime on a Sunday and had to wait for a space to become available. The trail is well paved. The walk has some steep areas but it is worth the hike for the views at the end. At the end of the trail, the ground becomes uneven so watch your step on the stones.

This was one of several “quick & easy hikes” (oxymoron) we did during our visit to the Canadian Rockies this Fall. Totally worth it. Highly recommend visiting the stream/pond area that’s on a short side road you drive past on the way in/out of the Glacier area.

July 2024 The road to get there is very windy but it is such a beatiful area. We didn't go prepared to hike so only did the short hike near the glacier lake. It has a paved path and a nice view of the glacier and lake below. There is a creek at the start of the hike beside the parking lot that is a nice place to sit and take in the the view. There are outhouses in the parking lot. We brought our dog but I did notice the one way said there were no dogs allowed, I am not sure if that was the way that took you to the meadows.

Beautiful hike! Fairly steep but worth the views of the glacier and pond. There are two viewpoints. The trail that goes to the right at the split (there are posted signs with maps) is a wonderful overlook of the glacier and pond. The one to the left is very steep and ends at a cairn at the top of a mound with not much of a view other than the mountains that you could see from below. It's a bit confusing as the trail continues on after the cairin, so we weren't quite sure where the end was until we met someone with a trail map. If we did it again we would not do this portion of the trail as the view from the cairin wasn't worth the climb in our opinion.