Canada hiking holidays can offer the most breath taking and prodigious views in the world for those who venture out to Mount Robson Provincial Park. The second oldest park in British Columbia, it takes its name from the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains. The glaciated Mount Robson stands at almost 4000m high on the western end of the park, and provides an exciting challenge for those mountain hikers used to tackling intermediate and advanced peaks. However, for those not up for this level of hiking, the park still has much to offer, with its 224,866 hectares of stunning flora and fauna, wildlife and scenery set against picturesque mountains.

What you’ll find

Designated a World Heritage site in 1990, the Mount Robson Provincial Park is home to an abundance of wildlife and prolific flora, typical in the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Mount Robson is home to many mammals including wolf, coyote, moose, elk, deer, caribou and grizzly and black bears. The park is also home to over 182 species of bird and waterfowl, with four amphibians and one reptile native to the district. Canada hiking holidays will be nothing short of astounding for nature lovers who visit this natural sanctuary.

Hiking Trails

Whichever hiking trails you embark on through the park during your Canada hiking holiday, you are guaranteed encounter nature in all its grandeur. You’ll be able to discover one of the most popular trails in the Rockies, the Berg Lake Trail – a moderate two-day hike which covers around 27 miles. Many hikers are adamant that you won’t find anywhere else to match the superb scenery here: picture soaring trees, gushing waterfalls, canyons and glaciers against a backdrop of snow capped mountains. It’s scenery right out of a movie set, except even better, as you get the chance to experience it for real! The trail commences beside the Robson River near the visitors centre and along the way you’ll encounter the turquoise waters of Berg Lake. From its shores you can view another magnificent sight – the Berg Glacier, famed for being one of the few advancing glaciers in the Rockies. It’s just one of the many you’ll find on your Canada hiking holidays to the Provincial Park as it boasts over 15 glaciers, which you’ll sight before you get to Berg Lake.

If you don’t wish to take this trail, there are several other trails just as equally gratifying. There’s the Mount Fitzwilliam Trail, the Moose River Route, the Fraser River Route, and the Yellowhead Mountain Trail. Essentially, there’s a hike for everyone, with varying grades for the young, and young at heart.

While faced with the difficult decision of which trail to embark on first, don’t forget to take in the majestic Mount Robson itself. The Shuswap Indians reportedly called it “Yuh-hai-has-kun”, which translates to, “the mountain of the spiral road to heaven.” It’s not hard to see why.

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