{
  "name": "Icefields Parkway",
  "slug": "icefields-parkway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/icefields-parkway/",
  "summary": "Lake Louise to Jasper past the Columbia Icefield, over Bow Summit and Sunwapta Pass, with glacier-fed lakes and 3,000-metre peaks for company the whole way. Completed in 1940 and still the benchmark for what a mountain road should be.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "AB 93"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Canada",
    "region": "Alberta",
    "start": {
      "name": "Lake Louise",
      "lat": 51.619957,
      "lon": -116.31749
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Jasper",
      "lat": 52.866511,
      "lon": -118.093364
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 127,
    "lengthKm": 204.4,
    "driveMinutes": 170,
    "corners": 156,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 11,
    "summitMetres": 2079,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Wildlife on road",
    "Sudden alpine weather",
    "No fuel for long stretches"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "lakes",
    "valley",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Crowfoot Glacier Viewpoint",
    "Snowbird Glacier Lookout",
    "Mount Wilson Overlook"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 339
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}