Mary Schäffer Loop Details

Activities
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
No Mountain Biking
Riding Area

Jasper National Park
Jasper, Alberta
Ref Number

#21
Difficulty Rating

Green rate
Hiking SAC Scale

T1 Hiking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Direction

Both Directions
Physical Rating

Easy
Trail Visibility

Always easy to follow
Season

year round
Family Friendly

Yes
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
Land Manager

Parks Canada

This trail is an easy stroll. In its first kilometre it passes Curly Phillips's historic boathouse (interpretive sign) and reaches a viewpoint that features a set of interpretive panels about Mary Schäffer, famous for her explorations in the Canadian Rockies. In 1908 she and her guides arrived at Maligne Lake by following a map drawn for her by Stoney tribesman Samson Beaver. Outside native circles, the lake was unknown.

Leaving the shoreline, the trail passes through lichen-rich stands of pine, spruce and fragrant subalpine fir as it loops back to the parking lot.

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Access Info

Turn in at the first parking lot at Maligne Lake. Take any path down to the shore and follow the paved trail left.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory

More Stats for Mary Schäffer Loop bike trail trail

Altitude change

4 ft
Altitude min

5,510 ft
Altitude max

5,657 ft
Altitude start

5,525 ft
Altitude end

5,528 ft
Grade max

-14.2%
Grade min

24.3%
Distance climb

3,474 ft
Distance down

3,878 ft
Distance flat

1,827 ft
Avg time

00:49:47
Avg reverse time

00:50:12
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