Skip to content
Alberta DailyEst. 2026
Outdoors & RockiesBanff & the Rockies

Bow Glacier Falls Trail reopens a year after rock slide killed two hikers

The trail near the Icefields Parkway had been closed since a deadly rock slide in 2025. Officials are urging caution as hikers return to the area.

Why it matters

The reopening affects hikers planning trips to a popular Rockies destination that was the site of a fatal incident just a year earlier.

The Bow Glacier Falls Trail, a popular hiking route in the Canadian Rockies, has reopened to the public after being closed following a rock slide in 2025 that killed two people.

The trail's reopening comes with cautions for hikers, though specific safety measures or conditions attached to the reopening were not detailed in available reporting.

No further details on the circumstances of the reopening decision, timing of the original closure, or identities of the 2025 victims were provided in the source material.

Compiled by the Alberta Daily Desk — an AI-written summary of reporting from the credited sources below, produced and reviewed under our editorial policy.

The Alberta Daily briefing

Alberta news, events and weather — a morning briefing, and a short evening one when the day warrants it.

Free, sent by Alberta Daily — unsubscribe anytime. Privacy policy.

More Alberta News

All news
Outdoors & RockiesProvince-wide

Alberta Fish and Wildlife urges residents to make coyotes feel unwelcome

With coyote populations rising in urban areas, provincial officials say residents can help by responding aggressively to sightings rather than ignoring the animals.

Sources: rdnewsNOW, EverythingGP, Lethbridge News Now, CHAT News Today

Outdoors & RockiesBanff & the Rockies

Caver freed from Canmore's 'Psych Squeeze' after 12-hour rescue

Volunteer rescuers tested newly built underground radio technology for the first time during the operation at Rat's Nest Cave near Canmore.

Sources: Lethbridge News Now, rdnewsNOW, CHAT News Today, EverythingGP