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.
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