Johnston Canyon is located in the heart of beautiful Banff national park and is easily
accessible from the Bow Valley Parkway.
It's an easy walk to the canyon from the highway where you can see the waterway flowing through
the canyon before ending up in Bow River far to the south.
The ice walk follows the canyon walls, above icy streams and past frozen waterfalls whose
runoff splashes into freezing cold pools. Mountain streams spill down frozen gullies,
and snow blankets spruce and aspen. Here you'll see amazing shapes in shades of white and
blue in the ice and frozen waterfalls.
The Johnston Canyon ice walk is one of the most
popular outings in the National Park due to its easy accessibility, and choice of great
walks. Visitors have the option of a short 600 metre paved walk to the lower falls, but
if you trek another thirty minutes you'll be rewarded by some spectacular scenery at
the must-see Upper Falls. You can then travel further up an unpaved path to reach the Ink
Pots, but the trail can get slippery so it is well worth considering snow shoes
and cleats.