Garonne Canyon
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52.9910, -118.0304
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WaterflowIntroduction[edit]
Approach[edit]
You have two options here:
- You can park at the 6th bridge in Maligne Canyon and head along the Overlander Trail which parallels the Athabasca River. You could save a little time by biking to the drainage.
- A quicker way would be to park at the Jasper Airport and canoe across the Athabasca River. This is almost opposite the creek.
Once at the drainage, follow it up a way and once the canyon begins to close ahead, exit and take the spur to the north - lookers left. Here you'll pick up a trail that leads to the hut at the base of Mt. Collin - https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/mt-colin-centennial-hut-access--3?u=m. Follow this until it drops into the creek.
Descent[edit]
Depending on the season you are visiting you will have from 4 to 13 pitches to negotiate. I went in the winter and we only had 4. A friend did 13 in the summer...
The canyon might be bolted. We definitely saw one bolt (on a drop that was simply a snow slide for us).
We kept dry. If you go in summer, it sounds like there will be wading...
Exit[edit]
Make your way back along the Overlander trail, or canoe back across the river.
Red tape[edit]
Beta sites[edit]
CanyoneeringNorthwest.com (archive.org) : Garonne Canyon- https://fatcanyoners.org/2018/04/17/garonne-canyon-canadian-rockies/