Name: Great Divide Trail - Jasper Bighorn Alley Alternate Route
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Need to Know

Resources regularly updated with the latest conditions and other information are:
- GDTA website www.greatdividetrail.com
- Dustin Lynx book "Hiking Canada's Great Divide Trail"
- Dustin Lynx's Guidebook Topo Map Set
- GDT App
- Gem Trek maps

Description

Great Divide Trail - Section E (Saskatchewan Crossing to Jasper) Alternate Route.

This Alternate Route is the most direct way into and out of Jasper at the end of Great Divide Trail - Section E (Saskatchewan Crossing to Jasper). It crosses the Athabasca River just north of Jasper. From here, it picks up Jasper's Bighorn Trail to go through meadows with elk, into Jasper.

Please see the resources listed above under Need to Know for up to date detailed descriptions and valuable information.