The
Icefields Parkway , also known as
Highway 93 north, is a scenic road in
Alberta,
Canada. It parallels the
Continental Divide, traversing the rugged landscape of the
Canadian Rockies, travelling through
Banff National Park and
Jasper National Park. It links
Lake Louise with
Jasper to the north. At its southern end, the Icefields Parkway terminates at the
Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1). Highway 1 west goes to
Yoho National Park in British Columbia and Highway 1 east to Lake Louise and the Town of
Banff. A second parkway, the
Bow Valley Parkway also links Lake Louise and the Town of Banff. Known as Highway 1A, this road parallels
Highway 1 and, at the midpoint, passes the Castle Mountain junction where Highway 93 south, or the
Banff-Windermere Highway, branches southwest into
Kootenay National Park in British Columbia.