Kicking Horse River Rapids – Laughing Falls loop from Takakkaw Falls

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British Columbia

Area A (Kicking Horse/Kinbasket Lake)

Kicking Horse River Rapids – Laughing Falls loop from Takakkaw Falls

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Kicking Horse River Rapids – Laughing Falls loop from Takakkaw Falls

02:32

9.22km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a short out-and-back section

Your route doubles back at a waypoint. If this isn’t intentional, adjust the waypoint’s position.

After 4.42 km for 87 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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Kicking Horse River

Highlight • River

9.22 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.64 km

511 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.48 km

1.75 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,610 m)

Lowest point (1,510 m)

Weather

Today

Thursday 12 November

6°C

-4°C

0 %

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It’s going to be cold. Wrap up warm and watch out for ice.

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Comments

August 13, 2023,Laughing Falls

Hike to the Laughing Falls. From the car park, the path runs parallel to the creek bed for a good while. Then there is a slightly steeper intermediate section before you then walk on level paths along the wild water to the Laughing Falls. There you can comfortably cool your feet in the cold water before returning along the same …

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June 30, 2025,🇨🇦 Lake Louise - Yoho NP - Runde Takakkaw Falls entlang des Yoho River zu den Laughing Falls

After saying our goodbyes, we headed toward Lake Louise today. Since we still had time to check in, we first enjoyed a lovely hike in Yoho National Park. We visited some unique waterfalls in glorious sunshine. The varying colors of the Yoho River, with its milky hue and the clear water at the streams flowing into it, are also very …

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