Lake Ohara
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 19.60 km
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Average duration: 7h 40
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: No
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Vertical gain: + 725 m
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Vertical drop: - 310 m
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Highest point: 2,298 m
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Lowest point: 1,604 m
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Start: N 51.444735° / W 116.328778°
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End: N 51.356428° / W 116.337317°
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 1,604 m - Start on Lake O'Hara Fire Road
- 2 : km 8.78 - alt. 1,940 m - Keep left onto Lake O'Hara Fire Road
- 3 : km 10.96 - alt. 2,020 m - Turn right onto Lake O'Hara Circuit Trail
- 4 : km 11.31 - alt. 2,020 m - Turn right
- 5 : km 11.37 - alt. 2,034 m - Turn left onto West Opabin Trail
- 6 : km 12.34 - alt. 2,214 m - Keep left
- 7 : km 12.43 - alt. 2,231 m - Turn sharp left onto Opabin Prospect Route
- 8 : km 13.51 - alt. 2,217 m - Turn sharp left
- 9 : km 13.71 - alt. 2,215 m - Turn sharp right onto Opabin Highline Trail
- 10 : km 14.25 - alt. 2,239 m - Keep left
- 11 : km 14.93 - alt. 2,295 m - Turn left onto Opabin Plateau Trail
- 12 : km 15.17 - alt. 2,281 m - Turn right onto East Opabin Trail
- 13 : km 15.39 - alt. 2,247 m - Turn right onto East Opabin Trail
- 14 : km 16.93 - alt. 2,021 m - Turn sharp right onto Lake O'Hara Circuit Trail
- 15 : km 17.81 - alt. 2,021 m - Turn left onto Lake O'Hara Circuit Trail
- 16 : km 18.33 - alt. 2,019 m - Turn right onto Lake O'Hara Side Trails
- 17 : km 18.85 - alt. 2,009 m - Turn left onto Lake O'Hara Side Trails
- 18 : km 19.36 - alt. 2,019 m - Turn slight right onto Lake O'Hara Circuit Trail
- 19 : km 19.42 - alt. 2,020 m - Turn sharp left onto Lake O'Hara Circuit Trail
- 20 : km 19.59 - alt. 2,021 m - Turn slight right onto Lake O'Hara Circuit Trail
- E : km 19.59 - alt. 2,021 m
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The waterfalls of Yoho Valley

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Helen Lake and Dolomite Ridge

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