Waterproof and tear-resistant hiking and recreation map for Kootenay National Park in the Canadian Rockies Gem Trek's 1:100,000 Kootenay National Park Map is designed for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts looking to explore the least visited of the four contiguous national parks of the Canadian Rockies. Whether you are touring along the roads or heading into the backcountry, you'll find the waterproof and tear-resistant Kootenay National Park Map to be an invaluable tool. This map features detailed cartography, accurate hiking trails with distances, and details such as logging roads, campgrounds, equestrian routes, picnic areas, and fire lookouts. On the back are descriptions of the most popular hiking trails, as well details of services such as campgrounds and visitor centres. Map Coverage The Kootenay National Park Map covers Kootenay National Park in one sheet. This park lies on the west side of the Continental Divide in British Columbia, immediately west of Banff National Park. The map follows Highway 93 from Castle Junction in Banff National Park to Invermere in the Columbia Valley. It also includes the western side of Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park and the wilderness west and south of Radium Hot Springs. Popular hiking trails on the Kootenay National Park Map include Boom Lake, Twin and Arnica Lakes, Stanley Glacier, Marble Canyon, Paint Pots, Hawk Creek, Kindersley Pass-Sinclair Creek, plus Floe Lake and the entire classic overnight Rockwall Trail. An inset map on the back increases coverage of Radium Hot Springs, a small town on the western edge of the park that is linked by walking trail to attractions like it's namesake hot springs and Sinclair Canyon. Map Features The Kootenay National Park Map features: - waterproof and tear-resistant paper - contour lines at 100-metre (330-foot) intervals - relief shading to better show the topography - full colour on both sides - hiking trails with trail names and trail distances marked - mountain biking and equestrian trails with trail names and distances marked - hydrology rivers, rapids and waterfalls - mountain names and all available mountain elevations - all campgrounds with a handy chart showing campground details - points of interest and attractions as well as picnic areas and highway viewpoints About Gem Trek Maps: Gem Trek was founded in the early 1990s with the publication of maps to the Kananaskis Country region of the Canadian Rockies. Today, with over 1,000,000 maps sold, we remain a vibrant, proudly independent map publisher specializing in producing Canadian Rockies maps. Our cartographers, writers, and photographers are all locals, who love the outdoors and enjoy the challenge of producing the very best maps possible. These are no ordinary maps. Made of waterproof and tear-resistant paper, they clearly show hiking, cross-country skiing, and mountain biking routes superimposed on superb topographical detail. Included on the back of the maps are detailed descriptions of selected routes showing distances, elevation gains, estimated times to complete the routes and difficulty ratings. ― Explore magazine Hands down, the best maps I’ve ever used. ― Trevor R., Amazon.com review There are maps, and there are maps, but there aren't many maps like these. Next time you go hiking, biking, skiing or riding in the Canadian Rockies, pick up a Gem Trek recreation map first. Best of all, they’re printed on waterproof paper. ― Westworld magazine Gem Trek offers the best maps for Canadian Rockies recreationists. ― Bed Gadd, author of Handbook of the Canadian Rockies. Gem Trek maps are of high quality, great to look at and contain lots of accurate, practical and up-to-date information. ― Bill Corbett, outdoor writer Just wanted to let you know that we stumbled across your maps in an outfitting store in Edmonton. We were so overjoyed with the quality of the one we bought, we drove back and bought another two for different areas. We sat down for hours just staring and learning all about the trails and mountains. It is so awesome! Thanks for the great work you did. ― Andrea L, Edmonton, Alberta Gem Trek’s beautiful and practical maps provide me just about everything I need to plan my visit to the Canadian Rockies. ― Kirby L, Federal Way, Washington I am an Honours student in Geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland. This past summer, I had a four-month position in Calgary. On my days off, I used your Banff & Mt. Assiniboine map. During four years of research and endless hours of cartographic work, I have analyzed many maps. I must congratulate you on the superior graphics and use of attractive colour incorporated into your design. In my opinion your maps are the best there are for the intended purpose. ― Peter H., St. John’s, Newfoundland Gem Trek Maps. Not Apps. ― Paul P., Calgary, Alberta My maps arrived today and I must say, they are much nicer than I expected. I knew that Gem Trek was the fina