The Rockwall Trail starts at Floe Lake, at the base of the massive 700-meter-high cliffs of the Vermillion Range. In summer months, glaciers calve off the Rockwall's limestone and dolomite bands to crash in the lake below. The traces the base of the limestone wall over three breath-catching passes, hanging glaciers and alpine cirques. It ends at the majestic 1,200-foot waterfall at Helmet Creek. Several superb campsites dot the trail, and are equipped with bear poles to deter four-legged critters. A loop trip can be made from Paint Pots parking lot to Helmet Falls, over Wolverine Pass to Tumbling Pass.
Hiking the Rockwall Trail, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada
The Rockwall Trail starts at Floe Lake, at the base of the massive 700-meter-high cliffs of the Vermillion Range. In summer months, glaciers calve off the Rockwall's limestone and dolomite bands to crash in the lake below. The 54.2-km trail traces the base of the limestone wall, soaring and dipping like a magic carpet, over three breath-catching passes, into forested canyons, past waterfalls, hanging glaciers and alpine cirques. It ends at the majestic 1,200-foot waterfall at Helmet Creek. Several superb campsites dot the trail, and are equipped with bear poles to deter four-legged critters. A loop trip can be made from Paint Pots parking lot to Helmet Falls, over Wolverine Pass to Tumbling Pass, and back to the Paint Pots (38.2 kilometers).
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The Rockwall Trail starts at Floe Lake, at the base of the massive 700-meter-high cliffs of the Vermillion Range. In summer months, glaciers calve off the Rockwall's limestone and dolomite bands to crash in the lake below. The traces the base of the limestone wall over three breath-catching passes, hanging glaciers and alpine cirques. It ends at the majestic 1,200-foot waterfall at Helmet Creek. Several superb campsites dot the trail, and are equipped with bear poles to deter four-legged critters. A loop trip can be made from Paint Pots parking lot to Helmet Falls, over Wolverine Pass to Tumbling Pass.
