Twin Falls via Yoho Valley Trail

Field, British Columbia

4.0/5

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10.92 miles

Elevation Gain

2274 ft

Route Type

Out-and-Back

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Twin Falls via Yoho Valley Trail in Yoho National Park offers multiple waterfall views for the price of one hike!

An 18 km hike with approx 300 m elevation gain, with good variety, several waterfalls, Twin Falls themselves, Twin Falls Tea House (especially if it's open), a walk through a rock field with great views, a dried up lake bed.

Start at the Takakkaw Falls parking lot and follow the well marked trail towards Twin Falls. Along the way you will see several falls, and a few lookouts showcasing other falls in the distance. At 8km you get to twin falls where there are benches to sit at and enjoy the view. You can also take a different path back through a rock garden that meets back up with the main trail for a change of scenery.

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Twin Falls via Yoho Valley Trail Reviews

Deane Carlson

Twin Falls via Yoho Valley Trail

09/30/22

Amazing hike! One of my favorites. Definitely recommend doing the loop counter clockwise. Nothing too steep but a few more challenging sections. Well worth the distance for the payoff of all the falls. Especially Twin Falls

3.0

Patrick Zurfluh

Twin Falls via Yoho Valley Trail

05/07/18

We did only the Takakkaw falls but they were amazing! It's only a short walk from the parking lot to get to the falls. Next time, we'll definitely do the long hike to see all the waterfalls in that region.

4.0

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Jess Fischer

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Twin Falls via Yoho Valley Trail

10/05/17

Takakkaw Falls is a gorgeous waterfall and when we went in July it was fully flowing from the glacier runoff! Definitely recommend exploring this whole area.

5.0

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