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Burgess Shale Stanley Glacier Guided Hikes
- Sat • July 1, 2017 • All Day
- Sat • September 2, 2017 • All Day
- Sat • September 9, 2017 • All Day
- Sat • September 16, 2017 • All Day
- Sat • July 8, 2017 • All Day
- Sat • July 15, 2017 • All Day
- Sat • July 22, 2017 • All Day
- Sat • July 29, 2017 • All Day
- Sat • August 5, 2017 • All Day
- Sat • August 12, 2017 • All Day
- Sat • August 19, 2017 • All Day
- Sat • August 26, 2017 • All Day
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Burgess Shale Guided Hikes
Join a Parks Canada interpreter on a full-day hike to learn about the Burgess Shale Fossil Beds.
Guided Burgess Shale Guided Hikes to: Walcott Quarry, Mt. Stephen Fossil Beds or Stanley Glacier and touch 505 million-year-old fossils. For more information, prices and the June and September schedule, call 1-877-737-3783 or visit www.parkscanada.gc.ca/burgessshale. Reservations and payment required.
Burgess Shale Guided Hike 2017 Schedule:
Stanley Glacier – Kootenay National Park
Kootenay Fossils Revealed
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Thursday (July 27 to Aug. 31 only)
Moderately difficult 12-km return hike
(7 hours).
Mt. Stephen Fossil Beds – Yoho National Park
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Stone Bugs Galore
Challenging 8-km return hike (7 hours).
Walcott Quarry: Classic Expedition – Yoho National Park
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Challenging 21-km return hike (11 hours).
Did you know? The Parks Canada Interpretive Programs are listed as #40 on Travel Columbia Valley‘s 150 Things to do in the Columbia Valley List?

Contact Information
- Parks Canada
- 7556 Main St E, Radium Hot Springs, , V0A 1M0
- 1-877-737-3783
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- Event Cost: $27.50-$55.00
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