Bow Glacier Falls Trail, site of two deaths in 2025 rock slide, reopens to hikers

CALGARY - An Alberta mountain hiking trail where two people died in a rock slide last year has reopened, but with some cautions.

CALGARY - An Alberta mountain hiking trail where two people died in a rock slide last year has reopened, but with some cautions. Parks Canada says the Bow Glacier Falls Trail in Banff National Park now has warning signs steering hikers away from more hazardous areas at the end of the official trail. In June 2025, the cliffside along Bow Glacier Falls Trail collapsed while several groups of hikers were in the area.

Jutta Hinrichs, who was 70, and 33-year-old Hamza Benhilal were killed. A detailed geotechnical assessment examined rock-slide hazards in the area and identified lower-risk zones and areas with higher exposure. It says it would be reasonable to expect further rock slides both from the