By KAT TANCOCK
Hiking Canada’s high-altitude trails has loads of advantages over trekking at sea level: the terrain is unusual, the views are spectacular and the thin air is refreshing. For adventurers interested in the extra challenge of mountain hike, we offer this visual tour of the best high-altitude trails in British Columbia and Alberta.
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- (Photo: Tourism Jasper)
- (Photo: Parks Canada/K. Smith)
- (Photo: Lukas Prochazka)
- (Photo: Adam Stein)
- (Photo: Paul Morrison)




















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