It was enjoyable moderate walk with some steep climbs and it's very picturesque and fairly busy. It took Approximately 3-4 hours to complete, the rocks were very slippery to walk on. I would definitely recommend hiking here and there being a restaurant located at the start.

We arrived at about 9:30am, parked at the 5th bridge parking area and hiked up the canyon to the first bridge. We had a 11:00am lunch reservation at Maligne Canyon Wilderness Kitchen, and this worked out perfectly. The 1 1/2 hour hike was slightly uphill, but definitely not too tiring. It allowed for a leisurely pace with plenty of photos. The area was not too crowded this time of day. Highly recommend lunch at the Wilderness Kitchen. We then hiked back to the car the same way (which was fortunately downhill at this point). There is another route you can take back to the parking lot, but it is more through forest, and we preferred to hike back along the water/canyon. It allowed us to see if from a different perspective and take photos we had missed.

This canyon is very interesting and beautiful and I would definitely recommend seeing it while in the Jasper area. We followed the suggestions in other reviews to hike the first few bridges and then drive up to the 6th bridge. We also ate at the Maligne Wilderness Kitchen on the premises afterwards and thought most of the food we ordered was good.

This park is located on Maligne Lake Road which branches off the main highway just northeast of Jasper. The park is just over 7 miles from Jasper. The parking lot here is large but it was still challenging to find a space around 3:30 p.m. on a Monday in the summer. Maligne Canyon is unique in that it is quite narrow and very deep. It is on the order of 15 - 30 feet wide but up to 160 feet deep. Water rushes down the length of it. The trail system follows on one or both sides (at different points) with periodic bridges and overlooks. At the upper end, there is just a stream, but it quickly descends deeper. Some of the rocks at the overlooks are quite slippery (just from the tens of 1000s of shoes that have polished them over the decades). The trail looked like it descended more steeply beyond the 2nd bridge, but we didn't have time or energy to explore more at that time (this was our last hike of several that day). There is some sort of restaurant / café adjacent to the parking lot / road. I'm not sure how early they open, but they closed early (5 p.m.?) so it is more of a 'lunch all afternoon' affair. Photography is sometimes difficult here due to the depth of the canyon and the associated shadows. Noon might be a better time for photos as the light might penetrate deeper at that time and illuminate the stream better, but that's only a guess. This is definitely worth a stop, as it is close to Jasper (or a convenient stopover if you are on your way to or from Maligne Lake). A note about wildlife: We encountered traffic jams twice on the road near this park (both times involving elk). You may want to budget an extra 5 minutes into any schedule in anticipation of this. One of the area tour guides also cautioned us that the parks had instituted new and harsh fines for people who came within 100 meters of wildlife (outside of their vehicles; this is to prevent closer encounters which could cause animals to react aggressively). The fine can be $25,000! So you may want to take photos just from within your car.

I loved this hike. The whole experience was great. The canyon was stunning and the forest very pleasant. .The hike was not too strenuous, a good one for a family with an 8 year old. It was popular but that kept the bears away!

After more research when we arrived at Bridge #5 we decided to just drive to the Bridge #2-4 and then walk back to #1 and back to the parking lot. Some nice views of the canyon and waterfalls but I don't think the rest of the hikes were worth it. You have better places to be in this area for the day.

Malign Canyon was more than we expected based on some reviews. Beautiful canyon walls, different from every angle, with water flowing anywhere from gushing waterfalls to rushing rivers under 6 bridges. See map to understand that you can walk/hike anywhere from an easy loop to bridges 1 & 2 near parking lot or a little more hilly hike to loop around bridge 3 or keep on going for a longer, hike. I can only speak for the loop to bridge 3, which included 1 & 2. If you start the loop left, with the canyon on your right, you are rewarded with many beautiful close up looks into the canyon. The climb to bridge 3 is downhill and on the left side (with canyon on right) there are some switchback stairs. Coming back up to parking lot on the loop with canyon on the right, you are a bit further from the edge and it is a dirt hill with some rocks and roots. It took us, in our 60s, less than an hour to do the bridge 3 loop with many stops along the way, both to stare at the beauty of the canyon and waterfalls and to rest at intervals on the way back up. We then drove to bridge 5, a cool suspension bridge across a bubbling riverbed and then drove to bridge 6, wooden bridge across bubbling river. Views from 5 and 6 are less spectacular as the canyon walls ended closer to bridge 4, which I believe is accessible only by foot.

Maligne Canyon was beautiful. I started at the top cafe and walked down to just prior to bridge 5 before returning. It was late afternoon in late Sept. The weather was fine and sunny but ut was still not busy. The path down is straight forward but quite steep. Lots of opportunities to take photos of the azure blue waters and falls. As with all of the Rockies, public amenities are plentiful and of good quality. The cafe at the top is good- recommend sitting out on the veranda.

This is a fantastic place to visit with spectacular and a bit scary views into the deep canyon with gushing waterfalls. Easy paths if you want or more difficult if you prefer. Interesting info boards. Dramatic and incredible, highly recommended.

Driver Mary and host Flora made the drive to Maligne Lake, Medicine Lake, and Maligne Canyon informative and enjoyable. The canyon walk held incredible views of flora, rock erosion, and waterfalls. One of our favorite experiences of our four days in Jasper.