Kluane National Park has hundreds of kilometres of hiking trails

The 22,000-square-kilometre Kluane National Park is home to Canada's highest mountain (Mount Logan at 5,950 metres) and the world's second-largest non-polar ice fields.

Resplendent with brilliant blue glacial lakes, colourful meadows, knife-edged peaks, alpine forest and subarctic tundra, the park is as spectacular as anything you'll see in the Canadian Rockies. Unlike Banff National Park or Jasper National Park, it is refreshingly free of tourist hoards.

Its remoteness makes it a haven for both naturists and grizzly bears, and there has been some shock and confusion on both sides when the two have crossed paths in the past.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kluane National Park has hundreds of kilometres of well-maintained hiking trails and many people come here for scenic day hikes as well as rugged multi-day excursions.

Much of the park is glacial and scientists believe it to be one of the last surviving relics of the Ice Age. While its vast ice fields are unfortunately not visible to hikers, plenty of tour operators will fly you over them for a fee.

The town of Haines Junction is the main service centre for Kluane National Park. Stop here for food as well as maps and weather updates from the excellent visitor information centre.