Parking
Use the H Loop access at Redstreak Campground, or start at the Radium Hot Springs Pools parking area at the other end.
Overview
About Hot Springs Trail
Why go
- A cool forest connection with viewpoints and the Pools at the far end.
Heads up
- It is point-to-point; walking back doubles the distance.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation918–1,068 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
5 active Kootenay alerts
- ClosureSinclair Canyon construction closures and delaysMentions this trailRepairs to the Sinclair Creek Rock Tunnel and rehabilitation of the retaining wall at Sinclair Canyon require construction closures; expect alternating single-lane traffic on Highway 93S and…Official details
- ClosureWatercraft and angling prohibitedWatercraft and angling are prohibited on every waterbody in Kootenay National Park until March 31, 2027, to reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS), including whirling disease.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Kootenay Tour Guide
Your drive to Hot Springs Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Kootenay National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Kootenay audio tourRecorded for this area
Sinclair Canyon: Through the Red Cliffs0:00 / 0:29
“You're nearing Sinclair Canyon, where Highway ninety-three threads between steep reddish cliffs at the park's southern gateway.”
Plays on the road 0.2 km from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Kootenay Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Redstreak Campground: A Base Above Radium
- Radium Hot Springs: A Soak in the Canyon
- Redstreak Road Lookout: Radium and the Valley
- Kootenay Visitor Centre: Local Advice and Displays
- 49 audio storiesacross Kootenay’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Grizzly Bear, Gray Wolf, Moose, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 38 trails, 29 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Hot Springs Trail
A short link to the poolsHot Springs Trail is a 2 km one-way walk from H Loop at Redstreak Campground to Radium Hot…
Hot Springs Trail is a 2 km one-way walk from H Loop at Redstreak Campground to Radium Hot Springs Pools. It passes through cool, wet forest and by viewpoints. This is a point-to-point route, not a loop: allow about 1.5 hours for a return walk, or 4 km if you turn around at the Pools.
More up and down than the label suggestsThe route is rated easy, but the one-way figures are 195 m of ascent and 215 m of descent.
The route is rated easy, but the one-way figures are 195 m of ascent and 215 m of descent. It is not a flat campground stroll, and reversing the route adds another climb. Leave time to pause at the viewpoints before heading back.
Choose your endYou can start at H Loop or at the Pools.
You can start at H Loop or at the Pools. H Loop is the campground access; the Pools end has its own parking area. Dogs are permitted on leash.
Make it a longer loopFor a bigger outing, combine Hot Springs with the separate Sinclair Canyon Trail.
For a bigger outing, combine Hot Springs with the separate Sinclair Canyon Trail. The full circuit is estimated at 3 hours; Hot Springs Trail on its own goes between the campground and the Pools.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Kootenay
41 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
31 sightingsGray WolfMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
22 sightingsMooseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
84 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
522 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
65 sightingsElkMost seen around 6 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Kootenay. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
