Kootenay National Park

Kootenay National Park, BC

Trails in Kootenay

All 38 trails, ranked by Parkwolf, with length, time, and difficulty.

Trails
38
Easy
10
Moderate
15
Hard
13

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Radium Hot Springs: A Soak in the Canyon

All Kootenay trails

38 trails

1Challenging54.1 km · 4 daysAudioRockwall TrailThree passes, the Rockwall, and Floe Lake anchor an alpine traverse.2Challenging21.6 km · 8 hrAudioFloe LakeA long climb pays off at a turquoise lake under the Rockwall.3Moderate8.8 km · 3.5 hrAudioStanley GlacierA steady forest climb to waterfalls below the glacier-carved Guard Wall.4Easy1.8 km · 36 minAudioMarble CanyonAn easy bridge walk over a startlingly deep, turquoise canyon.5Easy2 km · 45 minAudioPaint Pots TrailCross the Vermilion River to three iron-rich springs.6Challenging16.3 km · 8 hrAudioKindersley-Sinclair LoopA hard climb through meadows to a high col; arrange the shuttle.7Moderate5.5 km · 2.5 hrNuma Pass TrailA short climb to an open saddle high above Floe Lake.8Challenging36.9 km · 2.5 daysAudioTumbling - Helmet - Ochre LoopTwo or three days among alpine meadows, Helmet Falls and the Rockwall.9Challenging37.7 km · 2.5 daysAudioTumbling-Floe TraverseA two-to-three-day traverse from Paint Pots to Floe Lake.10Challenging28.4 km · 10 hrAudioHelmet Creek TrailA long hike from ochre springs to a 300 m waterfall.11Challenging9 km · 5 hrGoodsir Pass Side TripA steep climb to a high pass beneath the jagged Goodsir peaks.12Challenging17.8 km · 7 hrAudioBall PassA hard climb to a high pass, glacier views and a meadow13Easy0.6 km · 15 minAudioOlive Lake TrailA quick boardwalk break gives you an emerald lakeshore in minutes.14Moderate2.8 km · 2 hrAudioSinclair CanyonA short ridge walk into the canyon above Radium.15Moderate7 km · 2.5 hrAudioDog Lake LoopTwo Kootenay River bridges lead through old growth to Dog Lake.16Easy1 km · 30 minAudioLetwilc7úl̓ecw LoopA short meadow loop with Secwépemc plant interpretation17Moderate17.6 km · 5.5 hrAudioSimpson River TrailWildfire recovery on two rivers, with an easy 1.6 km turnaround.18Challenging20 km · 8 hrAudioKindersley PassA big climb with its broadest views beyond the pass.19Challenging12.4 km · 6 hrAudioSinclair Creek TrailA steep climb from the creek to alpine meadows below the col.20Challenging20.4 km · 6 hrAudioTumbling Creek TrailA hard climb to Tumbling Falls and a gateway to the Rockwall.21Challenging15 km · 6 hrWolverine PassA steep climb from creek forest to the Rockwall divide.22Easy0.5 km · 20 minAudioNuma Falls TrailA quick stop where the Vermilion squeezes through sculpted limestone.23Moderate5.4 km · 2 hrAudioCobb Lake TrailA forested out-and-back to a quiet lake, with a steady climb back.24Easy1.9 km · 45 minAudioRedstreak LoopA short forest loop climbs to a bench above the Columbia Valley.25Easy1.3 km · 45 minAudioValleyview TrailA short climb from Radium opens to a broad Columbia Valley view.26Easy2 km · 1.5 hrHot Springs TrailA cool forest path links Redstreak Campground with Radium's hot pools.27Easy2.9 km · 2 hrAudioVermilion River TrailA forest connector between Marble Canyon and the Paint Pots.28Moderate12.4 km · 4 hrAudioOchre Creek TrailA forested creek walk to the northern Rockwall campground.29Moderate5.8 km · 3 hrAudioJuniper–Hot Springs LoopA loop from Radium's pools through wet forest and Sinclair Canyon.30Moderate6.4 km · 2.5 hrAudioKimpton CreekA shaded creek walk on a narrow, sometimes rough forest trail.31Moderate4.6 km · 1.5 hrRedstreak Creek TrailA quiet creek walk with a steady climb through shaded forest.32Moderate12.8 km · 4 hrAudioNuma Creek TrailA shaded creekside approach to the Rockwall's Numa Creek camp.33Easy0.6 km · 20 minAudioFireweed LoopA shaded little loop through the 1968 fire’s recovering forest34Moderate10 km · 3 hrAudioChickadee ValleyA winter valley outing where you have to find the line.35Moderate14.4 km · 4.5 hrAudioEast Kootenay TrailAn easy fire road to Daer Creek with two river bridges.36Moderate20.3 km · 7 hrWest Kootenay TrailA nearly level old fire road reaches Kootenay’s western edge.37Moderate8.6 km · 3.5 hrTokumm Creek TrailA creekside wilderness route with no trail maintenance.38Challenging15.4 km · 6 hrOttertail Pass TrailA faint backcountry route to open meadows below the pass.
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Radium Hot Springs: A Soak in the Canyon
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“You're approaching Radium Hot Springs, where you can swap the car seat for a warm mineral pool in Sinclair Canyon.”

Plays as you drive up to Radium Hot Springs in the Parkwolf Kootenay Tour Guide.

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