The
Miette Hot Springs is located in
the Rocky Mountains in the Fiddle
Valley
15km
East of the
Pocahontas
Campground,
61km
North
East of the
Jasper
Town site,
51km
West of Hinton. This is the hottest
natural hot
spring (54
Degrees C)
in the Canadian Rockies. There is a
resort, restaurant and a large pool
where the water is cooled to a
comfortable temperature. They say
the natural minerals in the water
can be very therapeutic. There are
also several hiking trails and
Bighorn Sheep are everywhere. The
short walk up to the old hotel ruins
is well worth the effort. The smell
of sulphur is in the air and several
springs can be found flowing
out of the ground and tufa rock face. The springs are stained with
sulphur, minerals, and algae's. It's
surprising how hot to the touch (54
Degrees C) the water from
these springs are. This must be a
magical place in the winter time
with steam venting from all the
springs.
There is a short
2.5km hike past the ruins
to Utopia pass that is somewhat
disappointing, not sure why it was
named Utopia? However it is a good
spot to escape the crowds and eat a
packed lunch. The Miette Hot
Springs has a nice picnic area
located next to the parking
lot and ruins trail head. On your
way towards Miette Hot Springs you
can stop at
Punch Bowl
Falls which is
18km
West of here before the
Pocahontas
Campground.
