Sulphur Skyline

From the Miette Hot Springs car park walk up the steps to the pool entrance, where the trail leaves eastwards. It climbs steadily across open mountainside, over two small bridges, to Shuey Pass, where the Fiddle River trail carries straight on. Take the right-hand (south) fork, which switchbacks up across exposed slopes to the treeline and then climbs steeply on stony ground to the bare 2,050 m summit, looking over the Fiddle River valley. Return the same way.

It is 8.4 km there and back with 669 m of ascent; allow about 4½ hours. The grade is Moderate: a long, steady climb on a good trail, steep and stony near the top.

There is no water on the trail. The summit is bare, and the area is known for afternoon thunderstorms: start early, and stay below the treeline if a storm is building. Do not feed the bold ground squirrels on top. A Parks Canada pass is needed to visit Jasper National Park.

Miette Hot Springs is 61 km from Jasper: 44 km east on Highway 16, then 17 km up the narrow Miette Road, open to vehicles only from 15 May to 12 October 2026. After that the trailhead cannot be reached by car until spring, and the hot springs close. There is no parking charge and no public transport.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.