Johnston Canyon Falls & Ink pots Banff National Park

Johnston Canyon and Ink Pots

Johnston Canyon Resort to Upper Falls—2.7 km (1.7 mi)
Johnston Canyon Resort to Ink Pots—5.8 km (3.6 mi)

Half-day trip, allow 45 minutes to Upper Falls
Elevation gain: 215 m (700 ft)
Maximum elevation: 1645 m (5,400 ft)
Maps: Banff 82 O/4; Castle Mountain 82 O/5
The trail to the waterfalls of Johnston Canyon has to be the busiest in the Canadian Rockies. Nearly every day throughout the summer, hundreds of hikers follow its canyon-clinging catwalks and cliff-mounting staircases to the gorge's Lower and Upper Falls. While the canyon and its unique trail are certainly worthy of a visit.

Ink Pots.

A small percentage of those who hike to the Upper Falls continue another 3 km to the Ink Pots - seven cold mineral springs bubbling to the surface in the open meadows beside Johnston Canyon Creek. Above Upper Falls, the trail climbs out of the canyon to join the trail from Moose Meadows. In just over 2 km, it descends to the meadows and the springs, located on the right side of the trail not far from the creek.

While these springs are unique (they have a constant temperature of 4 degrees
C. and their basins are composed of quicksand), many hikers find the extended journey above the canyon a bit of a disappointment. Hopefully open views of the Johnston Creek valley from the site offer some consolation.

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[bshaw7325]

DIRKA DIRKA!!! It is a nice hike though.

[scottytoohottie123]

love the video hope you like my pictures all the best scotty

[bowlingballout]

Beautiful place. I need to visit a place like that.