Ninety seconds on Trafalgar Falls
Be at the gate at eight, when it opens, and you have the viewing platform nearly to yourself. Past it, a scramble over boulders leads to warm pools fed by a hot spring.
The walk in is easy and ends at a rail with both falls in front of you. Everything past that is off the path: the scramble to the pools goes boulder to boulder, with wading between.
A hot spring seeps out of the rock to the left of the taller fall and stains it orange, and the pools at its foot mix that water with the cold river. Guides wait at the car park; you do not need one for the rail, but take one for the boulders. Water shoes with grip are better than boots.
The Papillote gardens beside the trailhead take day visitors by reservation, ten to four, and close for part of the autumn.
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