Another last minute one, but who’s up for an off-the-beaten-track hike in our local mountains? Its an uphill plod along a deactivated logging road and then a shortish but steep bushwack to the 1419m summit, about 13km roundtrip with 1000m elevation gain or so. The majority is in the trees, but the final summit block […]

This is for those who’d rather go for a hike than watch the superbowl! From Horseshoe Bay, Eagle Bluffs is about 10km and 1000m elevation gain up through forest, with a nice view at the top. I generally hike at the fast end of moderate, but prefer folks to stick together, so depending on the […]

Who’s up for a rainy day leg-stretcher? From Horseshoe Bay, Eagle Bluffs is about 10km and 1000m elevation gain but depending on snow levels I’ll probably make the boulder field the turnaround spot. My main aim for this hike is to confirm the start/condition of the connector route to the Sunset trail. The sparsely flagged […]

Meet at base of Grouse Mountain at 730am. Hike up one of the trails (Grouse Grind or BCMC), continue to Crown Mountain, return by dusk. About 14km return and a 1400m climb.

Let’s enjoy the Sunday sunshine with a day hike to Mt Windsor. Nothing technical, but this will be a long day with about 11 hours hiking, 20km and 1650m elevation gain. There is mild scrambling up the final steep approach to the summit, which will likely have snow, you may want to bring microspikes and […]