Elfin Lakes Trail Maintenance

June 1st 2024

Event Details

  • Date: –
  • Spots: 5
  • Member Cost: Free
  • Destination: Garibaldi Park
  • Categories:
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
  • Attendee Screening: Attendees are Pre-Screened - The Trip Leader will review your background and contact you before accepting you on the trip. You will get a confirmation that your sign-up is pending right away.
    That doesn't mean that you are confirmed to go on the trip yet. If you are accepted, you should receive an email from the coordinator to confirm your sign-up and coordinate the trip's details.

Description

Time: Saturday, June 1st, 9am
(Please show up on or before time. The cell reception at the trail head is choppy. You may not be able to get in touch with the group if you are running late)

Meet-up location:
Elfin Lakes Trailhead
Diamond Head Trail
Whistler, BC VON OAO

This is a trail maintenance with the Friends of Garibaldi Park Society.
There are only 2 spots remaining. Please read description below from Friends of Garibaldi Park Society before joining:
Let’s kick off the trail maintenance season with a classic hike to Elfin Lakes!

Elfin Lakes Trail maintenance
Join the Friends of Garibaldi Park Society on their first trail work party of the season, this year on the trail to Elfin Lakes from the start of the trail to the Red Heather Hut. We’ll be cleaning up trash, trimming branches, moving smaller logs and recording any major damage for our friendly BO Parks rangers. We’ll stop for lunch at the Red Heather Hut before hiking out. There may be the option for some fast hikers to do the full trail to the Lakes.

Please join us afterwards for a BBQ social nearby in Squamish!

To learn more about the FOGPS (https://friendsofgaribaldipark.org/)

Minimum age 18 years due to insurance reasons.

ELEVATION GAIN: 400m
TIME NEEDED: 5-6 hours
BOOK RATING: Easy to moderate

MEETING TIME AND LOCATION: 9.00 am at the Diamond Head/Elfin Lakes trailhead parking lot, by the info sign.

LATEST RETURN TIME: 3pm back at the cars. For safety reasons BC Parks require trail watch volunteers to hike out together.

 This activity is not a guided trip. While the aim is for volunteers to enjoy themselves, due to work required or time constraints the group may not achieve the final destination. Be prepared to travel as a group – this means departing and returning to the trailhead together.  Additionally, prepare yourself as you would for any hike that you undertake on your own. Bring the 10 essentials, layers, food, water, warm clothes. Check the detailed list on AdventureSmart https://www.adventuresmart.ca/the-three-ts/

 

* a safety and trail maintenance techniques pdf will be provided upon sign-up

Guest sign-up

Sign-ups are no longer available for this event.