There are a number of route choices starting near Rose Hill Park. On a morning in early April, I parked just off Rose Hill Road, then hiked along the Roller Coaster track (gas line) to the west then went up a long, steep, and narrow gully into the hills, then followed double tracks back to the start. The Roller Coaster was a route we ran … Continue reading →
A 6.25 km hike on the Uplands Trails, mostly single tracks on the grasslands benchlands near Barnhartvale. More details on Kamloopstrails.com
Continue reading →A morning hike on a greyish day from Rose Hill Park. Single and double track trails and some off-trail in a loop route of about 4.5 km. Buttercups, Boechera, shrubs budding, magpies, open ridges, and forested gullies on this outing.
Continue reading →I hiked from the Ironmask Industrial Park into the hills across the road, not following any trails, mindful of staying off the (closed) Pineview-Ironmask Trails. I went past a number of dig sites from the hundred-year-old mine workings. The largest pit is fenced in and somewhat hidden, Most of the vertical or horizontal shafts have been filled in. The route I hiked was up and over … Continue reading →
On a cool end-of-winter day I went for a shorter (70″) hike (after the steep route from the previous day) on one of my “go-to” routes, the Kinnikinnik Loop, starting at Home Depot. Conditions were good and the trails were quiet.
Continue reading →On a Spring Break morning my grandson and I hiked the East Rim Loop in Peterson Creek Park today. The trail was in good shape, the temperature was cool, and the route is always a good one, even the big climb near the end.
Continue reading →In spring we take green waste to the Bunker Road Recycling and we combine a hike on the trails too, for a one hour “go-to” route. A hike on a cool day, as winter winds down.
Continue reading →Another go-to hike is a loop route on the southwestern corner of Kenna Cartwright Park. From the Trans Mountain Pipeline track a grassy single track trail turns west through an open forest to the fenceline, then follows the fence to a single track on the gas pipeline which winds up to the Sunset Trail. I hiked out to the viewpoint then back on different trails … Continue reading →
One of the “go-to” trail areas for an hour of hiking is a route in Valleyview Nature Park. We follow trails for a hike with 3 loops, trying for times that are not so busy, since it is a well-used dog-walking area. A pleasant morning outing…
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