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Brandywine Meadows Distance – 7km+ from the trailhead (depends on how far you go exploring the meadow once you get there and expect additional kms depending on where you park your car) Elevation – 680 meters from the trailhead (850+ meters from where you park …
Porcupine Ridge Distance – 8.00 km roundtrip Elevation – 700 meters Difficulty – Hard Trailhead – Porcupine Ridge Trailhead Logistics – Finding the correct trail to the start of the ridge Every spring, I am chomping at the bit to start hiking. April comes, the …
Prairie View and Jewell Pass Winter Hike Distance – 15.5 km roundtrip Elevation – 691 meters Difficulty – Easy Trailhead – Barrier Lake Trail Parking Lot Logistics – Parking lot usually quite busy, may have to park on the highway Prairie View and Jewell Pass …
Halfmoon Bay and Florencia Bay Distance – 3.9 km roundtrip + distance for exploring on the beaches Elevation – 100 meters Difficulty – Medium (due to slippery stairs) Trailhead – Willowbrae Trail Logistics – none, but be prepared for some slippery stairs The west coast …
Verdant Pass Distance – 22.5 km roundtrip (or more – depending on how much exploring you do) Elevation – 665 meters (or more – depending on how much exploring you do) Difficulty – Medium to Hard Trailhead – Tonqin Valley Trailhead Logistics – Narrow, tight/unmaintained …
Gibbon Pass {Kootenay National Park} Distance – 10.8 km one way, 21.6 km round trip Elevation – approx. 1,300 meters Difficulty – Hard Trailhead Location – Vista Lakes Parking Lot Hiking up to Gibbon Pass was a last minute plan change the other weekend when …
Sulphur Mountain Winter Hike {Banff National Park} Distance – 5.5 km one way, 11 km round trip (additional 0.5 km one way to Sanson Peak) Elevation – 665 meters Difficulty – Moderate Trailhead Location – Upper Hot Springs, Mountain Avenue Sometimes you just get lucky. When …
This year is Canada’s 150 year anniversary which means the parks are full, and I mean FULL, of tourists. I love that people are finding out about the amazing places in my backyard, but I also hate it because I am a selfish woman who …