I hadn’t done this hike before, but a couple of days ago I was fortunate enough to be able to do this hike.
From the trailhead at the parking lot you climb through montane forest and up into the subalpine. Being spring there were a lot of flowers opening out, and the first floor was scattered with different colours.
Following along the trail you pass by old mine workings, and remnants of buildings to do with the mines that once operated at Cascade Mountain.
You get glimpsing views of the surrounding area almost all the way up to the cirque, which is a glacially eroded bowl on the side of Cascade Mountain.
We had lunch in the forest just below the treeline and then went up to the cirque. The views were amazing, as the weather was so clear.
Unfortunately I didn’t take my camera with me as I had a very heavy rucksack already. Luckily I had my iPhone with me, so there are still some photos to show for it!
In all the total return distance is approximately 8km (roughly 5 miles) with an elevation gain of 455 metres (1500 feet).
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Looks like a nice day hike, and not too hard which is great for early season hiking before those legs are used to climbing:) Lovely views over Bow Valley!
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Thank you! Yes it’s a nice short hike, hopefully I’ll get out and do some longer ones in the next few weeks 🙂
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You must either be very healthy…or very tired! Lol Thanks for sharing more lovely photos, and don’t ever take your health and freedom for granted! 🙂
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Thank you! I’m very lucky to live in the mountains 🙂
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I just love that last photo, by the way. So nice.
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Thank you 🙂
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Looks like a great day – and great pictures, even with the iPhone! I especially like the path going down the mountain.
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Thank you! It saves so much weight just using my iPhone 🙂
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I’m pretty sure 95% of the pictures on my blog are from my iPhone. Note: that might be a reason not to use the iPhone!
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