Details
- Hike Leader - John Moslin, Carole Pugle
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- Distance - 16 to 20 km.
- Difficulty - Moderate
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Description
Join Carole and John as we explore Manning Park, for the second time in recent years to discover new trails to be conquered.
We will be leaving Kamloops on Friday Sept 15/17 at 07:00 am, returning on Monday Sept 18/17 post final hike , giving us 4 days to hike some new trails. Many of these trails will be exploratory to us but are well marked. The hike difficulty will vary with the hikes selected from day to day so please read each hike description to ensure it is a good fit for you. Keep in mind, that most hikes with be moderate/hard in nature with some strenuous climbing.
We are staying at the Manning Resort, please book your accommodation soon as the resort is booking up quickly. If Camping, please book your spot asap as sites are also filling up quickly. Contact www.manningpark.com to reserve your spot. Toll Free number:1-800-330-3321
Amenities on site include :Restaurant, Bears Den Pub,Country store, indoor pool ,hot tub and sauna.
-Day 1-LIGHTNING LAKES LOOP.
Leave Kamloops at 07:00 am { unless someone plans on arriving the night prior to set up camp }. Be on the trail by 10:00 am to hike the LIGHTNING LAKES LOOP. Relatively flat trail past a chain of scenic lakes, we will return to our vehicle by 3:30 or 4 PM to allow participants to set up camps for those who are camping. Dinner and evening to unwind and relax before the big hike for Day 2. Please refer to www. kamloopstrail.net/lightning
Day 2-Skyline 1
Skyline I is a good, sturdy full day hike for a total of 20 km. It encompasses a variety of terrains and environmental zones, and on a clear day it offers stunning panoramas.
Starting at the Strawberry Flats end, walk along the old fire access road through the Lodgepole Pine forest, and through the flower meadow that is pretty in June with Strawberry blossoms and greening perennials in mid-July to August with a splash of bloom that attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. The notable peak to the west is Red Mountain, 2922 m, named for the colour of its exposed iron ore deposits. About .4 km along the road, the Skyline I trail narrows and heads south, no-north facing slopes, through dense Engelmann spruce and alpine fir forest. The first meadow is reached at 3.7 km. This area is more sheltered and good for sighting spruce grouse and three-toed woodpeckers, and for hearing crossbills, nuthatches and hermit thrushes. There are Western anemone, marsh marigold and green bog orchid in the spring; cow parsnip, lupine, pink mimulus, arnica and more orchids blooming later in the season. This is also the beginning of a great bird-watching area that continues to the burn, caused by a forest fire in the mid 1940s. The burn also gives a clear view of the valley below.
The trail then goes on to a drier NWW-facing slope which offers an increasingly good view, from right to left, of the Red, Lone Goat and Snow Camp Mountains, and a first glimpse of Mt. Hozameen in the US. S.
Day 3-HEATHER TRAIL-THREE BROTHERS
The Three Brother’s Mountain hike is 21 km return , suggested hike time is 7 hours . This is a most popular hike as you can drive right to the Alpine, the flowers may be finished for the season but we may have some lovely fall colors, the elevation gain is only 480 meters and gradual. Three beautiful rolling peaks to explore with valleys and meadows below with beautiful views all around. Please refer to www.kamloopstrails.net/heather-trail/
DAY 4-Mt. Frosty
On our last day, we will leave at 10:00 am to allow time for those camping to pack up . We will undertake the Mt. Frosty trail as our final hike before making the trip back to Kamloops.
