Daffern V4 – 23A May be some route-finding and bushwhacking for a short distance. This is an out-and-back up to high point. Does not include Spaulding Point or The Castle. If time permits, can go down the ridge to one or the other which will extend distance and increase climb by approx. 100m. Hiking time in Oct. 2017 was approx. … Read More
Green Mtn to Spaulding Pt 16.5km, 600m
Daffern V4 – 23A May be some route-finding and bushwhacking for a short distance. This distance/elevation is based on going down the trail past the end of Spaulding Point, then cutting back up a gully and through the woods to meadows below the point. Best access to Point is following a trail at the base of the left side of … Read More
Grizzly Col, 8km 518m
Daffern V1 – 49
Grizzly Ridge out and back, 9.6 km 685 m
Daffern V1-46 Drop off and pick up: Highwood Pass parking lot
Gunnery Creek 6.5km 350m
Daffern 4th Edition, Vol. 5 #7
Gunnery Creek to Grass Pass Trail, 7.5km 350m
Daffern 4th Edition, Vol. 5 #7 Can return either via Grass Pass Trail (Pack Trail Coulee) or Gunnery Creek
Gunnery Pass, RidgeBoundary Pine 10 km, 520 m
Drop off and pick up: Sentinel Recreation Area Gunnery Creek, Gunnery Ridge, Boundary Pine, returning Grass Pass
Ha Ling Peak 6km 740m
Daffern V3 – #76
Hailstone Butte L/O, Windy Peak Hills 13 km, 1000m
2 hikes from Summit Parking Lot (at The Hump) on hwy 532 (gravel road) SW in Livingstone area SW of Longview. Hailstone Butte is a rough trail with 2 routes (easier scree or steeper rockbands) 3km, 340m (Daffern 5-74A) Windy Peak Hills ( Daffern 5-75) is a group of small open grassy ridges 9km 680m
Headwall Lakes Trail to Lower Lake 13KM 400M
Trailhead is at Chester Parking Lot. There is a new bridge, upstream of the old one, where “Snowdrift” snowshoe trail crosses Headwall Creek. Steep but short side slope before first lake Daffern V1 – 94
Headwall Lakes, Fortress Col, Chester Lake loop: 18 km, 800-900 m
Recommended the route be done counter-clockwise. Drop off and pick up: Chester Lake parking lot
Healy Creek Trail to Cave & Basin, Banff 8.2km + .6km to Train Stn
Start from Sunshine access road
Healy Creek Trail to Cave and Basin, then to Train Station, 10.8 Km, less than 100 m
Walk along biking trail to the Cave and Basin from Sunshine Parking and then continue on to the Train station.
Healy Meadows from Sunshine Parking 14.5 km, 360 m
To Simpson trail junction
Healy Pass from Sunshine parking, 18 km, 890m
Drop off and pickup: Sunshine Village Resort parking lot