Bald Mountain Upper Plateau (Lake Cowichan) - Retreads
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,253 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 1,253 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,746 ft
- TrailRank
- 65
- Min elevation
- 567 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 2 hours 24 minutes
- Time
- 3 hours 15 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1484
- Uploaded
- April 3, 2019
- Recorded
- April 2019
near Mesachie Lake, British Columbia (Canada)
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Itinerary description
This is a great hike at any time of year. It provides a number of spots to stop and admire the stunning views across beautiful Lake Cowichan to Honeymoon Bay and the Mesachie peninsula as well as views down the Cowichan River Valley and across the Lake to the Robertson River valley.
The trails are well groomed & marked. You will mostly be out in the open with a little bit of shade in spots, as the timber in this area has been havested in the past and the trees are in a stage of regrowth.
This trail starts along the Wetland Loop trail, takes the Summit Connector to the Lower Plateau for a short walk to the Summit trail and then on and up to the summit.
A shorter version of this hike which turns around at about waypoint #11 can be found on Wikiloc as "Bald Mountain Saddle (Lake Cowichan) - Retreads".
The Retreads Hiking Club gives this hike an AVA rating of 4 B.
Looking for a hike in the Cowichan Valley? Or, looking for hiking companions? Google "Retreads Hiking Club CVRD".
The trails are well groomed & marked. You will mostly be out in the open with a little bit of shade in spots, as the timber in this area has been havested in the past and the trees are in a stage of regrowth.
This trail starts along the Wetland Loop trail, takes the Summit Connector to the Lower Plateau for a short walk to the Summit trail and then on and up to the summit.
A shorter version of this hike which turns around at about waypoint #11 can be found on Wikiloc as "Bald Mountain Saddle (Lake Cowichan) - Retreads".
The Retreads Hiking Club gives this hike an AVA rating of 4 B.
Looking for a hike in the Cowichan Valley? Or, looking for hiking companions? Google "Retreads Hiking Club CVRD".
Waypoints
Car park
Intersection
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Information point
1,306 ft
Approaching The Saddle
A good spot to stop and take in the eastward view down the Cowichan River Valley.
Panorama
1,362 ft
View from The Saddle
This a good spot to take a break. See photos on downward segment when the clouds had cleared.
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