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Mt Prevost Hidden Peaks Loop (Duncan) -Retreads

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Løypestatistikk

Distanse
3,19 km
Høydeøkning
132 m
Teknisk vanskelighetsgrad
Moderat
Høydetap
132 m
Maks høyde
778 m
TrailRank 
59
Min. høyde
692 m
Løypetype
Runde
Aktiv tid
én time 4 minutter
Klokkeslett
én time 34 minutter
Koordinater
578
Lastet opp
16. oktober 2019
Tatt opp
oktober 2019
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nær Somenos, British Columbia (Canada)

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Turbeskrivelse

This hike will take you around the top of Mt. Prevost, along the way you will get great views into the Cowichan Valley, to the Gulf Islands and on a clear day to Mt. Baker in Washington state. You will frequently see raptors sailing the thermals off of the cliffs and occasionally you will see bipeds leaping to what seems like certain death with parachutes strapped to their backs.

On the day of this fall hike, the clouds and mist had moved in and although the views offered were not great it was interesting to be on top of a mountain as the clouds passed through. I have attached some pics from a previous hike on a sunnier day to provide a sample of the views you will encounter.

The hike starts at the parking lot below the War Memorial. To drive there from the bottom of the hill, follow Mt. Prevost Rd. until it turns into a gravel road. The gravel road is called "Prevost ML" and as you drive along it be on the lookout for signs indicating "Monument" or "Memorial". Follow these signs to the parking lot. Active logging may be going on, drive with your headlights on and yield the right of way to logging trucks.

The Retreads Hiking Club gives this hike an AVA rating of 2 B.

Looking for a hike in the Cowichan Valley? Or, looking for hiking companions? Google "Retreads Hiking Club CVRD".

Veipunkter

PiktografParkering Høyde 711 m
Bilde avParking lot & trailhead

Parking lot & trailhead

Bilde avSign on tree says 'Prevost ML'

Sign on tree says 'Prevost ML'

Bilde avTypical trail conditions on this section of trail

Typical trail conditions on this section of trail

PiktografBilde Høyde 704 m
Bilde avGiant overhanging rock

Giant overhanging rock

There is fern garden growing out of the rock wall

PiktografBilde Høyde 701 m
Bilde avBeneath the overhanging rock

Beneath the overhanging rock

Bilde avTypical trail conditions in this section of trail

Typical trail conditions in this section of trail

PiktografPanorama Høyde 703 m
Bilde avLooking down into valley below Bilde avLooking down into valley below

Looking down into valley below

The second pic is the view on a sunnier day

Bilde avTypical trail conditions on this section of trail

Typical trail conditions on this section of trail

PiktografPanorama Høyde 714 m
Bilde avA great view (on a sunny day) Bilde avA great view (on a sunny day) Bilde avA great view (on a sunny day)

A great view (on a sunny day)

Second pic taken on a sunnier day

PiktografBilde Høyde 719 m
Bilde avTypical trail conditions on this section of trail

Typical trail conditions on this section of trail

Bilde avTypical trail conditions on this section of trail

Typical trail conditions on this section of trail

PiktografPanorama Høyde 753 m
Bilde avOn top of the world! Bilde avOn top of the world!

On top of the world!

PiktografPanorama Høyde 758 m
Bilde avGiant boulder. Great views beyond it! Bilde avGiant boulder. Great views beyond it! Bilde avGiant boulder. Great views beyond it!

Giant boulder. Great views beyond it!

It is just sitting there all by itself. It looks like a light push will send it off!

Bilde avTypical conditions on this section of trail

Typical conditions on this section of trail

PiktografPanorama Høyde 754 m
Bilde avQuamichan Lake below, gulf islands in distance. Mt. Baker in far distance. Bilde avQuamichan Lake below, gulf islands in distance. Mt. Baker in far distance. Bilde avQuamichan Lake below, gulf islands in distance. Mt. Baker in far distance.

Quamichan Lake below, gulf islands in distance. Mt. Baker in far distance.

Bilde avTypical trail conditions on this section of trail

Typical trail conditions on this section of trail

Bilde avPassing through another parking lot

Passing through another parking lot

We saw mountain bikers here. Presumably this is the set off point for one of their trails down the mountain.

Bilde avA fairly gnarly up hill section

A fairly gnarly up hill section

PiktografBilde Høyde 772 m
Bilde avApproaching the Memorial

Approaching the Memorial

PiktografBilde Høyde 772 m
Bilde avThe Memorial Bilde avThe Memorial Bilde avThe Memorial

The Memorial

This monument can be seen from the valley below. It looked ghostly on this day.

Bilde avHeading down. Typical trail condition on this section of trail.

Heading down. Typical trail condition on this section of trail.

Bilde avTypical trail condition on this section of trail.

Typical trail condition on this section of trail.

PiktografPanorama Høyde 738 m
Bilde avPhoto

Photo

Bilde avBack to parking lot at trailhead.

Back to parking lot at trailhead.

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