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Location:
Elbow/Kananaskis Valley,
Kananaskis Country
Date:
July 20, 2001
Distance:
10 kilometers
Maximum Elevation:
1990 meters
Elevation Gain:
573
meters
Time Required:
3.0 to 3.5
hours
About fourth to fifty minutes into the hike, the creek fades into forest, and the trail is a little more demanding as the angle steepens. The path is clear and there is little distraction as you wind your way further up the valley thruough mossy spruce forest. A steep avalanche slope is crossed five minutes before the pass is reached.
Barely rising above the trees, the pass offers only marginally interesting views, it pays to follow up the open ridge to the south, a 30 vertical-meter climb to a cairn marking the trail's high point. This is a far superior viewpoint for Mt. Baldy and the surrounding mountains to the west.
