Cheakamus Canyon
One review for Cheakamus Canyon
1 review in English
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Review from Roanna Z.
10/17/2010 1 photo
I've just had one of the best hiking days of my life.
Reasons:
~A gorgeous drive up the Sea To Sky past Squamish to the Cheakamus trail head.
~The best group of hiking friends I could ever imagine.
~The trail has amazingly beautiful views of mountain peaks, Starvation Lake and the rushing river with a pebble beach where people fly-fish. I felt like I was watching a fishing show only it was live! I half expected to see bear hunting there.
~A gradual elevation with gravel and well compacted stone on some parts while other parts were carpeted in perfect Autumn coloured leaves.
The hike is only a few hours long and about 9k, but you feel you want to stretch it out a bit and enjoying the real wilderness feeling to be had out there. Bring a snack, there's a couple of spots to sit on a Moss carpet with incredible views of snowy peaks.
Not only does this easy hike have incredible views of the mountains, but also offers some real beauties for rail-fans.
This trail is an in and out, not a loop, and includes a few surprises like the makeshift 'suspension bridge' above the train tracks where there the trail fell away. It's more like a fence laid flat and supported with chain link and re-bar. Safe but a bit freaky!
I felt super brave and went first of the 7 of us.
One of the best hikes I've had in BC. and anyone could do this one. This has got to be on the best of BC hikes list.Listed in: Mountain hikes and easy…
