A well-hiked trail/corridor is the flat pipeline road from Barnhartvale to Juniper.    The trailhead can found at the end of McLeod-Uplands Road.   The route heads to a ridge below Juniper.   Most walkers/hikers skirt the north end of the ridge and traverse some gullies to access the benchlands below Juniper.

Another route option for hikers and bikers is to follow the ridge south as it climbs above the gullies separating the mountainous terrain between Barnhartvale and Juniper.   From the pipeline road, take the double track that switchbacks up the ridge to the crest (or just follow the pipeline as the blue line shows below).    Look for a single track on the spine of the ridge that bears south (at N50 39.521 W120 13.061).   Follow this bike trail as it heads south underneath the crest of the ridge.   It is a good trail designed by mountain bikers coming off the upper part of Rose Hill – Scott Road down the gullies past Juniper to Valleyview.   

Follow the trail as it winds its way across the hillside and then crosses the creek. It then follows the creek to a crossroads, but hikers can follow any one of a number of small side trails up the bank to the double track above. Cross to the east side of the creek and follow the double track (the old road shown in yellow) all the way back down to the pipeline. I have done this route in winter and it is a good boot hike or snowshoe route. The best viewpoint is on an open hilltop just south of a saddle (N50 39.380 W120 13.020). The Zilch Loop route is about 8km total from the trailhead. In winter it will take an hour longer than in dry conditions. Even though it is close to the City, it is still a remote spot so come prepared for the backcountry. (Why Zilch? The last gulch….)