The area around Six Mile Hill is grazing land, but the lakes and tracks in the hills are also used by anglers and hikers.   We came into Pat Lake from the east, parking by the shoreline area used by fishermen.   There are no designated trails in the area but we know some routes that combine double tracks, single tracks, and cross-country rambles into an 8 km loop.

We started at the shores of Pat Lake.   It was a cool and windy day, but there were a couple of boats out on the lake.

We climbed up grown-over tracks, then simply aimed north, climbing north up the ridges to the top of Six Mile Hill for the view down Kamloops Lake.

We hiked over to the other side of the hill to see the view to the west end of Kamloops Lake.

From the top of Six Mile Hill, we came down the hill, bearing southwest, avoiding some rocky slopes and then went through a meadow to join an old double track that winds down to Morgan Lake.   There are some quiet alkaline ponds along the way.

We stopped for lunch on the slope over Morgan Lake.   We used to call this The Slough, but a dam was built and now its is a small stocked fishing lake.

We followed old double tracks through the hills on the south side, passing some wetlands then a few small alkaline ponds.   This one had brine flies hovering over the water, surviving by feeding on cyanobacteria, diatoms, and algae in the shallow green waters.

The loop route we have worked out (over many years) comes along the south side of Pat Lake, coming back to the parking area around the east side of the lake, a 2.25 hour hike in the Six Mile Hills.

This is one of our favorite areas for a moderate hike in the spring or fall.