Hiking the Six Mile Hills
The Six Mile Hills area has rocky hills, ponds and marshes, two lakes, double tracks routes, and open slopes suitable for hiking. We usually hike a route through the hills each year and we paddle one of the lakes in most years. On this October day, we hiked a 9+ km route under sunny skies. We drove up the bumpy Six Mile Hill Road from the Tobiano area.
We hiked in a north-bearing direction, winding up through the hills to a viewpoint looking up Kamloops Lake.
Much of the north side of the area has no trails, but we hiked up and then back down to a known track that winds down through the hills, passing seasonal ponds along the way.
We stopped for lunch on the hill above Morgan Lake which had quite a few fishermen in their small boats.
Our route followed old double tracks with many junctions-options along the way. We passed more ponds on our way to the south side of Pat Lake.
The 9+ km loop route finished around the east end of the lake back to the start.
All hiking in the area requires some navigation and some off-trail hiking, but the rewards of fine scenery make it all worthwhile.
