We hike to the top of Sugarloaf Hill once or twice every year.   We try to do this when cattle are not grazing on the lower slopes (early spring or late fall).   We follow a double track up to a high shoulder on the northwest side of the hill.   Along the way is a grassland pond, full of water in the spring.

At the end of the double track the route is all on Crown land, with a faint trail to the summit.   Some flagging tape guides hikers up the steep slopes.   As the trail reaches the lower hilltops, some wider views are offered.

We had lunch on the top of the higher hill, enjoying wide views in 3 directions.   Inks Lake lay below to the southeast 2.7 km away.

Most of the route to the top is a north-facing slope so spring was returning slowly.   In the open forest wax currant (ribes cereum) was in bloom, not far off the trail.

The hike is off the beaten track.   Anyone who wants to do this route must respect grazing lands and the established fences of the area, leaving nothing but temporary footprints, taking nothing but photos.

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