On a cloudy and mild November morning we hiked the trails at the end of Uplands Drive in Barnhartvale. Single track trails wind along the benchlands, gullies, and ridges and there are some loop routes through the grasslands and open forests. From the northeast corner of the trails we can look out over the Pineview golf course and the South … Continue reading…
Sunrise Mountain is located on the west side of Barnhartvale, rising steeply above the homes off Todd Road. Access is from the end of Lane. A single-track trail climbs up a north-south ridge to the summit. Along the way are a number of viewpoints. The day was a grey one, a combination of unsettled weather and forest fire smoke. The … Continue reading…
We hiked some of the trails off the end of Uplands – Macleod Road in Barnhartvale, opting to hike mostly on the benchlands. Click an image for a lightbox view and a caption. This was a moderate hike sandwiched between harder hikes and longer paddles. The Uplands Trails are one of our alternate hikes/walks for such days. The highlight of … Continue reading…
Every year we enjoy the hike up Buse Hill. The trailhead is on Robbins Range Road (link to more information) and the trail climbs up open slopes to the forest above. The upper part of the ridge is part of a provincial park. We hike on a double track first, across lands owned by the Buse Creek Ranch. Signs are … Continue reading…
The Barnes Lake Trails are horse-and-hiker trails in the hills of Barnhartvale (link to more information). We hike the trails in spring and fall each year, enjoying a longer (9.7 km) loop route through grasslands and forests. From grasslands, we hiked through a zone of open forest with a number of ponderosa pine snags. On the outside loop route, we … Continue reading…
On a mid-December sunny and mild snow we hiked on the Uplands Trails, wearing microspikes on the snowy-icy trails. The main double track bears west, following the gas line, but it is fenced off at the big gully now because of the gravel pit operations. Side trails bear off to the open benchlands on the north side, or up into … Continue reading…
The Barnes Lake Trails are horse-and-hiker trails in Barnhartvale. Half of the area is grassland and open forest and the upper half is douglas fir forest. There are 5 trails and two trailheads so hikers can choose their own route. The outer loop is about 10 km. On a fall day we chose to do a 6 km counter-clockwise loop … Continue reading…
The Sunrise Mountain Trail starts at the end of Ronde Lane in Barnhartvale. It is a very steep hike, so we only do this route every 2 -3 years. On a cool, drizzly May day we hiked up to the top, then looped on a route we knew down the back side onto old tracks. On the way up, we … Continue reading…
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Continue reading...The Barnes Lake Trails are horse-and-hiker routes in Barnhartvale. Mountain bikes are not allowed, and so the trails are less well-known. We did see a couple of horse riders and two dog-walkers, but we hiked 9.8 km and mostly had the trails to ourselves. We started at the Gardiner Road trailhead and did a clockwise loop around the outer trails. … Continue reading…
We hiked the trails that start at the end of Uplands and McLeod Road in Barnhartvale. The main access is along a gas line track, but many single tracks run up into the hills or down onto the grasslands bench. There are no signs, but the area is open and easy to explore. We did a 5.2 km … Continue reading…
The Barnes Lake Trails are a bit of a hidden secret. The trail system is maintained by the Barnhartvale Horse and Hiker Society in an area which is half in the grasslands and half in open forest. Good signage is posted and most of the trails are easy to follow, allowing hikers to choose their own route. We usually choose … Continue reading…
The Barnes Lake trails are on Crown lands between the Campbell Creek Road and the Robbins Range Road in Barnhartvale. They were first developed as horse-and-hiker trails on grassland hills and forested slopes. The whole area is fenced in, but there are 4 access gates, signage at junctions, and good trails. The northern half of the area winds through open … Continue reading…
In late summer or early fall we often drive through Barnhartvale to the Robbins – Campbell Range Road, then onto the Scuitto Lake Forest Service Road to launch a kayak in each lake. In August and September we expect to encounter birds on the lake – pelicans, sandhill cranes, herons, eagles, loons, kingfishers, ducks, yellowlegs, killdeer, and more. In this … Continue reading…
We had planned a hike to the crest of the Monashees, but the weather was marginal so we made a last minute decision to do a local hike instead. We drove out to Barnhartvale then up Todd Road and then Ronde Lane, parking at the end. We hiked up the steep Sunrise Mountain Trail, straight up the ridge … Continue reading…
Buse Lake Protected Area is a 228 hectare BC Parks area in Barnhartvale. It includes Buse Lake and some of Buse Hill and the forested steep terrain in-between. Buse Lake is accessible from Barnhartvale Road.and Buse Hill is best accessed from the Robbins Range Road. Access into the park lands on Buse Hill is through private/leased lands, with permission from … Continue reading…
