On a sunny warm October day we traveled from Kamloops down to the Coquihalla Summit area to hike Zoa Mountain. We turned onto the Falls Lake Road and parked at the trailhead. The Zoa Trail is signed and we turned uphill through the “alder tunnel” to the upper track. From the upper track a sign points up to a steep … Continue reading…
Zoa Peak is located in the Coquihalla Summit Provincial Park. The trailhead is at the end of the Falls Lake Road. The trail starts on a double track and climbs up to a ridge, then turns onto a steep winding single track up the mountain. The first half of the hike is harder than the second half, which winds uphill … Continue reading…
Zupjok Peak is a lesser-known hike in the Coquihalla Summit, but it is a fine hike with excellent views from the alpine. Click an image for a lightbox view and a caption: A video is also available on YouTube. More Information: Kamloops Trails Channel on YouTube Zupjok Peak Trail Hiking Zupjok Peak
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Continue reading...In a summer of smoke, I looked for a day to hike to the top of one of the Coquihalla Summit Peaks. Since I had done Yak, Needle, Flatiron, Zoa, and Illal in the last 2-3 years, I decided to return to do Zupjok Peak, a favorite. When I first started exploring Ottomite Mountain, Iago Peak, and Zupjok Peak, there … Continue reading…
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Continue reading...Zoa Peak is an accessible hike in the Coquihalla Summit area. A short side road turns off the highway and climbs up to the Falls Lake parking lot. When we arrived there on an October morning, Trans Mountain Pipeline crews were excavating a corridor for the twinning of the line, but they kept the road open for hikers. We followed … Continue reading…
We hiked to the summit of July Mountain in the Coquihalla Summit Area in July. Access to the trailhead is off the Coquihalla Highway onto the Juliet Creek FSR. The road is good for a ways as it climbs up the valley, bearing west. At 4.5 km, the road drops down to the creek, crosses a bridge (the sign says … Continue reading…
Our plan was to hike up the Yak Peak Trail then to traverse over Zopkios Ridge and then ascend Nak Peak, but too many steep hikes in a week took its toll on our legs, so we opted to climb to the top of Yak Peak only on this July day. We parked at the Zopkios Rest Area and walked … Continue reading…
From the top of July Mountain in the Cascades, we had fine views of rugged peaks in every direction, a few of which are featured here. Juliet Peak, immediately west of July Mountain: Mount Thynne, to the east see the recent article on this website): Mount Baker, far away (117 km) to the southwest The Anderson Range, 12 km southwest.Yak … Continue reading…
We drove to Brookmere, then found our way up a network of backroads to a parking spot next to the snowmobile hut on Mt. Thynne, then we hiked up the double track to the summit. The whole hiking route is through a subalpine zone on a moderate trail. Many wildflowers were in bloom in mid-June and we enjoyed the … Continue reading…
When we drive down the Coquihalla Highway to the Coast, we pass the old tollbooth area in the Coquihalla Summit area and on clear days we can look across the Coquihalla Canyon to the south and enjoy the views of a rocky range of peaks. The Bedded Range (part of the Hozameen Range) parallels the Coquihalla River. Coquihalla Mountain is … Continue reading…
Iago Peak is a seldom-hiked peak in the Coquihalla Summit area. We have twice snowshoed to the top and back and we enjoyed the route and the views from the top. We have also followed the same trail to climb to the top of Zupjok Peak. This last outing was our first time hiking the route and we found … Continue reading…
Some of the wildflowers and other flora spotted along the cedar – hemlock forest > montane forest> subalpine > alpine route to the summit of Iago Peak in the Coquihalla. hover your cursor for a caption click an image for a larger view
Continue reading...The hike to the top of Zoa Peak and back is a straight-forward 8.5 km return hike. The trail is generally moderate and forgiving as compared to all the other peaks in the Coquihalla Summit area. We have done this hike a number of times and we chose a day in October to enjoy the fall colors. The trailhead is … Continue reading…
