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Mt Prevost Hidden Peaks Loop (Duncan) -Retreads

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Statistiche del percorso

Distanza
3,19 km
Dislivello positivo
132 m
Difficoltà tecnica
Medio
Dislivello negativo
132 m
Altitudine massima
778 m
TrailRank 
59
Altitudine minima
692 m
Tipo di percorso
Anello
Tempo in movimento
un'ora 4 minuti
Tempo
un'ora 34 minuti
Coordinate
578
Caricato
16 ottobre 2019
Registrato
ottobre 2019
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vicino a Somenos, British Columbia (Canada)

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Descrizione dell'itinerario

This hike will take you around the top of Mt. Prevost, along the way you will get great views into the Cowichan Valley, to the Gulf Islands and on a clear day to Mt. Baker in Washington state. You will frequently see raptors sailing the thermals off of the cliffs and occasionally you will see bipeds leaping to what seems like certain death with parachutes strapped to their backs.

On the day of this fall hike, the clouds and mist had moved in and although the views offered were not great it was interesting to be on top of a mountain as the clouds passed through. I have attached some pics from a previous hike on a sunnier day to provide a sample of the views you will encounter.

The hike starts at the parking lot below the War Memorial. To drive there from the bottom of the hill, follow Mt. Prevost Rd. until it turns into a gravel road. The gravel road is called "Prevost ML" and as you drive along it be on the lookout for signs indicating "Monument" or "Memorial". Follow these signs to the parking lot. Active logging may be going on, drive with your headlights on and yield the right of way to logging trucks.

The Retreads Hiking Club gives this hike an AVA rating of 2 B.

Looking for a hike in the Cowichan Valley? Or, looking for hiking companions? Google "Retreads Hiking Club CVRD".

Waypoint

IconaParcheggio Altitudine 711 m
Foto diParking lot & trailhead

Parking lot & trailhead

Foto diSign on tree says 'Prevost ML'

Sign on tree says 'Prevost ML'

Foto diTypical trail conditions on this section of trail

Typical trail conditions on this section of trail

IconaFoto Altitudine 704 m
Foto diGiant overhanging rock

Giant overhanging rock

There is fern garden growing out of the rock wall

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Foto diBeneath the overhanging rock

Beneath the overhanging rock

Foto diTypical trail conditions in this section of trail

Typical trail conditions in this section of trail

IconaPanorama Altitudine 703 m
Foto diLooking down into valley below Foto diLooking down into valley below

Looking down into valley below

The second pic is the view on a sunnier day

Foto diTypical trail conditions on this section of trail

Typical trail conditions on this section of trail

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Foto diA great view (on a sunny day) Foto diA great view (on a sunny day) Foto diA great view (on a sunny day)

A great view (on a sunny day)

Second pic taken on a sunnier day

IconaFoto Altitudine 719 m
Foto diTypical trail conditions on this section of trail

Typical trail conditions on this section of trail

Foto diTypical trail conditions on this section of trail

Typical trail conditions on this section of trail

IconaPanorama Altitudine 753 m
Foto diOn top of the world! Foto diOn top of the world!

On top of the world!

IconaPanorama Altitudine 758 m
Foto diGiant boulder. Great views beyond it! Foto diGiant boulder. Great views beyond it! Foto diGiant boulder. Great views beyond it!

Giant boulder. Great views beyond it!

It is just sitting there all by itself. It looks like a light push will send it off!

Foto diTypical conditions on this section of trail

Typical conditions on this section of trail

IconaPanorama Altitudine 754 m
Foto diQuamichan Lake below, gulf islands in distance. Mt. Baker in far distance. Foto diQuamichan Lake below, gulf islands in distance. Mt. Baker in far distance. Foto diQuamichan Lake below, gulf islands in distance. Mt. Baker in far distance.

Quamichan Lake below, gulf islands in distance. Mt. Baker in far distance.

Foto diTypical trail conditions on this section of trail

Typical trail conditions on this section of trail

Foto diPassing through another parking lot

Passing through another parking lot

We saw mountain bikers here. Presumably this is the set off point for one of their trails down the mountain.

Foto diA fairly gnarly up hill section

A fairly gnarly up hill section

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Foto diApproaching the Memorial

Approaching the Memorial

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Foto diThe Memorial Foto diThe Memorial Foto diThe Memorial

The Memorial

This monument can be seen from the valley below. It looked ghostly on this day.

Foto diHeading down. Typical trail condition on this section of trail.

Heading down. Typical trail condition on this section of trail.

Foto diTypical trail condition on this section of trail.

Typical trail condition on this section of trail.

IconaPanorama Altitudine 738 m
Foto diPhoto

Photo

Foto diBack to parking lot at trailhead.

Back to parking lot at trailhead.

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