Flower Ridge

Park: Strathcona Provincial Park, Buttle Lake region

6.0 km one way.

Terrain: Rough

Approximate Elevations (in meters)
Start:	221	End:	1470
Minimum:	221	Maximum:	1470
Net Gain:	1249	Cumulative Gain:	1250

Flower Ridge Trailhead: (350 km from Saanich Hall). Take highway #1 north from Victoria to Nanaimo where it becomes BC#19, continue north to Campbell River where you turn west onto BC#28 (to Gold River). Follow this until you enter Strathcona Provincial Park. Take the Westmin Resources Road and watch for a signed pullout area on the left hand side of the road.

Uses

Backpack	Moderate to strenuous.		Best from early July thru mid September.
Dayhike	4 boot (moderate to strenuous).	5 hours one way.	Best from early July thru mid September.

Description

The quoted statistics are for the full climb to the camping spots on the ridge.

This trail is very steep until you reach the alpine ridge.

Features

This trail features forests, mountains and views.

Campsites along the trail

Halfway point of Flower Ridge Trail

Pit toilet

Water is available.

Water

Collect water at the camp site half way up the mountain as it can be hard to obtain on the upper slopes late in the year. Backpackers can collect water from small ponds, however it must be boiled, filtered or treated before being consumed.

Other trails in Strathcona Provincial Park

Battleship Lake Loop
Bedwell Lake
Bedwell River Trail
Castlecrag
Circlet Lake
Comox Glacier
Cream Lake
Crest Mountain
Della Falls
Elk River Trail (to Landslide lake)
Elk Viewpoint
Helen McKenzie Lake Loop
Jutland Mountain
Kwai Lake
Lady Falls
Marble Meadows
Mt Albert Edward
Mt Albert Edward and Jutland Mountain
Mt Albert Edward from Kwai Lake
Mt Albert Edward from Mt Washington Ski Area
Mt Washington Nordic Ski Area
Paradise Meadows
Phillips Ridge
Price Creek
Tennent Lake
Upper Myra Falls
Wild Ginger

Trail-conditions

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