The Musical Bumps

9.4 km one way.

Terrain: Intermediate

Elevations (in meters)
Start:	1905	End:	2000
Minimum:	1845	Maximum:	2060
Net Gain:	215	Cumulative Gain:	215

Whistler Trailhead: (190 km from Saanich Hall, ferry required). Distance quoted is via the Swartz Bay/Tswassen ferry rather than the Nanaimo/Horseshoe Bay route.

Take highway 17 north from Victoria to Swartz Bay and catch the ferry to Tswassen. From the ferry terminal at Tswassen drive north on 17 to 99 and head into Vancouver. Follow Oak Street and watch for the signs to Stanley Park and the Lion"s Gate bridge. From the bridge follow the signs to highway 1 and take it west to where 99 departs from it heading north to Whistler via Squamish. In Whistler drive to the gondola lift and park in the large parking lot below the lifts. If you are backpacking make sure you park in the lot allocated for overnight parking (at the time of writing this was lot 4).

Facilities available at the trailhead include:

Emergency phone
Shelter is available
Toilets and/or outhouses
Water is available

Uses

Backpack	Moderate.		Best from late June thru late September.
Dayhike	3 boot (moderate).	3 hours one way.	Best from late June thru early October.

Description

Take the gondola from the Whistler town center to the top of Whistler Mountain (generally in operation through Canadian Thanksgiving weekend). The trail begins here and is listed as "Singing Pass" on the signs. The distance quoted is to Singing Pass but one can opt for a shorter hike to any of the intermeidate summits (Flute, Picallo or Oboe). The best flowers are in the meadows approaching Singing Pass.

One could opt to return via the Singing Pass trail but the views returning are well worth retracing your steps. Make sure you leave enough time to make the last gondola ride down, missing it means a long, arduous, boring walk down the Whistler service road.

To backpack this route one needs to get to Russet Lake, 2km beyond Singing Pass.

Features

This trail features flowers, glacial views, meadows, mountains and views.

Hazards

Boardwalk (can be very slippery in wet conditions)
some exposure (steep dropoffs)

Other trails in Garibaldi Provincial Park

Trail-conditions

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