Mt Warburton Pike Ridge | (also known as Brown Ridge) |
Park: Gulf Islands National Park
2.6 km one way.
Terrain: Moderately gentle
|
Elevations (in meters) |
|---|
| Start | End | Minimum | Maximum | Gain |
|---|
| 401 | 265 | 265 | 401 | 136 |
|
|
Mt Warburton Pike Summit Trailhead: (34 km from Saanich Hall, 3.79999995231628k on logging roads, ferry required). Drive north from Victoria on highway 17 through Sidney to the end of the highway. Take the ferry to Saturna Island. From the ferry landing drive along East Point Rd to Harris Rd, turn right on Harris Rd and follow this for 650m to Staples Rd, turn left and drive to the parking area at the end of the road.
Uses
| Dayhike | 2 boot (easy to moderate). | | Suitable all year. |
Description
This fabulous trail runs along the western ridge of Mt Warburton Pike. There are incredible views all along the trail.
There is really no end point to the trail, turn around where the trail starts to drop quite a bit and heads away from the ridge. At this point Mt Baker will have just come into sight.
Features
This trail features birds (Bald eagle, Raven) and miscellaneous (Views).
Hazards
- Some exposure (steep dropoffs) very minor exposure in some places, for those who are hypersensitive to exposure, there is always an option to walk off trail to the side where no exposure exists.
Last hiked:May 17, 2009
Trail-conditions
View trail condition reports for this trail.