Mt Warburton Pike Ridge

(also known as Brown Ridge)

2.6 km one way.

Terrain: Moderately gentle

Elevations (in meters)
Start:	401	End:	265
Minimum:	265	Maximum:	401
Net Gain:	136	Cumulative Gain:	289

Mt Warburton Pike Summit Trailhead: (34 km from Saanich Hall, 4 km 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, Common 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.

Water

No water

Last hiked:May 17, 2009

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