Wed, Aug 16 2023 - Pocaterra Ridge (View Original Event Details)
| Event Coordinator(s): |  |
Loretta M
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| Participants: | | Loretta M, Julia T, Dianne M, Peter Minarik, Jill H, Florence K |
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Write Up:The day on Pocaterra ridge started at 8 45 am after leaving the city
at 7 am and dropping a car at Little Highwood Park lot. We started the
hike at the Big Highwood pass and into the meadow we travelled. The
sky was somewhat clear toward the ridge for awhile and then the smoke
set in. We reached the first steep climb at 10: 30 and then we arrived
on the ridge. The views were beautiful and were obscured by the smoke.
This was disappointing. However, we had a delightful day. We
encountered German tourists, and a dad and his 8-year-old son who was
scampering along.
There is a variety of different terrain- forests, meadows, rocky long
ridge with panoramic scenery.
The trail in the down parts has been eroded badly and is slippery and
requires one to be cautious. Poles absolutely are an asset.
The last part in the forest below has many braided trails about the
stream, and we came out north of the parking lot. There were few cars
in both parking lots. We arrived in the park lot at 3 :30 pm. Thanks
for coming out everyone and we had a great group for the day. It was
a warm day.
Estimation is 11 km and 740 m. A hike worth the car shuttle and a
definite return on clearer days.
