Seven of us hiked up the Eagle Ridge trail to the viewpoint overlooking the ponds, Discovery Passage, and towards the Vancouver Island mountains.  It was a cloudy day, without rain, but hints of sunshine in the distance.  From that viewpoint we went back down a bit and then followed a route which descends under the northeast-facing cliff of Eagle Ridge.  We gradually ascended a series of open, mossy bluffs moving north and upwards.  The walking is on moss-covered rock, a series of gentle ledges.  From the highpoint we crossed over to the view looking north, with fresh snow on the mainland mountains.  We then descended this long, moss covered ridge toward the east.  We stopped for a quick lunch sheltering from the rising southeast wind before continuing down the hill.  The route is a bit more complicated near the bottom as the old logging road is now overgrown, but this is short and we quickly arrived at the Copperhead logging road, leading us back to the vehicles.  These are beautiful bluffs, not often visited.  (4.1 km, 2½ hours)

Norris

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Hiking – Eagle Ridge Loop – 20 Nov 2023