Hiking – Mt. Kitchener – 16 July 2025 | Quadra Island Outdoor Club

Activity	Hiking
Destination	Mt. Kitchener
Date	16 July 2025, Wednesday
Trip Coordinator	Norris Weimer
Contact Info	285-3710 or norris.weimer@ualberta.ca. Please contact the coordinator by Monday evening.
Description	Mt. Kitchener is located northeast of Campbell River and south of Sayward in the Prince of Wales Range. The summit is 1,457m, but fortunately the first 1,000 m can be driven up, leaving about 500 m elevation gain. The trail begins steeply through the forest and after a short scramble emerges onto a sub-alpine ridge. As the the ridge gains height, the views appear on all directions. We will visit Mt. McCreight (1,419 m) with some remembrances of the military plane crash from 1950. We will continue on to Mt. Kitchener, but not visit the crash site. About 4.5 km or more if the group wants to explore; 4+ hours, plus the drive.
Meeting Place	Q Cove Ferry terminal.
Departure Time	7:00 ~~8:00~~ ferry. If the weather is very hot, we may go earlier.
Difficulty	Challenging, but not very long
Costs	Shared ferry and fuel costs
Trip limits	10
Dogs?	No
Notes:	This trip will require 4-wheel drive vehicles with some clearance. We will not do this trip in poor weather. Bring lunch and water.

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