Four of us had a leisurely ramble on the south Heriot Ridge bluffs on a gentle, partly sunny winter day. We started at the Hopespring trailhead and climbed to the two principal Heriot Ridge viewpoints, one facing east and one facing west. We turned off the main trail and made our way to the communication tower, through some salal, wet places and undulating rock. We used the handy platform as a place to stop for lunch. We descended the sometimes steep, mossy bluffs until we reached the forest and the trail to the High Bluff. After enjoying that view and returning to the trail, we found that the trail down to the North Gowlland trail was so wet that it was not appealing, so we climbed back up to the south-facing, open, mossy bluffs for more views. In places there are paths, but often the route was quite steep up and down. We rambled west back to the Hopespring trail and returned to the vehicles. (4.1 km, 3.5 hours)
Debbie
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Quadra Island Outdoor Club 