Category Archives: Hiking

Hiking – Haskins Farm Loop – 11 Jan 2017

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Activity Hiking
Destination Haskins Farm Loop
Date 11 January, Wednesday
Trip Coordinator Debbie Quigg
Contact Info 285-3710 or debbie.quigg@ualberta.ca.  Please contact the coordinator in advance of the trip.
Description This is a modest hike, due to the forecast poor weather.  If the prospects improve we may be able to substitute a more ambitious hike.  We will walk down the logging road, turn into Todd’s Loop continue on to the beach and return by the official trail.
Meeting Place Haskins Farm trailhead at the corner of Heriot Bay and Smith Rd
Departure Time 10:00
Difficulty
 Short and easy
Costs none
Trip limits none
Dogs? Okay
Notes: Probably no lunch is necessary

Hiking – Salmon Pt to Oyster River & Lunch – 18 Jan 2017

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 This trip is rescheduled to Tuesday, January 24th

Activity Hiking and lunch
Destination Salmon Point to Oyster River
Date 24 18 January, Tuesday Wednesday
Trip Coordinator Les Hand
Contact Info 285-2029.  Please contact the coordinator at least two days prior to the trip.
Description This is a hike from Salmon Point Resort to Oyster River and is about 5 km return. We will have lunch at the resort before or after the walk. The decision will be made closer to the date in consideration of the weather and what the people who call prefer.
Meeting Place Q Cove ferry terminal
Departure Time 11:00
Difficulty
 Easy
Costs Ferry and lunch
Trip limits none
Dogs? Yes, but must be under control
Notes: Must be at 11 ferry early enough for car pooling.

Trip Report – Granite Bay Rd Jct – 30 Dec 2016

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Ten enthusiastic hikers set out on a beautiful winter day. We walked two short loops, a bit like a figure of eight. We started on the trail along Open Bay Creek where there was quite a bit of snow and many puddles, but great views of the creek in a fairly open forest. We followed the flagged route up to the second logging road and returned to the vehicles. We then started down icy Open Bay Main, turning up the second mountain bike trail and following that up a fairly steep trail to the Granite Bay Rd. We had lunch at the logging road leading to the recently harvested cut block and then took the Crikey Creek mountain bike trail back to Open Bay Main. We enjoyed the sunshine, each other and the great variety in this small area.  6km; 2¼ hours.

Debbie

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Hike – Granite Bay Rd Jct – 30 Dec 2016

Hiking – Granite Bay Rd Jct Area – 30 Dec 2016

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Activity Hiking
Destination Granite Bay Rd Jct area
Date 30 December, Friday
Trip Coordinator Debbie Quigg
Contact Info 285-3710 or debbie.quigg@ualberta.ca.  Please contact the coordinator in advance of the trip.
Description There are lots of possibilities in the area, so we can choose based on the weather and conditions.  We might hike the trail along Open Bay Creek, or the logging roads east of Beaver Lake or the mountain bike trails nearby.
Meeting Place Heriot Bay Store parking lot for car pooling
Departure Time 10:00
Difficulty
 Probably easy, but who knows?
Costs none
Trip limits none
Dogs?
Notes: Bring a lunch and gear for the weather.

Trip Report – Heriot Ridge Route – 30 Nov 2016

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Six hikers and Luna dog enjoyed a two and a half hour hike on one of our best weather days this fall.  The trip was delayed until the afternoon to let the rain subside and sky to clear.  Starting at the Thompson trailhead, we hiked Thompson Trail to the Heriot Ridge Trail, following it south along the bluffs.  Facing the sun, hikers got a good dose of much-needed Vitamin D.  Slippery rock was negotiated with care, and a few puddles were skirted around.  We stopped near the Hopespring Trail viewpoint for a breather and admired the views to the west, north and south.   A cold wind blowing from the northwest by then kept us moving on.  At the Hopespring Trail junction we turned west for a short distance on the Hopespring Trail, then onto a route south along an extension of the main ridge to Homewood’s High Bluff Trail.   A short climb took us to the top of High Bluff for a rest, snack and view after bundling up against the wind.  We retraced our route north along the ridge at a different bluff level, then had a pleasant downhill walk to Hopespring Road and back to the vehicles.  The glorious sunshine, at times warming us in sheltered areas, was the highlight of trip.

Janis

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Hiking – Heriot Ridge Route – 30 Nov 2016

Hiking – Chinese Mountain – 14 Dec 2016

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This hike will be postponed due to snow, but there may be a substitute hike.  Phone the coordinator.

Activity Hiking
Destination Chinese Mountain
Date 14 December, Wednesday
Trip Coordinator Les Hand
Contact Info 285-2029.  Please contact the coordinator in advance of the trip.
Description We will go up the south side of South Chinese Mtn. and stop at the view point for a snack. Then we will come down the north side. This is a short hike so if the group wishes we will also go up North Chinese Mtn.
Meeting Place Heriot Bay Store parking lot for car pooling
Departure Time 10:00
Difficulty
 Moderate, but up and down
Costs none
Trip limits none
Dogs? Okay, but must not go back and forth through the group.
Notes: Please contact the coordinator 2 days in advance so he will have your phone number if trip is postponed due to weather.

Trip Report – Coppermine and Deepwater Bay – 23 Nov 2016

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Seven of us hiked from Deepwater Main to the old copper-mine. There was water on the old road but not as much as expected considering the heavy rains Quadra has been experiencing. It is only about 1.5 km to the mine but the road is steep. The main shaft entrance has fallen in but there is a good view from the side shaft.

We then returned to the Deepwater Main and hiked down it to Deepwater Bay. The creek was running high and the two waterfalls were beautiful. We encountered our only shower of the day on the way down. At the beach we could not believe our good fortune as we ate our lunch in the sunshine before we returned to the vehicles. The whole trip was about 7 km with 335 vertical meters up and down in about 3 hours.

Les

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Hiking – Coppermine and Deepwater Bay – 23 Nov 2016

Trip Report – Bike Loop from WalCan Rd – 16 Nov 2016

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Seven of us started from the parking area where the WalCan Rd crosses Hyacinthe Creek at the end of Reed Lake. We followed Janis up Straight as a Dime in very light rain and low cloud, and continued until we joined Silk Stocking.  At the end of Silk Stocking we walked down the logging road to Bite the Bullet. We crossed the bridge and took Lady Lumps to Cash Only, and then Rick’s Ride to Yellow Mud, stopping at the beaver dam. This is a very lovely loop. There are great mossy bluffs, historical open copper mines with some old mining artifacts, open forest, and wet lands, complete with ducks. 10.9 km; 4 hours.

Debbie

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Hiking – Bike Loop from WalCan Rd – 16 Nov 2016

Hiking – Heriot Ridge Route – 30 Nov 2016

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 Start time postponed to 12:00

Activity Hiking
Destination Heriot Ridge Route
Date 30 Nov 2016, Wednesday
Trip Coordinator Janis McLean
Contact Info 285-3614;  Please contact the coordinator prior to the trip
Description Rather than the official trail, we will follow routes and old trails on Heriot Ridge.
Meeting Place Thompson trailhead on Thompson Rd
Departure Time 9:00  12:00
Difficulty easy to moderate
Costs none
Trip limits none
Dogs? okay
Notes: Bring walking poles as the bluffs may be slippery.  Maybe a snack.

Hiking – Coppermine & Deepwater Bay – 23 Nov 2016

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 Change of meeting time to 9:00

Activity Hiking
Destination DW1 Copper Mine and then Deepwater Bay
Date 23 November, Wednesday
Trip Coordinator Les Hand
Contact Info 285-2029.  Please contact the coordinator in advance of the trip.
Description We will be able to take 4-wheel drive vehicles to DW1 Road. It is about 4 km round trip hiking. If you would like to see some pictures of the mine check out prior trip report of Mar. 2, 2016.
We will then hike to Deepwater Bay, about 5 km round trip. It will be good to see this before the new logging starts to the south of the road.
These are both old roads but may have lots of water on them.
Meeting Place Heriot Bay Store parking lot for car pooling
Departure Time 9:00 10:00
Difficulty
 Moderate, but up and down
Costs none
Trip limits none
Dogs? O.K. Please keep them from running back and forth through the group.
Notes: Bring a lunch and hopefully we will eat by the ocean.
I will bring a rope for those who want to get down to the side shaft.