Sunday 20 February 2011

Mt Cheam and Lady Peak

This is a picture of Mt Cheam which i took from the top of Lady peak. Honestly what happened is when i got there there was quite a bit of snow covering the trail so i ended up climbing the wrong mountain. it was a steep dangerous climb up. Mt Cheam is safer with there being a trail and all. i recommend you go later in the summer when the snow melts. Also A 4x4 vehicle is recommended. But more importantly your vehicle should have lots of clearance because there are many ditches along the way up. there are lots of meadows with very few trees blocking your view. its about a four hour hike moderate difficulty. The nice thing about Cheam is you drive most of the way up and just hike the peak so you get the best view with minimal work. On a clear day you can see all the way to Vancouver.

This Next Image is one of Lady Peak taken from the trail-head Cheam is just to the left of this about the same distance away. this gives you a good idea of how far you will have to go i would recommend either hill to you i enjoyed both. although at the top of Lady Peak some daring rock climbing is needed if you want to get right to the top. Bring a friend as you will probably not find any cellphone service in this area.
Below is a very mysterious circular pond (when not covered in snow). which sits between the two peeks.

To Find the Hill: take exit 119A head south till you hit a bridge, turn left in front of it. zero your odometer, at 27km turn left on foley forest service road go 2 more km go over foley creek turn left go another 2 km cross chipmunk creek and take your next right up a hill passing a gravel pit, and follow this road as high as you can go. 4x4 with good clearance recommended, as you will cross many ditches.

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