Date: Jan 12, 2020
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Category: Hike
Details: Empress Mountain in the Sooke Hills, but using the trailhead at Harbourview Road to add some extra distance. We will tour the lake district, going up Harbourview with a couple of stream crossings, and then to Crabapple Lake. After the peak we will return via Bert Lake and Grass Lake. If there is daylight, good weather, and maximum enthusiasm, we can also take in Monument Mountain. Distance for the day will be roughly 24km, with around 700m of elevation gain.
Equipment: Good boots, a day pack with The Ten Essentials.
Rating: The length of the trip is making it a C1 (C: strenuous, 7-8 hours hiking time, ~700m elevation gain, day pack; 1: gentle slopes, mainly trails, with some slippery exposed rock).