Date: May 06, 2018

Time: 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Category: Hike

Contact: Walter Moar, 

Details: Day hike up Heather Mountain, which is at the west end of Cowichan Lake. Up and down the standard route: 20km round-trip, with a total of 1200m elevation gain. Expect plenty of logging road at the bottom, and plenty of snow at the top.

Equipment: Good boots, gaiters, a day pack with The Ten Essentials, crampons, ice axe.

Rating: This trip is rated as C2 (C: strenuous, 8-10 hours hiking time, 1200m elevation gain, day pack; 2: moderate slopes, travel off trail with significant snow).