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Mt Prevost Hidden Peaks Loop (Duncan) -Retreads

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Afstand
3,19 km
Positiv højdeforskel
132 m
Sværhedsgrad
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Negativ højdeforskel
132 m
Max Højde
778 m
TrailRank 
59
Min Højde
692 m
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Løkke
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en time 4 minutter
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en time 34 minutter
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578
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16. oktober 2019
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Rutebeskrivelse

This hike will take you around the top of Mt. Prevost, along the way you will get great views into the Cowichan Valley, to the Gulf Islands and on a clear day to Mt. Baker in Washington state. You will frequently see raptors sailing the thermals off of the cliffs and occasionally you will see bipeds leaping to what seems like certain death with parachutes strapped to their backs.

On the day of this fall hike, the clouds and mist had moved in and although the views offered were not great it was interesting to be on top of a mountain as the clouds passed through. I have attached some pics from a previous hike on a sunnier day to provide a sample of the views you will encounter.

The hike starts at the parking lot below the War Memorial. To drive there from the bottom of the hill, follow Mt. Prevost Rd. until it turns into a gravel road. The gravel road is called "Prevost ML" and as you drive along it be on the lookout for signs indicating "Monument" or "Memorial". Follow these signs to the parking lot. Active logging may be going on, drive with your headlights on and yield the right of way to logging trucks.

The Retreads Hiking Club gives this hike an AVA rating of 2 B.

Looking for a hike in the Cowichan Valley? Or, looking for hiking companions? Google "Retreads Hiking Club CVRD".

Waypoints

Foto afParking lot & trailhead

Parking lot & trailhead

Foto afSign on tree says 'Prevost ML'

Sign on tree says 'Prevost ML'

Foto afTypical trail conditions on this section of trail

Typical trail conditions on this section of trail

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Foto afGiant overhanging rock

Giant overhanging rock

There is fern garden growing out of the rock wall

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Foto afBeneath the overhanging rock

Beneath the overhanging rock

Foto afTypical trail conditions in this section of trail

Typical trail conditions in this section of trail

IkonUdsigtspunkt Højde 703 m
Foto afLooking down into valley below Foto afLooking down into valley below

Looking down into valley below

The second pic is the view on a sunnier day

Foto afTypical trail conditions on this section of trail

Typical trail conditions on this section of trail

IkonUdsigtspunkt Højde 714 m
Foto afA great view (on a sunny day) Foto afA great view (on a sunny day) Foto afA great view (on a sunny day)

A great view (on a sunny day)

Second pic taken on a sunnier day

IkonFoto Højde 719 m
Foto afTypical trail conditions on this section of trail

Typical trail conditions on this section of trail

Foto afTypical trail conditions on this section of trail

Typical trail conditions on this section of trail

IkonUdsigtspunkt Højde 753 m
Foto afOn top of the world! Foto afOn top of the world!

On top of the world!

IkonUdsigtspunkt Højde 758 m
Foto afGiant boulder. Great views beyond it! Foto afGiant boulder. Great views beyond it! Foto afGiant boulder. Great views beyond it!

Giant boulder. Great views beyond it!

It is just sitting there all by itself. It looks like a light push will send it off!

Foto afTypical conditions on this section of trail

Typical conditions on this section of trail

IkonUdsigtspunkt Højde 754 m
Foto afQuamichan Lake below, gulf islands in distance. Mt. Baker in far distance. Foto afQuamichan Lake below, gulf islands in distance. Mt. Baker in far distance. Foto afQuamichan Lake below, gulf islands in distance. Mt. Baker in far distance.

Quamichan Lake below, gulf islands in distance. Mt. Baker in far distance.

Foto afTypical trail conditions on this section of trail

Typical trail conditions on this section of trail

Foto afPassing through another parking lot

Passing through another parking lot

We saw mountain bikers here. Presumably this is the set off point for one of their trails down the mountain.

Foto afA fairly gnarly up hill section

A fairly gnarly up hill section

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Foto afApproaching the Memorial

Approaching the Memorial

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Foto afThe Memorial Foto afThe Memorial Foto afThe Memorial

The Memorial

This monument can be seen from the valley below. It looked ghostly on this day.

Foto afHeading down. Typical trail condition on this section of trail.

Heading down. Typical trail condition on this section of trail.

Foto afTypical trail condition on this section of trail.

Typical trail condition on this section of trail.

IkonUdsigtspunkt Højde 738 m
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Foto afBack to parking lot at trailhead.

Back to parking lot at trailhead.

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