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参考资料：
http://www.wildisle.ca/magazine/backissues/pdfs/WI_12.pdf
Strathcona的主要trails:
1-GOLD LAKE
Trailhead(s): Salmon River Main via
Menzies Bay - Campbell River and East
Road via Woss-Gold River Rd
Length: ~12km through trip
Camping: Gold Lake
Synopsis: Trail leads through low
elevation forest & marsh-lands. Huge
cedars, elk and freshwater fishing are
highlights.
Notes: Trail links two logging road
systems but shuttle logistics make
through trip impractical.
2-CREST MOUNTAIN
Trailhead: Highway 28
Length: 3km
Elevation Gain: ~1400m
Camping: On summit plateau
Synopsis: Series of switchbacks
climb a forested hillside to alpine
meadows and lake. Superb views
south into Elk River valley.
Notes: Access for backcountry
toward Big Den and Gold Lake.
3- ELK RIVER TRAIL
Trailhead: Highway 28
Length: 10km
Elevation Gain: ~600m
Camping: Butterwort Creek &
Gravel Bar only. No camping
permitted at Landslide Lake.
Synopsis: Long easy trail up old
growth valley to Landslide Lake.
Dramatic mountain veiws of Mt
Colonel Foster and Elkhorn. Long
day hike or 1-2 nights.
Notes: The ERT provides access for
Elkhorn & longer trips toward
Rambler Peak, Golden Hinde, Marble
Meadows and Westmin/Boliden via
Phillips Ridge.
4-MARBLE MEADOWS
Trailhead: East shore of Buttle Lake
via Western Mines Rd & Buttle Lake.
Length: 5km Buttle Lake-Wheaton Hut
Elevation: ~1300m
Camping: At trailhead, Halfway and
in meadows.
Synopsis: This boat only access trail
climbs up a steep forested hillside
into a maze of meadows and karst
topography.
Notes: Access for Mt McBride.
Superb backcountry skiing in winter
& spring. Wildflowers and lakes in
summer.
5-PARADISE MEADOWS
Trailhead: Mt Washington Nordic Cntr
Length: 14km Trailhead-Mt Albert Edward
Elevation: ~1000m
Lake.
Camping: Circlet Lake
Synopsis: Gently climbing trail
winds through meadows and onto
higher country on Mt Albert Edward.
Notes: With a trailhead close to
treeline this is the easiest trail on
which to reach the alpine.
6-FORBIDDEN PLATEAU
Trailhead: Forbidden Plateau Ski Park
Length: 16km Ski Area to Kwai Lake
Elevation: ~400m
Camping: Established sites.
Synopsis: Gentle trail climbs up ski
runs to subalpine plateau where it
weaves through forested meadows to
Mt Becher and on to join trails in
Paradise Meadows.
7- COMOX GLACIER
Trailhead: Comox Creek logging rd
Length: 8km
Elevation: ~1700m
Camping: Meadow at Frog Pond
Synopsis: Steep, well maintained
trail weaves up forested hillside to
alpine meadows. A narrow, exposed,
rocky ridge leads on to Lone Tree Pass
and the final climb onto the Glacier.
Notes: Rocky ridge may be slick in
rain or snow. Few crevasse hazards.
Access to Cliffe Glacier, Argus,
Harmston & Red Pillar. Access
logging roads subject to frequent
closures due to flooding & logging.
8-FLOWER RIDGE
Trailhead: Western Mines Rd
Length: 7km Trailhead-alpine
Elevation: 1200m
Camping: At treeline and along ridge
Synopsis: Trail winds up toe of ridge
to alpine. Long easy hike along ridge
with great views of surrounding
peaks and Buttle Lake.
Notes: Flower Ridge can be used as
start or finish for trips to Comox &
Cliffe Glaciers, Mt Washington,
Cream Lake & Oshinow Lake.
9- PRICE CREEK
Trailhead: Western Mines Rd
Length: 12km Trailhead-Cream Lake
Elevation: 1000m
Camping: Established sites enroute
& at Cream Lake.
Synopsis: Begins on old logging/
mining road. Leads up old growth
valley then climbs steeply up into
alpine at Cream Lake, one of the most
picturesque locations on Vancouver
Island. Views of Della Falls, Nine
Peaks and Mt Septimus.
Notes: Historically significant trail
both from early expeditions through
to Port Alberni and
10-BEDWELL
Trailhead: Jim Mitchell Lake Rd
Length: 4km Trailhead to Cream Jntn
Elevation: ~400m
Camping: Designated sites at Baby
Bedwell Lake & Bedwell Lake
Synopsis: Very easy trail and one of
the quickest ways to reach the
Strathcona alpine. Branch of trail
continues to Cream Lake & views of
Della Falls. Omnitis trail descends
from Bedwell Lake to Clayoquot
Sound at Bedwell Sound.
Notes: Despite elaborate
infrastructure, trail is currently
plagued with closures due to winter
damage to bridges. Route to Bedwell
Sound is overgrown withy sections
washed out.
11-PHILLIPS RIDGE
Trailhead: Westmin/Boliden mine
Length: 4km Westmin-Arnica Lake
Elevation: ~800m
Camping: Arnica Lake
Synopsis: Trail switchbacks up
forested hillside to subalpine at
Arnica Lake. Pass waterfall enroute.
Few good views until much further
along ridge than Arnica Lake.
Notes: Phillips Ridge trail is start/
finish of Elk River-Westmin traverse
via Golden Hinde. Loop around
Phillips Creek via Marble Meadows
also possible.
12-MT MYRA
Trailhead: Westmin/Boliden mine
Length: 7km Westmin-summit
Elevation: ~1400m
Camping: Tenent Lake, Sandbag Lake
Synopsis: Terrible trail up an old cat
road leading to scenic alpine and an
easy peak.
Notes: Access to connecting ridge to
Mt Thelwood. Excellent circuit via
Thelwood and Upper Myra Falls
trail.
13-DELLA FALLS
Trailhead: Great Central Lake
Length: 12 km
Elevation: ~500m
Camping: Established sites
Synopsis: Trailhead is reached by
boat at the west end of Great Central
Lake from Port Alberni. Follows old
logging and mining trail along
Drinkwater Creek to base of Della
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