Assuming the weather is favourable and the snow
has cleared enough, looking to leave after work
on Friday and start scrambling Sparrowhawk.
We'll scramble 1/2 or 2/3 of the way up, camp,
and continue on in the early morning for an
awesome sunrise! Scramble down for a before
noon return. Speed demons need not apply. I
fear I may move at too slow a pace for those
folk.
You'll need an AB Parks backcountry camping
permit to do this and you'll need to prove
you've purchased one before we head out.
Distance: 10 km round trip, Gain: ~1400 m
Easy/Moderate scramble
http://www.trailpeak.com/trail-Mount-
Sparrowhawk-near-Canmore-AB-11160
From Canmore follow the signs to the Canmore
Nordic Centre, up the hill. From the Nordic
Centre turn off, reset your odometer to 0 and
travel 22.7km along the Smith-Dorrien/Spray
Lakes gravel road and park in the Sparrowhawk
day-use area on the right. The trailhead is
just across the road from the parking lot. You
will see a well-trod trail (just north of the
creek) leading uphill into the forest, though
there is no "official" trailhead or signage for
this hike.
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