This is an under rated trail. It is beautiful by many means. It goes through an old growth forest, a dramatic lake (really nice), and the views open up fairly soon after that. I still had 2Km to the peak and expect the views would have been greater.

There is 7.8Km of logging road to the trailhead. The logging road is drivable up to picture 10. There is a gate at the beginning of the logging road where is a sign that says the gate could be locked at any time. I parked before it. When I was about to start my trip, I met someone who said he had never seen this gate locked for years. It was open when I was back at 8pm. I chose to bike and walk the road as I was ready and didn't know the conditions. The logging should be drivable with most 2x car without much of problem. There are some loose surface sections especially after the second bridge but still should drivable with some determination. Reaching picture 10 will save you 5Km and 300m of elevation.

After I reached 1350m, I took it easy and decided not go further. The snow condition was getting worse which added to my decision. It was quite a warm day. I tempted to take a shortcut through a bowl but there was several sliding activities and the snow didn't look good. I believe this is where the summer route passes by. I think it would have been safe if I continued along the ridge. The map shows that there is an small area with some uncertainty of its topography and it could prove to be a harder option.

Snow started at 800m and snowshoeing at 900m. I luckily escaped a crack that was covered by some snow and collapsed under my weight. The crack was big like the one can connect our world with the underneath :) (see picture 36).

The trail is in good conditions in many places but there are some blown-down areas. The trail is reasonably marked before Beth lake but it gets better after that.

Roundtrip was about 22Km and took 9:45hours. It could have been shorter but I lingered around for a quite while. I also took sometime to repair my bike temporary.

I think I will be back too this trail again soon.