LYON’S BLUFF TRAIL

This is a new trail that accesses Elephant Mountain, the flagpole and CBC Towers.

Rating: ♦♦♦♦◊
Difficulty. A1
Distance: 3.8 km roundtrip
Elevation gain: +300 m
Time: 1 hour
Season: Late March to late November

Drive: From Nelson, cross the Big Orange Bridge and drive 2.5 km towards Balfour on Highway 3A, turn left just after the Kaslo/Creston sign up a gravel road signed Lyon’s Bluff Trail to the parking area.

Trail: The trail has many stone steps on the steady climb through the ponderosa forest. At .7 km, cross under a hydro line and continue through the open forest on switchbacks that make it an easy climb. It is open earlier and offers less shade than if ascending through a forest. At 1.5 km is another long stone stair that crosses a rockslide. At 1.9 km, reach the top of the bluff.
Continue up the ridge of Elephant Mountain to the CBC towers or complete the traverse of Elephant Mt ending at the Pulpit Rock trailhead (arrange a shuttle).

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I would like to think of myself as a full time traveler. I have been retired since 2006 and in that time have traveled every winter for four to seven months. The months that I am "home", are often also spent on the road, hiking or kayaking. I hope to present a website that describes my travel along with my hiking and sea kayaking experiences.