We enjoyed wonderful, brilliant day in the Bull Creek Hills, with sweeping, fantastic views. We started from the Kananaskis sign on the Highwood Trail, crossed Marston Creek and headed up the grassy ridge, which turned to rocky beyond “Clematis Gap” (Coord. 11 U 674405 5587897, elev. 1781m. They will flower in June). As we ascended the ridge, the sweeping views opened up under the blue unblemished sky. We had a number of breaks to quench our thirst, since it was warm even up on the ridge. There was only one firm snow bank left close to the summit, which we crossed towards the South side, no issue. The pictures below tell the story (click to enlarge the panorama shot):
We had a great group, back arriving from Grass Pass, down Pack Trail Coulee to Sentinel Parking. Participants: Madeleine,Chris,John,Cathy,Carl, Jennifer,Cornelis (Coordinator, scribe & pictures).
Distance: 11.8km, elevation gain 719m to Bull Ck Hills summit. Total Climbs ~900m. Yes, 900m checked on the GPS elevation profile, there are lots of ups & downs along the ridge! Once up on the ridge easy going and not steep.