From the trailhead, just north of Canyon Creek on Powderface road, we walked east downstream for a kilometer then turned north to go up Jumpingpound's south ridge. A few rocky outcroppings with views make for good rest breaks.

Ricardo on Jumpingpound South Ridge

The undulating trail to the main summit is almost all in the trees and seems to go on a very long time before finally popping up above treeline.

Jumpingpound Summit

Group shot

A cool NW wind kept us motivated to keep moving eastward. The bright sunshine on the leeward side of the various tops offered warm respite.

Simon on top #4 of 8

After visiting 5 tops of Jumpingpound, we were ready to descend to the col and tackle Moose Mountain's North Peak.

Moose Mountain North Peak and col from Jumpingpound top #5

Can you spot 3 Ramblers coming down to the col?

The hike up is easy, with minimal opportunities to scramble if you head for the north ridge just before the top.

Moose Mountain North Peak

The connecting ridge to the Main peak of Moose Mountain is the most varied and fun.

Jeannette on connecting ridge between North and Main Peaks

We didn't linger too long near the summit on account of construction activity.

Helipad and view west

The non-standard descent to the col before West Peak was straight forward, but appears more dramatic looking back.

Starting down from Main peak

Moose Mountain Main Peak from West Peak

The pull to the 8th and final top of the day was steep but short.

Approaching West Peak

West Peak

The meadowy south descent from West Peak to treeline was very enjoyable, especially leaving the wind behind. Through light trees and brush we headed for the col and found a series of game trails leading around to the SW drainage and down. Eventually a stream appears and near the bottom is wide enough to require assistance to cross. Fortunately, we found some downed trees.

Crossing Moose Mountain Creek

An old road on the west side of the creek brought us to the main Canyon Creek trail heading west back to our cars. This turned out to be a delightful 25.6 km, 1,537 m elevation adventure that took us 9.5 hours.

Participants: Ricardo, Jeannette, Simon and Brian, Coordinator