This short, steep hike, right off the highway, leads to some very old, large cedar trees.
Rating: ♦♦♦◊◊
Difficulty: C1
Elevation gain: 668m (2190′)
Key elevations: TH 570m (1870′); Rim 1030m (3380′); Fishhook Lake 1238m (4060′)
Distance: 2.7 km one-way
Time: 2.5-4 hours total
Season: late May through October
Access: Easy
Map: 82K/2 Lardeau
Drive: From Kaslo (junction Hwys 31 &31A) zero odometer. ,
0.0 Drive north on Hwy 31.
23km Lost Ledge campground on the right.
28km Davis Creek campground on the right
28.2km Cross the cement bridge over Davis Creek. Park on the right (east) side of the highway, immediately north of the bridge 570m (1870′).
Trail: The trail departs the west side of the highway, immediately north of the Davis Creek bridge. The first very steep half of this hike gains 475 m in 1.8 km. Reach a junction on the rim at 1000 m. Right goes 30 m to a viewpoint of Duncan Lake, the 3072 m Four Squatters, the Purcell Mountains and Mount Brennan. To the left is the main trail that continues to climb.
20 minutes from the rim, enter an old-growth forest of hemlock, larches and pine and finally at 3.5 km, a grove of old-growth cedars, the Jack Ross Grove. Its centrepiece is a magnificent group of five ancient cedars. Others are nearby. Continue on the trail for 10 minutes to end at Fishhook Lake, at 2.6km, 1238m (4060′).
Return the same way.
