You want to traverse this plateau (south) for 3 kms to the end where the Kaskawulsh Glacier lies beneath. Soon the trail will become faint, and will head to your right (west), cutting across the mountainside.Ĭairns will mark the route, but if you lose the trail, just pick your way up to the top of the ridge (heading to your right as much as possible). Follow the ridge up to the vegetated mountainside where the trail climbs steadily up. The views of the valley below open up and are fantastic. The trail becomes steeper now as you climb up to the rocky ridge. If you were to continue walking on the left side of Columbia Creek past this treed slope, you would soon hit a rocky cliff which comes right down to the creek bed and would force you to walk in the creek. The trailhead is on the left, shortly after this treed slope. If you don't have a GPS, an easy way to gauge where the trailhead is, is to look up Columbia Creek for a treed slope on the right which comes down to the creek bed. From where you started to follow Columbia Creek, it is 1.2 kms to the trailhead up the mountain (the Parks Canada website says it is 500-800 m to the trail, but this is wrong).
There should be rock cairns along the way to guide you up the creek. Turn left (south) to follow along the left (east) side of Columbia Creek. Cross all sections of the creek until you get close to the mountain (just under 3 kms from the campsite) and then walk upstream (west).Ĭontinue following up Canada Creek until you reach another creek which flows in from your left.
If it is really deep, you may have to head to your left (east/downstream) until it is braided enough to cross. The creek is braided and will have to be crossed multiple times. Start from the campground of Slim's River West trail and walk southwest to the base of Observation Mountain until you reach Canada Creek.
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