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Climb the flanks of Mount St. Benedict to reach gorgeous panoramic views in any season!


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Map Key

2.0

Miles

3.3

KM

Point to Point

4,174' 1,272 m

High

2,316' 706 m

Low

1,858' 566 m

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0' 0 m

Down

17%

Avg Grade (10°)

78%

Max Grade (38°)

Dogs Unknown

Features Lake · River/Creek · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Description

The trail leaves the forest service road before Murdo Creek and continues uphill through second-growth forest. After roughly half an hour of hiking up this trail, you'll emerge at McKay Lake. This small but beautiful lake lies at the foot of a tall cliff beneath Mount St. Benedict. The trail skirts around the lake to the left for a few paces before it hits the point where Murdo Creek drains out of the lake. Several logs have dammed the mouth of the lake, which you must hike across before continuing up the trail.

Now the trail leaves the lake and quickly becomes very steep. It climbs straight up through the forest to a saddle between Mount St. Benedict and a peak to the north. From here, you get your first glimpse into the neighboring valley to the east (presumably with Cascade Creek at the bottom). The trail now leads to the right along a ridge and flattens out to a pond and very small meadow at the base of another steep cliff. The final peak of Mount St. Benedict looms overhead. The trail leads to the left of the pond, and curls around the side of the cliff, climbing to the top of Mount St. Benedict.

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Tony Redford

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Photos

Mckay Lake with Mount Saint Benedict in the background, on Mount Saint Benedict Trail
Sep 28, 2017 near Abbotsford, BC
Mount Robie Reid and Judge Howay from the summit of Mount Saint Benedict.
Sep 26, 2017 near Abbotsford, BC
Mount Baker and Shuksan from the summit of Mount Saint Benedict
Sep 27, 2017 near Abbotsford, BC

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