Bluff Wilderness Trial Boulders

[Nate]

Has anyone else taken a hike on the Bluff Wilderness Trial in Tantallon lately? I got a chance to hike the first loop and a bit of the second today. Really nice boulders at a good concentration on the the first part of the first loop. Quite a few boulders were just of the trail as well at a pair of boulders that sat right beside the trial with some excellent potential for climbing.

I'm sure much more could be found in the area.

http://www.wrweo.ca/bluff.html

Visit the Photo Galleries. Gallery Three is of particular interest......


Nate

[tracstarr]

yeah, i checked out the first 2 loops last winter. there is are definatly a lot of boulders, espically into the second loop, and just off of the trail. It's just such a hike, you almost need to camp it. Although, if you got a boat there is a quick way into the second loop that brings you about 15 min from some awesome stuff. check out the winter camping pics on my website.

http://www.tracstarr.com/g2/main.php/v/ ... 5.JPG.html

shows a couple of boulders with some deacent stuff.

this is probably a v7 line
http://www.tracstarr.com/g2/main.php/v/ ... 5.JPG.html

[mothecat]

http://joegreyeh.spaces.live.com/photos ... 21178!112/

The first 3 photos here are from the bluffs trail. There is a crazy amount of stuff in there. I think it would be easiest to canoe in from Lake in the woods subdivision. There are a few boulders in there too, including the one with the glued on holds.

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[ChrisA]

Hey Guys, i built the 3rd and 4th loops of that trail, and there are some huge boulders on the 4th loop, although they are a huge hike.
There are some great boulders on the 2nd loop, both on and away from the trail, but again, its a big hike. You can paddle in, either on cranberry or frederick lake for loop 2. Hubley lake will get you to loop 4, and then portage following an old hunters/game trail from padarise cove to upper 5 bridge lake.

There is a house sized boulder on loop 4(offers a great view of middle 5 bridge lake and the area), surrounded by some other, smaller ones, tonnes of room for development, but far out of the way.

There is one thing i would ask of anyone looking to develope these boulders. This trail was built following the Leave No Trace principles. A lot of hard work was put into routing the trail around sensitive areas, using natural barriers for the trail while still exposing you to some terric views and terrain. Please develope these boulders with care for the surrounds and the experience of the other trail users.
Thanks and happy boulder hunting.

And by the way, it was great to meet up with some of you while i was home for Christmas. Hopefully, for those I didnt see this time around, I will see you this August on my next visit.
Cheers,
-Chris