Engagement Peak Hike

Where:

• Engagement Peak Hike

 

When:

• July 9, 2022

 

Who:

• Ed, Erin, Rod, Oak, Todd

 

Trailhead:

• take Highway 1 west and turn right at the Lac des Arcs overpass, then turn left to cross back over the highway
• take the ramp that brings you back heading East, and the parking area is in the ditch on the side of the highway about a km past Heart Creek on the right-hand side at what is known as the Quaite Valley trailhead
• you start up a dirt road and at about 200 meters look for a narrow opening where you turn left (or watch for where the ridgeline on your left is at it’s low point and bushwack towards it)
• the trail stays on the edge of the ridge for quite a while before it descents
• some of the trail is easy to follow, but there are a lot of areas coming across and down the ridge where a tracking device is a must

 

 

Degree of difficulty:

• 475 meters elevation
• 9 km
• the hike starts out flat but then quickly ascends up the mountain
• the hike took us two hours and forty-five minutes

 

 

Interesting notes:

• Engagement Peak is an easily accessible hike from Calgary
• it provides a decent workout and has some scrambling sections that require confident footing
• there are panoramic 360-degree views at the top of Heart Mountain, Mount Yamnuska, Grotto Mountain, Loder Peak, and many others
• the mountain goes by many names, including Bears Bump, Razors Edge, and Biffy Peak