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October 2, 2018 In Outdoor Edventures

Pincushion Mountain Hike

Where:

  • Pincushion Mountain Hiking trail
  • Peachland, BC

When:

  • September 30, 2018

Trailhead:

  • 30-40 minute drive south of Kelowna on Highway 97 (painful to get thru West Kelowna)
  • need to wind your way up a steep hill on Ponderosa Drive
  • not a very well-marked trail in places as we made one wrong turn on the way up and one wrong turn on the way down

Degree of difficulty:

  • 3.4 km round trip
  • 246 meters elevation
  • not a long hike as it is only an hour to an hour and a half up and back
  • some steeper and rocky sections that are tricky especially on a rainy day like we had

Interesting notes:

  • named after a wildfire that wiped out the mountain in the 19th century leaving only snags that looked like pins, this mountain provides excellent views of the city and Okanagan Lake
  • beautiful views at the top of Lake Okanagan and the surrounding area
  • nice forest of Ponderosa pine trees covered in moss and some nice rock features
  • our loaner pup for the day (Luca) enjoyed the journey given the drive from Kelowna and the short hike, it would make sense to tag on a stroll and bite to eat in Peachland

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