Mount Cheam, Chilliwack, BC

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Distance: 2.88 mi
Elevation gain: 82 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 2,343 ft
Max elevation: 6,885 ft
TrailRank: 62
Min elevation: 6,885 ft
Trail type: One Way

Time: 2 hours 12 minutes
Coordinates: 444
Uploaded: August 25, 2014
Recorded: August 2014

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near Bridal Falls, British Columbia (Canada)

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Itinerary description

First of all, this is a trail for owners of high-clearance vehicles (SUVs/pickups) only. The forest service roads up to the start point are littered with water bars a metre from top to bottom. A 2011 Subaru Forester scraped its tail on many a rocky bump, despite angling 45 degrees to the road into the worst of the dips. The roads in the last 11 km are VERY slow, taking as much as an hour, and will hang up any low-clearance car. It in fact took longer to reach the trailhead from downtown Chilliwack than the drive from Vancouver to Chilliwack.

HOWEVER, IT'S WORTH IT!

Cheam is the best viewing spot for the upper Fraser River Valley, and provides great views of the North Cascades from the north. The hike itself is short at under 5km (3 miles) one way to the top on a great, easily-followed trail that switchbacks through lush green meadows gently up the south-aspect (sunny!) side of Cheam. The top is at 2112 metres or 6929 feet, with an elevation gain of just 665m, or 2175 feet (very little for the awesome view...on a clear day). An average roundtrip for the 10km hike is 4 to 4 1/2 hours.

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Summit

The views are dramatic and the drop-off to the north down toward the Fraser River is striking.

Narrow Ridge

After passing a nice viewpoint to the south and west, the trail turns east along the ridge to the summit.

Final Climb

Turning back north and west away from Lady Peak, her steep far side comes into view as the trail continues gradually in the open and sometimes through the woods to snake its way to the final summit ridge.