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Mt Braden Castle Mtn Loop, Sooke Hills

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Distance
3.77 mi
Elevation gain
1,289 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
397 ft
Max elevation
1,497 ft
TrailRank 
30
Min elevation
303 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
3 hours 12 minutes
Time
4 hours 3 minutes
Coordinates
1049
Uploaded
October 11, 2019
Recorded
October 2019
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near Happy Valley, British Columbia (Canada)

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Itinerary description

This time we did the loop counter-clockwise with a steep ascent to the Mt Braden viewpoint, Lunch at Castle Mtn and the descent down the Castle cliff bands to the west ridge viewpoint.GPS failed to record the track log from then on. This is a difficult hike but rewarding hike with steep scrambles both up and down.

Waypoints

PictographPhoto Altitude 378 ft
Photo ofCreek Crossing

Creek Crossing

Blue Jackets crossing Veitch Creek near the start.

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,482 ft
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Summit

At the viewpoint near the Mt Braden summit

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,397 ft
Photo ofCastle Summit

Castle Summit

Lunch stop at Castle summit

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,406 ft
Photo ofBraden View

Braden View

Braden view on the west ridge

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