Ripple Rock Trail - Seymour Narrows
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.66 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,030 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,030 ft
- Max elevation
- 330 ft
- TrailRank
-
59
4
- Min elevation
- 27 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Time
- 2 hours 58 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1628
- Uploaded
- September 8, 2018
- Recorded
- September 2018
near Bloedel, British Columbia (Canada)
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Itinerary description
Wander through waist-high ferns under tall, moss-covered trees along a trail that goes from wide gravel road to bog bridges to slippery root balls to rock scrambles.
The destination: an overlook of the narrow gap at the top of the Salish Sea (Georgia Strait) through which the tide runs faster than almost any river. And that ripple or billowing whirlpool visible nearly halfway across the narrowest part is the “surface shadow” of the great Ripple Rock, which ate many ships in its day.
Until we blew it up.
The destination: an overlook of the narrow gap at the top of the Salish Sea (Georgia Strait) through which the tide runs faster than almost any river. And that ripple or billowing whirlpool visible nearly halfway across the narrowest part is the “surface shadow” of the great Ripple Rock, which ate many ships in its day.
Until we blew it up.
Waypoints
Car park
Bridge
Tree
Beach
Waypoint
33 ft
Tougher Trail
Somewhat broken stairs and a narrower and root-filled trail. It now gets trickier to make progress safely.
Picnic
144 ft
Another Bench
..and a log one may have to stoop to go under...but there is a way around it.
Intersection
85 ft
Trail Diverges - both options are ok
Take the high or low road. The high road is a bit washed out in one location, but still safe. The low road is longer.
Panorama
266 ft
The Destination
Here one can look down cautiously at Seymour Narrows, and one can still make out Ripple Rock by the ripples and whirlpools in the water above it.
Waypoint
217 ft
More Shots of the Final Viewpoint
This one is not worth the side trip. The view is not great, and the picnic table has seen better days.
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Moderate
Nice easy trail, well marked and maintained. A slight elevation gain with only a few steeper parts mostly with stairs. On the "easy" side of the moderate rating.