Jumping Pound Mountain Circuit Hike

Date/Time
1 Jan 1970

Hike the Jumping Pound Mountain circuit. This is an excellent intermediate level hike for participants with reasonable fitness and a pair of hiking boots. When Chris did a reconnaissance trip early in June; 4 and 5′ snow drifts on the trail led him to say this is more Adventure than planned for and the date was delayed! Date for this great Adventure has now been set for June 27th and will go ahead regardless of weather conditions.

Coordinator

Chris Saunders
AWA Board of Directors, Secretary Treasurer

Photos and Report

Fundraising Goal

Invitations

Participation in this adventure is by invite only. Please contact the coordinator using the form below if you are interested in joining, and we will be in touch regarding invite codes.

Per-participant Donation Levels

Participants are expected to fundraise the following amount with sponsorships from friends and family. You may also sponsor yourself. All donations to AWA are eligible for a charitable tax receipt.

Minimum donation per participant: $50

Why Join This Adventure?

This is a reasonable physical challenge suitable for all ages with a good level of fitness
The hike is entirely on trails
Superb views from the ridge and the summit will take your breath away and the early spring flowers should be excellent
This is an excellent early season hike, trails should be largely but not completely free of snow
Chris will have tales to tell and will give you insight into how AWA works.

Adventure Metrics

Required Equipment

Things To be Aware Of

The Adventure will go ahead regardless of weather conditions

Rain is possible, please be prepared

The pace of the hike will be reasonable, neither slow nor fast

There will be patches of snow on the ridge

We will observe COVID-19 precautions and guidance from Alberta and expect participants to follow appropriate sanitizing and social distancing. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

Thanks for joining us for this exceptional day out in one of Alberta’s truly wonderful Wild Spaces – we look forward to meeting you there!

Details

Jumping Pound Mountain, is in the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies, about 80 km from Calgary
We will meet at 0800 at Valley Ridge Drive NW, about 200 metres after the turn west off Valley Ridge Blvd. NW
Drive in convoy to the Lusk Pass parking area on the Powderface Trail,
Leave some cars at Lusk Pass parking area, then drive further south along the Powderface Trail to the starting point
Hike from the starting point to the south end of the ridge and the summit of Jumping Pound Mountain. This portion of the hike is all uphill. It is 3.4 km with 417 m in elevation gain. The rest of the hike is downhill.
Hike north along the ridge to the north end
Hike the trail down to the Lusk Pass parking area
Drive back to the starting point

Contact this Coordinator

Contact this coordinator:

by email at a4w@abwild.ca,
by phone at (403) 283-2025,
or by using the form below:

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