bike hike Vimy Peak, Waterton

Rachel Tynan is a hiker who loves Waterton National Park in Alberta, as I do.

She posted at terrific trip report on their scramble of Vimy Peak:

Mt. Vimy is one of my favourite mountains in Waterton as it is the one you always see from the town site. I went online to get information and they SAY it’s a 4 mile bike ride to the trailhead and a 3 mile hike up with the last mile being a scramble. Let me warn you now, they are WRONG! …

… on the Wishbone Trail you can walk or bike this trail for approximately 4 miles (6.5 km) where you will encounter the Vimy trail which is a steep trail up a valley and onto the mountain. …

… about a mile to climb. There is no trail, you have to create your own. By this point I was so tired and had been stopping every 5 minutes, I really didn’t know how I was going to scramble up this steep peak. But we took our time and up we went! …

read the full trip report – Hiking to Mount Vimy Peak in Waterton, Alberta

I’ll be headed to Waterton in September to complete the Triple Crown. Just watch me.