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6/22/2008
Westwind Pass
Bowers
Hike
6
4.00
120
3.00
11202
Route to/from pass splits. Lower route is blocked on the way in and return by upper route is unclear at split.
BREAKFAST HIKE: WEST WIND PASS (E): We'll carpool into Canmore to breakfast at Summit Café, a popular eatery. After our Americanos, sticky buns & huevos rancheros, we squeeze into our vehicles to go to the trailhead on the Smith-Dorrien Rd. The trail climbs ‘aggressively’ (393 m) with grand views most of the way to the pass. At the pass look down into Wind Valley and across to Wind Ridge. Total distance is 6 km. Mtg. place is Edworthy Park parking lot, N side of the Bow, near the jct. of Shaganappi Tr. & Bowness Rd.
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