Point-to-point hike from Forbidden Plateau to Buttle Lake in Strathcona Park.
Statistics
1
day +
1,871
m
2,678
m
23
max°
Difficulty
FATMAP difficulty grade
Difficult
Description
The Augerpoint Traverse accesses some of the best mountain scenery in Strathcona Provincial Park. Most hikers complete the trek as a multi-day hike from east to west, starting at the Paradise Meadows trailhead of the Forbidden Plateau zone (accessed via Mt.
Washington Ski Resort, a shortcut to the subalpine).
The route takes you up and over Mt.
Albert Edward, the 6th largest mountain on Vancouver Island, to a pristine backcountry campsite at Ruth Masters Lake at the base of Augerpoint Mountain.
It continues back up to Jack's Ridge overlooking Buttle Lake before beginning a steep descent down to the lake itself.