Description/Additional Information: Walks will be cancelled if there are high winds, torrential rains, snowy/slippery conditions. The Activity Leader will notify you by text, email or phone by 7:30am morning of walk if it is to be cancelled or changed. Make sure you are on the list!
Description/Additional Information: Post walk coffee will be voluntary, bring your own chair and beverage. We will use the parking lot or an adjacent suitable area for our coffee visit.
Our adventurous, very fit, alpine group goes out on Tuesdays and the scenery they see climbing local and central island mountains is quite spectacular. This is a “special hiking group” with very fit and experienced hikers led by Lucy Goodbrand.
Every Tuesday we summit another mountain, occasionally two or three in one day. We are a close knit group of enthusiastic hikers and I’m always open to new people trying us out. There’s nothing more rewarding than to witness big smiles after an arduous climb. You can find us carrying copious amounts of water, emergency gear, and in winter time, wearing microspikes, snowshoes and gloves in order to scramble up steep cliffs and ropes.
If you are interested in this group, email Lucy to discuss expectations and other particulars. This is definitely not for average person who hasn’t done long, strenuous hikes! Alpine Hikers love to climb mountains in all kinds of weather.
Our hikes are not planned more than a week in advance, so a long-range schedule is not available. Those registered with us will get a notification by email on or before Wednesday indicating which hike we will be doing for the upcoming Friday. Information will include the expected time (typically 4 to 5 hrs), elevation gain (100 to 400m), and the length (12 to 15 km). We hike every Friday (weather permitting).
We use the app “AllTrails” and will always provide the trail name as it appears on the AllTrails app.
We do have fun on our walks and chit chat up a storm (gotta keep loud to keep the bears away, lol) we stop and always take in the view. Bring your lunch to eat on the trail. Our start time will depend on the location of the trail head. If it is close to Parksville we start at 9:30, but if it is further away you can expect a 10 am start time. We usually stay within an hour of Parksville. Like all things; trails can be longer, higher elevation and take longer than expected. We always start and finish as a group.
The “we” is Wendy (usually in the lead) and Patrick (usually the sweep). All hikes should be considered a full day’s outing. Because of expected weather conditions hikes may be cancelled by 8am on Friday. An email bulletin is sent out before each hike to announce its destination and particulars as to length and challenging features, specifying a meeting place and time.
