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Tamarack Trail
4 km return to the viewpoint · A climb above Cedar Lodge.
The Tamarack Trail starts near the corner of Cedar Lodge and climbs the southwestern slopes of Mount Fernie through mature larch. A signed viewpoint rewards the climb with Cedar Valley and Lizard Range views.
- Route type: Out-and-back
- Distance: 4 km return to the viewpoint
- Estimated time: About 3 hours
- Elevation gain: 300 m
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Trail guide
See the Tamarack Trail route in 3D.
The Tamarack Trail climbs from the corner of Cedar Lodge through mature larch forest on the southwest slopes of Mount Fernie to a viewpoint hanging above the valley. Four kilometres return, about three hours, 300 metres of gain. In autumn the larches turn the whole slope gold. The viewpoint looks out over the Cedar Valley to the Lizard Range; the summit continues onward for those with the legs and the hours.
Elevation profile
- Mapped distance
- 2.1 km
- Climbing
- 262 m
- High point
- 1,594 m
Profile sampled from open elevation data along the mapped route; treat distances and climbing as approximate. Distances and times in the trail guide above are the published figures.
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