Gibraltar Rock from the West

Gibraltar Rock from the West

Doug Smith  January 11, 2024 at 9:00 am

On a grey end-of-November day I hiked from the west end of Paul Lake along the lakeshore on the Gibraltar Rock Trail.  

The trail follows the shoreline of the lake for 2 km before it starts to wind up the hill.   

For the next kilometre, it climbs the hill through the douglas fir forest to the north side of Gibraltar Rock, then winds up the bluff to the top.  

We can enjoy the views east up toward the end of Paul Lake.    The beach area is on the shoreline on the left side of the photo.   

We can also look out over the west end of the lake and see the lakeshore route we hiked to get to Gibraltar Rock. 

It was an out-and-back route on this day, returning back to the trailhead for a 2 hour, 6 km hike.  

Snow will cover these trails soon and the lake will freeze over.    We will be back in the spring…

 

 

 

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