Rambling in the Ironmask Hills

Rambling in the Ironmask Hills

Doug Smith  November 11, 2023 at 9:05 am

On a mild, grey day in October, I used the upper trailhead in the Ironmask Hills area to hike cross-country and on single tracks through the hills, across grasslands, and through open forests.    I traversed above Wallender Lake, fringed in alkali salts and pickleweed. 

Spring ponds become are fall meadows and provide open routes between the hills.  

A few grassland ponds and lakes retain their water, like Nelson Lake.  

There are a number of single tracks through the open forests of the Ironmask Hills too.  

Some images of the landscapes of the area are shared here.    Click an image for a lightbox view and a caption. 

On other days I hike up onto the rocky hilltops, following some trails, but also making my own routes through the hills.  

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Doug writes for Kamloops Trails, a not-for-profit (and ad free) website, offering information on trails, waterways, routes, featured spots, viewpoints, and explorations in the outdoors in the Kamloops area (and beyond).

Doug started exploring this area in 1976 and continues to follow tracks and routes wherever they lead, with the aid of map, compass, GPSr and camera. After many dead-ends, but also many discoveries, he chose to share this information.

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