Tower Hill Hike - Kamloops Trails

Tower Hill Hike – Kamloops Trails

Doug Smith  September 15, 2023 at 8:57 am

On a grey and smoky morning I hiked the Mariposa Trail up Peterson Creek Park, then crossed the creek.  

I went straight up the hill to the top of Tower Hill, a steep 225 m of elevation climb in 0.66 km.    This is not a recommended route.     It is much easier to follow the trails north, then link up a series of double and single tracks to the top, a longer, but a more enjoyable route.  

From the top of Tower Hill, I hiked single tracks down gullies, then double tracks to work my way back down and around to the area overlooking Peterson Creek

I returned to the trails I hiked earlier back to the vehicle, a 2.25 hour hike.  

Sometimes I just pick a different route for a change,  and this was, but it was also a good hike for this kind of day.

Some moments from this hike are shared in this YouTube video:

 

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Doug Smith

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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