Monday, May 12, 2014

Munro Lake Trail - Burke Mountain/Pinecone Provincial Park

VANCOUVER

The most scary, adventurous, and amazing hike ever, the Munro Lake Trail is a 8-9km trail going uphill for about 800m before ending at Munro Lake. It took us 5 hours round trip including staying at the lake for about 30 minutes. The trail was narrow and some parts of the trail had water running down, but was manageable. Trail curved like any other trail that goes uphill. Some parts were a little harder to climb since the trail is not well maintained.

Near the beginning we saw a HUGE rock.

And after that, the trail is in a clearing, so we got to have a nice view of the farms across Pitt Lake.

The trail then becomes a lot steeper, until it gradually levels out into a wooded marshy area.
Near this point, there should be a junction leading to the Village Trail or the Munro Lake trail.


Up at the summit, patches of snow and then sheets of snow were seen. It was a little harder finding our way now, since everything looked the same and there is not just ONE path to take. We finally got to the lake, but only could access the southern tip of the lake, since the other parts had too much snow and we did not dare to hike further away from the trail markers. The lake was still frozen. Bear footprints (or other animal footprints) were seen at the shores of the lake, which creeped us out a lot. So we didn't stay too long or eat too much up at the lake in case a bear wants a bite.


Munro Lake was really quiet, since no one else is there and you don't hear anything nearby. Overall it's a great great hike. Totally recommend this for explorers and adventure seekers!

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