ESSO Annuitant Hiking Club

Trail name:	Station Flats
Hike Date:	May 19, 2016
Trail Planner:	Ken Johnson
References:	Bragg Creek & Area Trail Maps
Trail Access:	Highway 66 – Station Flats and Moose Mountain Trailheads
Washrooms:	At Station Flats Trailhead

Hike Summary	A1	A2	A2 / B1	B2 / C
Total Distance (km.)	18.4	18.4	12.9	7.6
Cum. Elevation Gain (m)	700	700	540	190
Equiv. Flat Distance (km.)	25.4	25.4	18.3	9.5
Difficulty Rating	Difficult	Difficult	Moderate	Easy / Moderate

Group	Km.	Elev.(m)	Route Description (See Map A1/ A2): Diamond T; Tom Snow; Bobcat; Ranger Summit; Snakes and Ladders; Ridgeback; Tom Snow ; Diamond T
A1 / A2	0.0	1410	Start at Station Flats Trailhead parking area, head west to Diamond T Loop Trail.
	1.1	1460	Tom Snow / Ridgeback Junction, take Tom Snow Trail to the right.
	2.7	1430	Ridgeback / Bobcat Junction, take the Bobcat Trail to right.
	4.9	1615	Fullerton Junction, go left on Bobcat Trail.
	6.8	1705	Ranger Summit Junction, go left on Ranger Summit Trail.
	7.6	1680	Snakes and Ladders Junction, go left on Snakes and Ladders Trail
	12.1	1615	Ridgeback Trail Junction, go left on Ridgeback Trail.
	15.4	1430	Tom Snow Junction, go right on Tom Snow Trail to Ridgeback Junction.
	16.5	1475	Ridgeback Junction, take Ridgeback Trail to Diamond T Loop.
	17.3	1430	Diamond T Loop Junction, retrace steps back to Trailhead.
	18.4	1410	Trailhead

Group	Km.	Elev.(m)	Route Description (See Map A2 / B1): Elbow Valley; Sulphur Springs; Elbow valley
A2 / B1	0.0	1410	Start at Station Flats Trailhead parking area, head west to Elbow Valley Trail.
	0.7	1430	Diamond T Loop Junction, continue on Elbow Valley Trail.
	1.5	1440	Sulphur Springs Junction, take Sulphur Springs Trail to the right.
	5.4	1635	Cross Moose Mountain Road.
	6.7	1540	Elbow Valley Trail Junction, take Elbow Valley Trail to the left.
	7.6	1550	Cross Moose Mountain Road.
	11.4	1440	Sulphur Springs Junction, continue on Elbow  Valley Trail to trailhead.
	12.9	1410	Trailhead

Group	Km.	Elev.(m)	Route Description (See Map B2 / C): Riverview; Sulphur Springs; Elbow Valley; Pneuma
B2 / C	0.0	1460	Start at Moose Mountain Trailhead parking area, take foot path on north side of road towards Paddy’s Flat Campground Entrance.
	0.2	1460	Cross road to cleared area (looks like a pipeline right-of-way), walk east on cleared area to campground road.
	0.7	1450	Join campground road, follow campground road in a southerly direction to Loop C camping area and look for camp site sign C35.
	1.3	1430	At Paddy’s Flat Trail Sign, just after camp site C35, turn right on a trail that leads to the lower Riverview Trail, follow lower Riverview Trail west.
	2.3	1415	Lower Riverview Trail ends at this point due to damage caused by the flood. Turn north on path that connects to Upper Riverview Trail.
	2.4	1430	At intersection with Upper Riverview Trail, turn west and follow this trail (there is sign on the tree as you turn left). Ignore the few smaller trails that lead to the river bed; stay on the main trail above the river bed.
	3.3	1445	A cleared area with a good view of the river valley below. This is a good spot to take a break or have an early lunch. There are two other cleared spots at Km 4.0 and 5.0 that are also good lunch locations.
	4.0	1470	Another cleared area with a good view of the river valley below.
	4.3	1475	Cross the road. Ignore the sign on the north side of the road as it does not give enough detail. This is the start of the Sulphur Springs Trail. Follow this trail north to the junction with the Elbow Valley Trail.
	5.0	1540	Sulphur Springs / Elbow Valley Trail junction. A large cleared area, last spot for lunch before trailhead parking. Take Elbow Valley Trail to the right to connect to Pneuma Trail.
	5.8	1560	Cross Brakeless trail (no posted signs).
	5.9	1550	Cross Moose Mountain Road, continue to junction with Pneuma Trail.
	6.0	1550	Junction with Pneuma Trail, turn right (south) on Pneuma Trail back to trailhead (no posted signs).
	7.3	1460	Trailhead

Prepared by:	Ken Johnson	Preparation Date:	2016/04/23
Edited by:		Edit Date:

STATION FLATS OPTIONS

A1 / A2 MAP

A2 / B1 MAP

B2 / C MAP