From the lights in Golden,
drive four blocks east on 9th Street,
past
the RecPlex, and turn right on 14th Ave,
just before the elementary school. If you
reach the swimming pool, you've gone too far. Drive south on 14th Ave.
In two
blocks, it starts climbing a steep hill to Selkirk Heights
subdivision. Follow the road up the hill, around the corner, and keep
going
straight. Continue straight after the houses end, and drive 300 metres
through
the new subdivision. You will reach a T intersection. Turn left on
to the Mount
Seven FSR (now paved). Ref: Golden
Hikes.
Park
at the paraglider's launch, 082802. From there, hike or drive (4X4
required) up the very steep utility road that follows the north-east
ridge to a turn point, the old CBC repeater site, 098793. This road may
now be blocked off or washed-out. Heading south, the trail dips down
about
80 m. to a
saddle to gain Mount Seven's summit ridge, which is easily followed to
the
top, 105778. |
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| Scramble: Our old 82 Ford 4x4
started to skip gears (in
low range) on the way up a VERY steep section past the
launching area. I thought we would start rolling back, I nearly
panicked but Fab just kept driving, quiet and focused. We crested on a
ridge, only in BC can you drive on a somewhat narrow ridge to 2180 m.
Pascale and Graham came along on this local outing. We started the hike
with an 80 m. elevation loss, but we didn't care
after travelling such a long way with the truck. The scramble from
there was
not lengthy, there is a nice trail all the way to the summit. |
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