Comox Glacier Trail

An arduous alpine trail that leads to the Comox Glacier

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Directions

Turn off Inland Island Highway, heading west into Cumberland on Cumberland Rd. Note that there is often a guard near the start of Comox Lake Main that stops vehicles without proper radios from 6 am to 6 pm. Plan accordingly. As well, water bars have been added to the last 3 km of logging road as of Aug 2007.

Drive [km], turn

< 1, turn right onto Bevan Rd at the Cumberland General Store

~3 to a stop sign, turn left on Comox Lake Main (labelled CoLake Main)

Cross over Puntledge River, zero odometer (this is 100m past the left hand turn off for the BC Hyrdro dam)

~20, cross long bridge across Cruikshank River and turn right on Cruikshank Canyon Main (not labelled), which immediately heads down hill

~3, turn left at T junction onto South Fork Main

5.5, South Fork Main continues on right.

~5, to end of road (clearcut).

There is a place you can park on the left just before the clearcut (just a bulge in the road). Walk along the road for 200 m, and look for a sign that says "Glacier" with an arrow. It is located on a stump on the right side of the road, and points left towards Comox Creek. Follow the river for 30 m, then cross on a log with a metal grating. Cross the forest floor, looking for two wood signs nailed to a tree labelled "Glacier Trial" and "Century Sam Lake".

Details

Also known as Frog Pond Route, this is a arduous hike involving quite a bit of elevation gain over a bumpy ridge. The trail gains the ridge, then proceeds to the flanks of Black Cat Mnt, down to Lone Tree Pass, then up to the Comox Glacier. There are currently two fixed ropes on the ridge, one at the gully that descends to the first narrow saddle, and the other on the steep rock to the second narrow saddle. The pay off is reaching the Comox Glacier, a 1 km wide expanse of snow with a rocky summit on the far side (1970 m). Camping options exist all along the ridge, at Lone Tree Pass at the foot of the Comox Glacier, and on the summit of the Comox Glacier. The trail is maintained by the Comox District Mountaineering Club (CDMC).

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