Hicks Lake Loop
Relaxing loop trail that takes you to a sandy beach half way through.
Statistics
| Total Distance: |
6.0 km (return) |
| Estimated Time: |
2 hours |
| Average Grade: |
0.7% |
| Structure: |
Linear - Return |
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Elevation Gain:
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25 m |
| Start Elevation: |
220 m |
| Min Elevation: |
215 m |
| Max Elevation: |
240 m |
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Directions
Exit 135, (Agassiz-Harrison)...continue onto Harrison Hotsprings turning right on Lillooet Ave, follow the signs to Hicks Lake, parking at the boat launch area, continue through the yellow gates and ta da... a trail that seems like a road at first. When you get to the lonely outhouse, look to the right and go down a trail that takes you to a nice sandy beach...swim for a while then continue on the loop.
Details
An easy, flat trail around the shore of Hicks Lake in Sasquach Provincial Park.
(Counter-clockwise)
* Start at main beach /picnic area
* Walk across sandy beach, enter trail at south end and cross small bridge over outlet creek
* Follow trail - leads along edge of lake, eventually across a few other smaller beaches
* Leads along behind one of the lake's car campsites
* 1/4 around the lake, leads across another beach - likely for the campsite. Amphitheatre nearby.
* Leads across a small boardwalk or two then up and over a hill - only elv gain on the hike
* Connects with service road at halfway point
* Reaches access trail to small beach on far end of lake - has a floating dock there in the summer
* Trail continues around the rest of the lake, following the access road - past the group campsite, etc. Reaches a large yellow gate at the main day-use parking lot. There are a few creeks that flood over the road occasionally, some may be difficult to cross depending on the season.
Photographs
GPS Waypoints
| Boat launch |
N49.34934 W121.70599 |
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| Day-use picnic area and main beach |
N49.34809 W121.70703 |
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| Bridge over outlet creek |
N49.34781 W121.70752 |
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| Beach #2 |
N49.34503 W121.70732 |
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| Small boardwalk |
N49.33878 W121.70491 |
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| Trail connects with service road |
N49.33341 W121.70039 |
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| Service road junction |
N49.33869 W121.69128 |
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| Group campsite access road |
N49.34620 W121.69546 |
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| Service road gate |
N49.34982 W121.70600 |
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