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Calgary, AB
Canada
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Posted - 07/06/2012 : 6:25 PM
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I was up at Jumping Pound Ridge last week (lesuirley stroll) and up at the top you can see Moose Mountain. The other path up there was headed in that direction.
I think it was Coxhill Ridge Trail?
Anyhow, does anyone think you could go this way and come up the oterside of Moose Mountian? There would be scramling ect but that makes it more fun. |
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Edmonton, AB
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Posted - 07/07/2012 : 12:36 PM
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I have not done it myself, but my understanding is that there is an ill-defined route (rather than a trail) that goes along the east ridge of Moose Mountain from Jumping Point Mountain. I think it requires a bit of route-finding, but it goes.
Coxhill Ridge Trail is further north. If you started at Lusk Pass, you reach a fork at about 4 km. It is the fork to the left (northeast). I don't think there is an easy way of getting to Moose Mountain from there. |
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Kamloops, B.C.
Canada
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Posted - 07/07/2012 : 3:33 PM
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| its been a few years, but I remember riding a long loop that included cox hill , a connecting trail(snow something) that lead us to the summit of Moose mtn. Off the summit on a trail that looped back around to jumping pound ridge. I don't think it was anything close to a straight line seemed to take several hours on a mtn bike to get back on top of jumping pound ridge. So you can get to moose via either trail but its a long way around. The whole loop including lusk pass took us 8 hrs. It was an awesome ride, highly recommended if your into mtn bikes that is. |
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Calgary, AB
Canada
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Posted - 07/08/2012 : 11:12 AM
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| thanks for the replies--I think I will have to try it out and see. It's nice to get off the beaten path :) |
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Calgary, Alberta
Andorra
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Posted - 07/08/2012 : 9:03 PM
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You can go from Cox Hill (north access) south across Jumpingpound Ridge, and then east to Moose Mountain for a long day on the ridge.
There isn't a clear trail, but there is a route from Jumpingpound to Moose. It starts out as a trail through recent usage, but becomes less of a trail as you go along. It's pretty straightforward, as you are on the ridgeline for much of it, but you'll want to have the skills to navigate and stay found through the many bumps. If you're on the right route, scrambling is minor. |
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Jumping Pound Ridge to Moose Moutain
