Rose Swanson Hiking Trails — Attraction in Spallumcheen

Honestly I've been hiking this since I was a teen, so obviously I enjoy it. However, this year I finally had the courage to walk it in the winter. Despite being Canadian I'm a wuss when it comes to the cold haha. My worries notwithstanding, the hike was amazing. The wind blew dusting of light snow from the still snowy trees even though down below there had been some melting for two weeks. The view at the top was absolutely stunning and I would have loved to stay longer at the top, but once you leave the safety of the trees and your body cools down from that hike, it's a little chilly. Anywho, it's a good hike for whatever level you're at as there's multiple trails and all are well marked out by...

SiLLY CUTE TRAiLS && HiKE! I’m still sorta newer to the Okanagan BUT if you know Mount Doug in Victoria- I’d say it’s safe to say it’s very similar!!! We went in expecting it to be harder than it actually was because of read reviews BUT had a blast on the way up to a pretty rad view! For the middle loop trail (orange to purple on the map) it was about half hour up and half hour down (THIS was done last weekend STiLL in a few feet of packed, wet, icy and fluffy snow with an 8 year old in basic shoes not boots 🤪🎉🤓 I KNOW call us crazy). All in all- Super cute!...

This is my favourite place to trail run! I typically run the outer loop in a clockwise direction, including the short out and back to the first viewpoint overlooking Armstrong. This route will get you close to 9 kilometres, it has some challenging climbs, and is all singletrack except the last part (blue marked trail), which is an old road going back down to the parking lot. This trail system is multi use (hike, bike, horse, and dogs), has great single track with challenging climbs, and a bunch of view points....what more could...