Activity: Hiking/Scrambling
Distance: ~12 km (RT)
Altitude: 2,348 m
Elevation Gain: 915 m
Area: Kananaskis Valley
Crew: Steph, Jeevan
Time to Summit: ~2:00
Lisa's Mom Rating: Maybe if there is no snow
Trailhead: Old Baldy Pass Parking lot
Getting There:
Head south on Kananaskis Trail (Hwy 40) from the Trans Canada (Hwy 1). In about 15 minutes you will see the parking lot for Old Baldy Pass on the right. Cross the 40 in the crosswalk and begin the trail there.
Additional Info:
We hiked up to Old Baldy Pass then turned right up towards Midnight Peak. We then descended by doing the ridge-walk and cutting down the drainage (which is the alternate route up), aka bushwacking. I'd recommend taking the pass up for sure, as the small slope and clear path make it a quick ascent. For the way down I recommend taking the same route down to the pass, unless you are comfortable with routefinding and bushwacking. The alternate route is a beautiful ridgewalk until you hit the trees - which made our descent route worth it for me - but unless we missed an obvious path on the way down it was a lot of route finding.
Looking up at Midnight Peak from Old Baldy Pass. There was a decent amount of snow.
I am including this selfie mainly because I want to show how STEEP the slope is behind me. It was a little more challenging with the snow but manageable with microspikes.
Group summit selfie!!
Me and Steph walking the ridge, heading down the alternate descent route.
