Loo with a View! Traditional Cache
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This is quite a hike to the top of Lakit Mountain with 460m elevation gain over a distance of 2km. The view from the top makes the climb all worth while.
This 2km, sometimes steep, hike along a well defined trail, past colourful wildflower displays, is a good family hike to the lookout on Mt. Lakit at 2354 m. Carry water, as this is a dry trail. The fabulous panoramic view from the lookout includes the Kootenay River winding its way down the Rocky Mountain Trench; the communities of Ft. Steele, Cranbrook and Wasa; and a grand sweep of the Rocky Mountains. The original lookout, established in 1955, was called Wild Horse Lookout. In 1976, after almost a decade of not being used for fires, it was removed. The following year, a new structure, just like the original lookout, was built on the site to accommodate hikers and back country skiers seeking shelter.
The biffy at the top has to have one of the best views from an outhouse in the whole of Canada!
Access: Commencing at Fort Steele Historic Park, proceed north on Hwy 93/95 for 300 metres. Turn right onto the Wardner - Ft. Steele Road. At 0.5 km turn left onto the Wildhorse Road. Follow the main Wildhorse Road to the 7 km sign. Turn left, go about 200 m, then take the right fork, onto the Lakit Lookout Road. Reset your odometer at "0". At 3.5 km on the Lakit Lookout Road, stay left, passing the Victoria Creek Road. Continue for another 4.5 km to the parking area at the trailhead sign. A high clearance vehicle is recommended for this rough, narrow and precipitous road. Caution is needed at all times.
The cache’s original contents are:- A Collapsible Water Bottle, Sea Monster Stickers, A Moveable Figurine, A Scottie Key Chain, A Caroline (Alberta) Pin, A Folding Knife, A Spider Page Marker, Pad & Pencils.
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