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May 24th 2023
Great early season hike. Snow retreats fast from the foothill and this year was alow snow year.
South Lusk Meadows is another Daffern Book hike from Volume 2 PG 244. It was a very pleasant hike and offered more than expected with great views and a beautiful meadow. This time we went past the Meadows and up to the Peak
- The trail for South Lusk Meadows starts from the Powderface road 10.5 from the turn off from Hwy 68.on the right is a pull off.
- Walk back 100m to the trail head. The trailhead across the road goes up to Cox Hill or Jumping Pound Mountain.
- Follow the Lusk Creek Trail for about 650 m and turn left at the cairn ( see Picture ).
- Continue on for about 800 m then cross a small muddy creek.
- The next point of interest is the Trail Camp at about 500 m. on the left. This area is very swampy although the camp is on high dry ground.
- The trail disappears across the swamp but your destination is the opposite bank from the camp.
- Through the wet piece the trail carry’s on up the lower bank going left.
- Trees are down (see picture ) for the left turn across dry creek
- Back on the trail cross the creek twice and then up onto a ridge.
- After the ridge enter an old cut line.
- At the end of the cut line on the right is a grassy clearing with a trail going up to the meadow.
- The trail comes out onto views of the South Lusk Meadows and Boundary Ridge.
- The high point is on the right.
- Go down to the col and up onto Boundary Ridge for views into Porcupine Ridge accessed from Kananaskis Hwy 40.
- We returned the same way
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![](https://i0.wp.com/willski.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2-The-creek-we-crossed-many-times.jpg?resize=910%2C410&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/willski.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/3-crossing-the-creek-again.jpg?resize=910%2C410&ssl=1)
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![](https://i0.wp.com/willski.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/5-Long-ridge-to-Boundary-Peak.jpg?resize=910%2C409&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/willski.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/6-Nearing-the-last-push-to-summit.jpg?resize=910%2C410&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/willski.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/7-Kathleen-at-summit.jpg?resize=910%2C410&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/willski.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/8-Part-of-group-on-summit.jpg?resize=910%2C409&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/willski.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9-Foreground-ridge-up.jpg?resize=910%2C410&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/willski.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/10-Looking-towards-Belmore-Brown-and-Tiara.jpg?resize=910%2C409&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/willski.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/11-Lusk-Valley-and-eastward-1024x461.jpg?resize=910%2C410&ssl=1)
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Stats 14km 800m Elev gain 6.5 hrs
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