Lineham Ridge

September 4, 2016 by Bill Rowe ·

Lee coming up Lineham Ridge

Lineham Ridge from Hwy 40 near Mist Mt trail

August 23 2016.

 John Lineham (1857-1913), a native of England, worked his way west with the CPR and took up timber rights in the Highwood River area.  In this he was quite successful and got into other developmental projects, as well as into territorial politics.  This summit, however, lies considerably to the south of his principal area of activity."

Lineham Ridge trailhead is at Lineham Creek Day Use, 26 km south of Highwood Pass. There is a 80 m climb from the parking before dropping down to the creek. Not good for the return when legs are tired. When the trail drops into the creek look across to the right for flagging in the trees. Cross the creek. There is a trail hidden that comes out at the creek again and cross again on log. The trail is through the willows. Then the fork to take up to the ridge is within 50m. As a side line Lee and I took the wrong ridge the week before. We thought the ridge was on our left at the creek and bushwhacked up. We did not realise are mistake until we saw the correct one at the top. We named it Mushroom Ridge due to all the mushrooms growing in the trees. Back to Lineham Ridge, which ascends through the trees for about 3km at a very easy grade. Once out of the trees the ridge starts to have rock out crops that I like to walk on and the ridge unfolds ahead. On the Gem Trek map it shows a mark above the col as a post. It is in fact a cairn. At the col the ridge turns into a steeper rocky scramble to the peak. At the peak if you walk of to the right Picklejar Lake is in view. Unless you want to return down the gully to the Picklejar Lakes trail and have a bike or car there, it is back the same way.