September 24th 2021
One of the most stunning Larch hikes I have ever been on. We started from Fish Creek Parking off the Lake Louise Ski road. As this is a boring and tedious road of approx 4 km two of us brought our bikes. It proved to be no faster going up than walking as we pushed most of the way. But that was OK it was the end of the day downhill that we saved time and energy. At the large sign near Temple Lodge we stashed out bikes. The walk to the turn off to Wolverine valley is about 0.75 km just before a plank crossing a creek. We were soon in the larch and headed for the Col of Purple Mound and Unity Peak. From the Col head left down and across to the Col on the other side of Unity Peak which looks into Redoubt Lake Valley. Make sure to stay above a small rock band on the traverse. Head down hill into the Valley and stay left and climb out of valley to the plateau that the lake is on. Follow the lake out to Ptarmigan Lake and join the Skoki Trail at Boulder Pass for the return trip back to Temple Lodge and this time a bike ride down.
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