Conway Peak

September 2, 2025 -- Chilliwack

Stats: 17 km / 1290 m gain / 1936m high / 7 hours MT / 4WD

This route was quite diverse. It started on an overgrown FSR on a gentle grade that became rather in-you-face bush-whacky just before it entered more dense forest and became a narrow trail. There were numerous little dips where tributaries (some dried up) erroded the earth. Then came the corduroy road, a remnant of the elusive Lucky Four mine which soon led to Mile High camp in the subalpines. From there the trail did broad swithbacks through loads of blueberry bushes and then a bit of easy scrambling to the ridge where left led to the summit and right to the Lucky Four Mine at the base of Foley Mt. But it was to remain a mystery for now, as we agreed at the summit on this hot muggy day, that extending the hike by more than an hour was not going to happen. The hike was challenging enough as it was.

Leaving the overgrown FSR and entering the forest. The trail was rough, rooty and narrow. We smelled forest fire smoke in the beginning of the hike but not for the majority of the day. It was quite hazy out.

The Cheam Range can already be viewed from Jones Lake. We shaved 2 km off of the hike (one-way), thanks to my hummer.

Cautious steps on wet rock. The corduroy road.

On our way back we were very grateful for these streams. We had to top up our water supply. I drank almost 4 litres of water this day!

Artifacts from the mine.

From Mile High camp it took us 1:15 hours to summit.

Jones Lake.

Foley (2308m), Welch (2438m) + The Still (2160m) peaks -- southwest, .

I found this dead bird close to the summit.

Foley, Welch, the Still, Stewart (2160m), Lady + Cheam Peaks.

These pine cones looked like they were covered in a layer of frost.

Almost there.

To the right you can see Knight Peak (2130m). Denise emerging from the trees.

Group shot: Dave G, Kart V, Denise D + me

Looking at the ridge that would lead to the Lucky Four mine but you'd have to drop down to it from the end of the ridge at the base of Foley Glacier.

Back at Mile High camp we had a rest and ate handfulls of sweet blueberries.

Almost down, we looked up and thought, "Wow! We were way up there?"