McKenzie Lake to Norm Lake

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McKenzie Lake to Norm Lake
Gem Lake, Mount Edward Albert and Mount Regan, Strathcona Provincial Park

Chunks | Vancouver Island Trail Day 18

Start to Finish

McKenzie Lake to
Norm Lake

Distance

27 km track
25 km route

Time

10h 6m
2.7 km/h

Climb

+1,371 m | -1,628 m
-257 m

Track

Actual
Planned

Weather

Average 23º C
Partly cloudy

Highlights

Forbidden Plateau
Jutland ridge

Challenges

Jutland descent
Safe campsite

Scenery

Gem Lake
Mt Edward Albert

Rating

★★★★★
Great walk.
Fast and flat all morning on the plateau. A swift climb up Rutland earns a scenic ridge walk. Gets a little tricky on the final Rutland descent.

Plateau Trail, Strathcona Provincial Park
Plateau Trail, Strathcona Strathcona Park
Naked Lady’s junction, Plateau Trail, Strathcona Provincial Park
Kwai Lake, Strathcona Provincial Park
Circlet Lake and Jutland Mountain, Strathcona Provincial Park
Castlecrag Mountain, viewed from Jutland Mountain Trail, Strathcona Provincial Park
Mount Edward Albert and Mount Regan, viewed from Mount Jutland Trail, Strathcona Provincial Park
Mount Edward Albert saddle, Jutland Mountain, Strathcona Provincial Park
Circlet Lake, Jutland Mountain, Strathcona Provincial Park
Mount Edward Albert, viewed from Jutland Mountain, Strathcona Provincial Park
Sunrise Lake, viewed from Jutland Mountain summit, Strathcona Provincial Park
Mount Washington, viewed for Jutland Mountain, Strathcona Provincial Park
Pearl Lake, view from Jutland Mountain, Strathcona Provincial Park

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