Mount Irwin to Mount Apps

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Mount Irwin to Mount Apps
Mount Apps campsite, overlooking Denman Island, Texada Island, and Coast Mountains

Chunks | Vancouver Island Trail Day 10

Start to Finish

Mount Irwin to
Mt Apps

Distance

18 km track
22 km route

Time

10h 23m
1.7 km/h

Climb

+1,382 m | -1,210 m
+172 m

Track

Actual
Planned

Weather

Average 17º C
Unstable

Highlights

Silence
Mainland views

Challenges

Navigation
Cold night

Scenery

Snow fields
Cloud movements

Rating

★★★☆☆
A scenic walk that’s slow and extremely hard to navigate.
Snow fields don’t help much.

Clouds roll in, Mount Joan
Above the clouds, Mount Joan
Dynamic clouds, Mount Joan
Alberni Valley, Mount Joan
Lakeside snow, Mount Joan
Clouds close, The Squarehead
Snow field, The Squarehead
Snow field, The Squarehead
Salish Sea and Coast Mountains, The Squarehead
Snow fields, The Squarehead.
Denman Island, Texada Island, and Coast Mountains, Mount Apps campsite

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