Hike Report :Blue Mountain 5. Including Mission Road and Swiss Meadows Side trails

Section: Blue Mountain 5. Including Mission Road and Swiss Meadows Side trails.. Km 58.2 to 66  -

 Blue Mountains Club completed!!

 Hike Leader: John Nourse

 Hikers: John G, Anita and John N,

  
After meeting at Pete’s  we proceeded to leave a car at the end of Blue Mountains and drove back to hwy 19 where we met up with a local group hiking the other way.

  We started along a long road allowance past Castle Glen estates. At the 12th side road we joined the Mission road side trail. 

This took us through to the scenic caves road where we preceded up past the cable bridge in the scenic caves grounds. 

After a short detour (the ski hill folks had a gravel pile covering the trail) we found our way along the top of the Blue Mountains skill hill and past the first chair lift.

 We stopped for a short break and then proceeded along the interesting trail at the top of the ski hill.
As we moved along the top of the escarpment we encountered some very trampled and flat rock trail. Suddenly a load of trail bikers zoomed after us. They stopped and incorrectly pointed us toward the road. 

We guessed that it was wrong, backtracked a little then went down the escarpment 

through the bush finishing back to where the Swiss Meadows side trail started . 

This trail circled to the end where we celebrated with a well-deserved lunch.
 Back to Pete’s on the way home after a brilliant day and fun hike.