The trail to Burstall Pass begins on an old road through the forest and then breaks out into an alluvial flat with numerous small streams flowing through. The water level is low but it involves hopping across channels and walking across improvised foot bridges of fallen trees. The trail then ascends through dense forest and then breaks out once again into a gorgeous subalpine meadow.
Alluvial Flat
View of glacier from alluvial flat
We met a few hikers who told us that it is very beautiful up on the pass and there were lots of neat areas to explore. We reached the pass in about two hours, the elevation gain is 1542 feet, the round trip is 15 km, so it was a really good walk.
Rain on the way
View of the meadow from the pass
Trail to the pass
It looked fairly socked in, so we decided we may as well head down since we couldn’t see the view from the pass toward Spray Valley, which was unfortunate. It started to rain so hard that the trail turned into a small river and our boots got soaked.
We whipped down fairly quickly and the rain tapered off on our descent. The pass is a wonderful area, it would be a place to spend some time on a fine day.
On our drive back to our campground on the gravel road known as the Smith-Dorrien/Spray Trail, a bobcat darted across the road and was gone in a flash. We were quite happy to see a bobcat, as neither of us had ever seen one before.
Back at our campsite that evening the tarps we had erected proved their worth, as it poured rain for a few hours. However, we were able to have our tea and heat our dinner while tucked under our tarp out of the rain.
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