Estekwalan Mountain

Estekwalan Mountain

Falkland

2 hr from Kelowna, BC
Rob Roy Forest Service Road, Columbia-Shuswap D, BC V0E

This insanely challenging uphill gauntlet of a hike offers some of the most stunningly unparalleled vistas of Falkland. Walk through sub-alpine meadows, along dangerous but scenic bald cliff faces, and meander through dense forest.

While the trail is fairly well flagged as of 2017, way-finding by paying attention to signs of usage such as trail wear, log cuts, and cairns will be necessary. Additionally, the route down is so incredibly steep that other hikers have left ropes installed to aid in the descent.

The trail is best done as a loop, which will mean road-walking at the end for 1.3 km back to the first trailhead.

Route
  • Half-Day
  • Difficult
  • Out & Back Same Way
  • 8.22 km round-trip
  • 3 hr 10 min solo
  • 4 hr 27 min group
  • 958 m gain
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Address

Rob Roy Forest Service Road, Columbia-Shuswap D, BC V0E

Driving Time

From Kelowna, BC, approximate travel time by car is 2 hr.

Notable GPS Co-ordinates

Detailed Directions

1) Head towards Vernon from downtown Kelowna
2) Drive through Vernon, and continue west at the top of Swan Lake with signs for Kamloops.
3) Just past downtown Falkland, BC turn RIGHT onto Dump Rd (according to Google)/Wetaskiwin Road (according to signage in real life). This becomes Rob Roy FSR).

This is a DIRT ROAD which is in fair condition. After spring run-off the condition may have dramatically changed, therefore, 4x4 or a vehicle with fair clearance is recommended. In the best of conditions, the approach can be done slowly in a car. There are a number of sections where streams have over-run the road creating small troughs that can be difficult for smaller cars.

4) RESET ODOMETER

5) Arrive at the first trailhead on the right after 7.7 km. Signage for trail is visible on the right. This is where our group meets. The second trail head, where we exit the hike is in an open clearing with flagging ribbon on the right-hand side. There is no trail sign here or clear trailhead. It is not recommended to begin the trail at this location.

Google Directions

Use our written directions in preference to the Google directions below as they are likely more accurate.

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Linear Trail
This is a linear (out and back/not a loop) trail; the values below indicate the one-way statistics from the trailhead to the end of the route.
  • Starting Elevation: 1165 meters
  • Ending Elevation: 1249 meters
  • Maximum Elevation: 1736 meters
  • Minimum Elevation: 1164 meters
  • Elevation Gain: 958 meters
  • Elevation Loss: -875 meters
  • Slope Up: 21.00%
  • Slope Down: -21.00%

We have a downloadable GPS map for this trail!

Last Updated on Thursday, March 23, 2023

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GPS Notes
We have often color-coded our GPX tracks. While it is not always the case, we have tried to use the following convention on our newer maps:

Green/Blue: human-verified by our volunteers.
Purple: overgrown trail, bushwhack, or on private property.
Red: default color or not reality-checked
Yellow: Road
Other Colors: May have been satellite traced or imported from third party sources.

While we strongly believe our GPS are accurate, please be aware that no logging system is perfect and to be aware of potential errors. Use at your own risk.
  • Sarah Clothier

    What time is everyone meeting at the trailhead?

    Friday, July 7, 2017 at 10:09 PM
  • Alan.

    Isn't 10am?

    Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 1:19 PM
  • unknown

    It's always been 11am. Where did you see 10am?

    Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 1:51 PM

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