Angel Springs via June Springs Rd
Individual Trail
Central Okanagan / Southeast Kelowna
35 min driving from Downtown Kelowna
Beginning at Little White Forestry Service Road in East Kelowna, this moderate coniferous forest trail gives you the chance to witness interesting geological formations and natural springs.
The 4km trail is part of KLO creek and offers narrative plaques describing the local flora, which include Douglas-fir, Lodgepole Pine, Western Larch and Western Red Cedars.
Although water below the surface is heated geo-thermally to over 100°C, the above ground springs are lukewarm at about 25°C and can be identified by orange-coloured, 10 metre-high tufa deposits that they have created. Tufa is a mineral formed when calcite crystallizes after water evaporation.
Angel Springs can be quite cool during springtime due to mountain runoff. It is suggested to visit during summer months.
Basics
Features
| Creator: | Josh Hoggan |
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| Duration Class: | Medium Hike |
| Seasons: | Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall |
| Difficulty Description: | Moderate incline for the first 1.5 km, then tapers off to an easy trail walk. |
| Dogs: | OK on Leash |
| Children: | Ages 10 and up |
| Cell Service: | Unknown |
| First Listed: | 2012-Jun-09 |
| Last Updated: | 2015-Nov-21 |
| Duration One-Way (solo): | 45 min |
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| Duration Round-Trip (solo): | 90 min |
| Trailhead GPS: | 49.808224000,-119.374237000 |
| Trailend GPS: | 49.797489000,-119.341446000 |
| Distance: | 3.74 km (one-way) |
| Elevation at Start: | 939 meters |
| Elevation at End: | 1,000 meters |
| Elevation Minimum: | 939 meters |
| Elevation Maximum: | 1,087 meters |
| Elevation Gain: | 289 meters (one-way) |
| Elevation Loss: | -229 meters (one-way) |
| Slope Up: | 11.90% (one-way) |
| Slope Down: | -13.50% (one-way) |