The trail starts with a bridge across the glacial Robson River:
Its a flat 6k walk along the river to Kinney Lake. Real BC country, lush undergrowth and big trees due to the constant rainfall caused by the high mountain:
Kinney Lake is a beautiful alpine blue. Some of the tent sites are right on the water:
No campfires are allowed and we discovered our stove wasn't working well! There is a covered shelter with picnic tables where you can cook and hang out.
Its a fairly easy walk to the next campground (Whitehorn). We had cupasoup and then came the hard climb to Emperor Falls. 600+ meters elevation in 4 km. this is the Valley of a Thousand Falls.
And then on to our campsite on Berg Lake:
After setting up our tent and eating some delicious Knorr minestrone soup we strolled to the Berg Campsite:
Berg Lake and the glacier:
And Mt. Robson:
It was cold that night and we were in bed by 7. Listened to podcasts for a while but still fell asleep early and were up at 6 the next morning.
Walked the 19k out and were done at about 2pm.
Walking out I was struck by the lush forests.
Final impressions and lessons learned?
It is an incredible trail and we highly recommend it. Beautiful, awesome varied scenery. Forests, lakes, waterfalls, bridges, mountains, glaciers, etc etc.
It tends to be cold and wet and you cant have a fire so you need good performing clothing and a good stove. The terrain, particularly the altitude gain, is challenging too.
