| Trail: Paton's Lookout (from Seymour Trailway) Reads: 2261 Edit place |
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Place Details  Distance: 25.0Km Elevation: 780m High Point: 1020m Location: BC, Canada 19 Posts  I wanted to find a new hike to try out for my birthday and Paton's Lookout didn't disappoint. It worked out great as an early season hike; it Mood and date:  Jun 15, 2013 Paton's Lookout (from Seymour Trailway)
 Definitely recommend the Seymour Trailway option. After the downhill to Norvan junction, I would have loved to have my bike waiting to spin out Mood and date:  Sep 02, 2012
Originally I intended to hit Mt. Burwell, but once up there I found the scrambling to be beyond my comfort level for a solo trip. After fifteen Mood and date:  Sep 01, 2012
 didnt get a lot of sleep.. forgot to pack a lunch.. my time at the summit was cut short due to a thunder storm... but I still had a good tim Mood and date: Aug 06, 2012
Victory! I tried this trail a month ago and got stopped by snow. Although there is still snow there, it has retreated almost all the way to Mood and date: May 13, 2012 Paton's Lookout (from Seymour Trailway)
With such a beautiful day forecast, I figured I'd check out Paton's Lookout and see what the conditions were like out there. First, the good Mood and date:  Apr 07, 2012 Paton's Lookout (from Seymour Trailway)
 We wanted to go to Burwell but due to tricky winter conditions and zero visibility (we hoped for at least partial clearing during the day but Mood and date: Oct 29, 2011
The forecast seemed fairy good for Saturday, and we opted for a close by mountain on North Shore. Saw a flurry of runners when we started off Mood and date: Oct 29, 2011
Thinking of doing something close in Northshore that has no GPS track on the system and I hadn't done before took over 1/2 hour to find. Paton's Mood and date: Oct 23, 2011 Paton's Lookout (from Seymour Trailway) GPS
So this is a long trip. Like really long. The trail only has snow once you reach about 1000m and from there it was pretty much continuous. Mood and date: Jul 31, 2011
 Long walk through forest, but the views at the top are very rewarding.
Still much snow near the summit making route finding a little bit tr Mood and date: Jul 29, 2011
 Very long trail.... Mostly its climbing through forest. It becomes interesting at around 800m.
I so a mama bear and 2 cubs near the top. Trail Mood and date: Sep 22, 2010
Had to share the paved trail with a mid size black bear on the way in, bear droppings about every 30 feet on the logging road that leads up to Mood and date: Jul 06, 2010
In spite of the lackluster weather and lackluster resolve of my friends, the mountains had been calling all week and it was time to answer.
I Mood and date:  Jul 03, 2010
After a marathon session on the green felt, I headed out on a bike and hike to Paton's Lookout from the entrance of the LSCR, with a leisurely Mood and date: May 15, 2010 Paton's Lookout (from Seymour Trailway)
Overcast, foggy, humid day; no views to speak of. We were one of only three parties that day from Lynn Headwaters. The trail was fairly muddy, Date: Aug 15, 2009
Steep sure, but compared tot the more commonly walked "Norvan Falls" approach that 103 hikes and many other books suggest, a way better choice.
We Date: Jul 12, 2009
Steep trail but well-flagged and easy to follow. One minor snow patch along the trail otherwise clear. Blackflies were a serious pest (have lots Date: Jul 12, 2009
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