DIRECTIONS: Heading North on 8th Street in the North Shore region of Kamloops, take the left branch of the road, which changes to Batchelor Hills Drive, as the right branch leaves and turns into Westsyde Road. Head up the hill and turn right onto Grasslands Blvd at the stop sign. Turn left on Stagecoach Drive and then park on the North side of Saddleback Drive adjacent to the lot that has wooden garden planters between two houses. The gate and trail to this hike are directly behind this lot.create
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Bachelor Heights Peak
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Dec 25, 2015
This is a decent little hike that we often do in the morning to beat the heat when we are visiting Kamloops in the summer, but we had not been up here with snow on the ground up until this point. I haven't actually been able to find a true name for this peak anywhere so I just made this one up haha. There are many little hills with trails in this area but this peak seems to be the highest in the vicinity and offers the best panoramic views of Kamloops. Snowshoeing and seeing the valley with snow covering it definitely added to the experience, especially looking across to Mount Paul and Mount Peter. Trail usually takes around 1.5-2 hours, and I think it was similar on snowshoes because the footing is actually better with the loose scree covered by snow.