Cox Hill

On the day I did this hike the snow was fairly deep and of the hikes I have done so far in the Kananaskis this was the most strenuous. After leaving the parking lot at waypoint #040 it is a few hundred meters to waypoint #41 which is the intersection of the Tom Snow and Cox Hill Trails. Keep to the right travel another 3 or 4 hundred meters and after this point it is almost a non-stop climb of varying degrees to the top of Cox Hill. There are a couple of points along the trail where you look out over the hills below. Once at the top, to the north west there is an impressive range of mountains which I photographed. To be honest, at this point I wished I had a telephoto lens.

This view is to the southwest and the trail to Jumping Pound Mountain would be along this range.

During the summer months it is possible to leave a vehicle further south along Powderface Trail allowing you to continue from Cox Hill along the ridge to Jumping Pound Mountain. During the winter the winter gate prohibits traveling any further south along Powderface Trail than the Dawson Recreational Area. It is approximately 5.5 kilometers from the top of Cox Hill to Jumpingpound Mountain. That would be 20 kilometers return.

The GPS track for this hike can be downloaded via the file attached to this post. Go to the "About" page for directions prior to download or use of this data. Please submit your feedback and let me know your thoughts on the hike. If you have the the GPS data for other hikes in Alberta please send it along with a couple pictures to chris[at]hikealberta[dot]com.