Yak Peak Trail

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Some late snow exists nearly all summer near the summit. Some of the rocks would be extremely slippery on a wet day.

Not suitable for trail running.

Park at the Zopkios parking area and proceed east to the trailhead on the ramp and beside the highway. After about 1km on the shoulder of the road, the trail branches into the forest. After crossing a small swampy area the real climb begins to the obvious rock face of Yak Peak that can be seen from the highway. Climbing steeply through a long talus slope, the trail reaches the face and then follows the open rock along the east side. In some spots the runner needs to crouch under branches and/or climb up through thick fir forest. Out of treeline the footing can be a bit precarious but the route upwards is obvious.

There is a smaller summit that provides excellent views of the Coquihalla highway as well as a higher Yak Peak which is perfect for enjoying a picnic lunch in good weather.

Ambitious runners can take a side trip to Nak Peak and return to the parking the same way. Continuing past Nak Peak to Thar Peak is highly technical scrambling and best avoided by anyone but experienced runners with some climbing skills.