On a mid-May morning we drove to Barnhartvale, then out the Robbins Range Road to the trailhead to Buse Hill.   Buse Hill has volcanic ridges with steep north-facing cliffs overlooking Buse Lake.  There is a BC Parks Protected Area for the ridge and the cliffs down to the lake.   A double track climbs the grassland slopes to a series of viewpoints.    Most visitors go to the viewpoint and back, but we wanted to hike over to the Buse Pillar and then loop back.

We hiked a steep single track down into the forest, then followed an unsigned trail to the west end of the ridge to a spot directly above the pillar.   On the return hike, we followed an old double track which angled down through the forest to meet the main track near Buse Pond.   The whole hike was about 5 km.   There were a few birds out (chipping sparrows and a Clark’s nutcracker) and lots of wildflowers.    Spring is the best season to hike Buse Hill, but the views from the top of the cliffs are worth the climb in any season

Shared here are a few photos from the hike, embedded as a Google Photos slideshow:

More Information:

• Buse Hill Hike (Google Photos)
• Buse Hill Nature Hike/Wildflowers
• Hiking Buse Hill (video)