There are a number of steep hills and there are a few trails up through them which can be combined from the trailhead at the end of Uplands/McLeod Drive in Barnhartvale.   For a moderate hike, we sometimes hike a series of single tracks through the grasslands benchlands (Uplands Trails Ramble).   The routes into the hills require some steep climbs on single tracks.    To the east is the Sunrise Mountain Trail which follows the ridge to the top.   West of Sunrise is a mountain/hill of the same elevation which I have been calling Sunset Mountain for many years.    It can be accessed from various directions using old double tracks and newer single tracks.     North of Sunset Mountain are three steep outlier hills.    there are unsigned single track trails going up the gullies between them and we can hike onto the top of the hill (off-trail) to all three for the views.

On summer days this year and last year I hiked up the steep trails to explore the routes.

From each of the hills we can hike pout to the north side for views of the South Thompson River Valley.

From exploring these trails and from previous explorations starting from Pratt Road, from Scott Road, from Juniper, and from Sunrise Mountain, I combined the hike over and around Twilight Hill with other trails for a partial loop hike of the hills.    Old double tracks and some single tracks wound down the hills and back to the trailhead area off Upland Drive.

Anyone who chooses to hike these hills will need to be prepared to hike steep routes and to navigate the trails.     On my next hike up in these hills I will be further exploring some other single tracks spotted along the way.

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