This is an approx 4km, moderate trail. Short hike with an amazing mountain view. This can be a quick afternoon hike.
We did this hike clockwise – went up on powderface creek trail and came back on white Buddha alt route. Way down was a bit steep in couple of sections but overall, a great short hike with amazing views. Approx 4km, moderate hike. Took us 3 hours with a long break at the summit. The usual route would be to do counterclockwise.
At the summit, you get a 360 degree view of the mountains. We saw some paragliders launching from the opposite mountain.
The trailhead is found by the parking lots in the Beaver Lodge day use area, or Powderface day use. We parked at Powder face parking lot. As you walk along the Powder face creek trail, you will see an ascending trail on the right. It’s easy to not see this deviation. I used All trials map to guide me to the start of ascend. There is a White Buddha picture on the tree right at the start of the ascend.
There is a couple of small switch backs, and you reach a bouldering rocky area.
The final ascend to the summit is a rocky area
The summit views !!!
we descended through the white Buddha alt route. The initial section is a bit confusing as there is no defined path. We used all trails map to go down a bit and then join the defined trail.
Here is a short video of the hike and trail