This was a big day out into an area that I had wanted to explore for quite a while. The bike approach from Mt Shark was excellent, although I would suggest leaving bikes at the last bridge, rather than pushing them uphill to the "No bikes" sign. We hiked the excellent trail to scenic Owl Lake and then the occasionally overgrown trail up to Marvel Pass, getting completely soaked from walking past all the wet foliage. From there, its a short hike up and over "Little Marvel" followed by a somewhat tedious sidehill around to the base of the summit block and some moderate scrambling to the summit. The air was the clearest it has been all summer and the summit views of the Assiniboine area were fantastic. On the way down we dropped into drainage to avoid returning all the way back to Marvel Pass.
13km bike, 34km hike, 12:20 hours, 1800m elevation gain