Stony Ridge

"Family day out. Gambled for a good weather and weren't disappointed. The forecasts are getting worse and off almost every day now. Original plan was to follow Cat Creek Ridge trail north of an unnamed hill but found a solid unmapped trail south of it, which is definitely shorter. Didn't know there was a coal mine but came across of its remnants." — alexp • Jun 18, 2022

"An early season trip with Leigh-Anne and Alex. After a bit of back and forth we agreed to these peaks and route. It worked out pretty good. There was snow patches to cross. It was windy as well. Weather wise we had a bit of this and that with moderate temps, snow, and sun. No ticks. A good early season day out." — BertB • Apr 6, 2019

"Bert, Alex and I headed to the South Highwood. The guys wanted a double-header and I already had done Junction Hill but went along for the ride! Views were good, but it was windy. I wore my down jacket for 6 of the 6.5hrs we were out! That windy. The descent off Junction Hill was steep and sketchy like I remembered it from the first time except that there was more snow and it was isothermic and slippery. We detoured a bit and did some postholing, but got onto Stony Ridge eventually up a bit of a ramp further along the canyon/valley. Stony offered up some incredible views! The hike out we followed some grizz tracks along the trail." — leigh-annewebster • Apr 6, 2019

"Most people do Cat Creek Hills and Stony Ridge separately. Since they are only 700m apart from each other as the crow flies, it makes sense to do the both in one go. The loop makes a complete circumnavigation of Junction Hill and adds more variety and scenery. The traverse from Cat Creek Hills highpoint involves a steep 150m vertical descent to Stony Creek followed by very steep 220m ascent of the western slope. The summit is in the trees. " — Taras • Feb 18, 2019