Featuring route updates, Popular Day Hikes is a series of bestselling books written for visitors and locals looking to hike scenic trails from well-established staging areas.
Located in south-central British Columbia and situated between the Cascade and Columbia mountain ranges, the Southern Okanagan Valley extends from Kelowna to Osoyoos. Popular Day Hikes: South-Central Okanagan – 2nd Edition describes 35 accessible treks around Kelowna, West Kelowna, and Westside Road, as well as Penticton, Naramata, Oliver, Osoyoos, Summerland, Peachland, and Keremeos. Featuring robust vineyards, fruit orchards, desert-like grasslands, rich marshes, ponderosa pine forests, towering cliffs, large lakes, salmon streams, modest peaks, and a tremendous diversity of animal and plant life, this stunning area is rich with dozens of unique hiking routes.
Some of the trips included are:
- Angel Springs
- Knox Mountain Park
- Black Knight Mountain
- Canyon Falls
- McDougall Rim Viewpoints
- Rose Valley Regional Park
- Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park
- Rock Ovens Park
- Ellis Ridge Trail
- Keremeos Columns Provincial Park
Each route description includes:
- detailed directions to trailheads
- colour maps and photographs
- seasonal information
- round-trip distances
- trail commentary
- difficulty ratings
