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Penticton Mountain Trails- Brent Mountain

Brent Mountain: Elevation 2205 meters (7210 feet)

Approximately 40 KM (25 miles) from Penticton, British Columbia. Hiking time round trip- 4.5 to 5.5 hrs. Round trip roughly 9.7KM (6.0 miles), elevation gain-324M (1059 feet). Best time is usually July to September.

Directions: From Penticton drive west on Green Mountain Road. Turn right onto Apex Mountain Road. Drive approximately 4KM (2.5 miles) climbing Apex Mountain Road to a logging road that enters on the right side around the 4KM mark. This road may be blocked off part way in especially if the fire risk in the area is high. Turn right onto this logging road, drive 3.7KM (2.3 miles) and turn left onto an intersecting road, heading up. Drive 3.9KM (2.4 miles) on this road to a narrow side road that intersects from the left. The trail head is less than 1 KM (0.6 miles) up this narrow side road.

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Brent Mountain 2010/07

Entrance to logging road to Brent Mtn apprx 4 KM up Apex Mtn Road 2010-07. Start of the logging road to Brent Mtn 2010-07. Warning sign at start of logging road to Brent Mtn 2010-07.
Road squeezes by barrier on logging road to Brent Mtn trail 2010-07. Take road on left at the sign pointing to Brent Mtn trail 2010-07. Sign 2.8 KM from barrier pointing to a trail to Sheep rock on road to Brent Mtn trail 2010-07.
Another fork, take road on left, Brent Mtn 2010-07. Take road on left as per sign to Brent Mtn 2010-07. Trail head to Brent Mtn 2010-07.
Trail starts climbing up to a ridge, Brent Mtn 2010-07. Trail climbs through the forest, Brent Mtn 2010-07. Higher up, encountering snow patches, trail to Brent Mtn 2010-07.
Looking at the peak in the distance, trail to Brent Mtn 2010-07. Trail climbs through Alpine Meadows, Brent Mtn 2010-07. Near peak, decommissioned fire lookout, Brent Mtn 2010-07.
Looking to the west at Sheep Rock and Apex ski trails from peak, Brent Mtn 2010-07. Looking east towards Okanagan Lake from peak, Brent Mtn 2010-07. Beside a snow fed stream, heading down from peak, Brent Mtn 2010-07.
Curious ground squirrel beside trail heading down from peak, Brent Mtn 2010-07.

Brent Mountain 2009/07

Start of logging road to Brent Mtn off Apex Mtn Road 2009-07. Trail head to Brent Mtn 2009-07. Sign a short distance in from the Brent Mtn trail head 2009-07.
Coming onto the alpine on Brent Mtn trail 2009-07. Crossing the alpine meadows on the Brent Mtn trail 2009-07. More alpine on the Brent Mtn trail 2009-07.
Lookout tower on top of Brent Mtn 2009-07. Looking east from top of Brent Mtn 2009-07. Another view from summit of Brent Mtn 2009-07.
Another view from summit of Brent Mtn 2009-07. Looking down the trail back from Brent Mtn 2009-07. Coming back down through the alpine Brent Mtn 2009-07.


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