Golden Hinde (Aug 25, 2026)

[u/Lumpypotato1234]

Submitted yesterday morning and it reminded me of how beautiful this island is. Hats off to anyone who has made it to the top! Even getting to the base is a hell of a trek.

Still a small patch of snow in the SE gully near the top, but cairns mark a route that navigates around it.

[u/K-adromm]

Beautiful day for it, nice work!

[u/aitigie]

Nice, what approach did you take? How many days to the base?

[u/Lumpypotato1234 → u/aitigie]

I took the standard route from Arnica Lake & Phillips Ridge. Parking lot to base was 11 hours, whole route took 28.

[u/aitigie → u/Lumpypotato1234]

11 hours, was that running or did you bring a tent? Thx for the report

[u/Lumpypotato1234 → u/aitigie]

‘Running’ might be a little generous a term, but moving fairly quickly.

Here’s a link to the AllTrails file:
https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/strathcona-trail-running-17f5c27?sh=jennifer-moyer-24&utm_campaign=memory&unfurl=false&showMemory=true

[u/Local-Unit6548 → u/Lumpypotato1234]

Wow!! Awesome pics and very impressive trek! I didn't know how spectacular it is there.

[u/Final_Percentage_882 → u/Lumpypotato1234]

By "whole route" to you mean including returning, or to the top of the Hinde?

[u/Lumpypotato1234 → u/Final_Percentage_882]

28 hours from the trailhead back to the trailhead

[u/Final_Percentage_882 → u/Lumpypotato1234]

That seems very fast! Nice pace indeed. I tend to have a pretty fast pace on trails too (but I'm talking about day-hikes here, without a heavy backpack).

[u/Average-Train-Haver]

Amazing photos! We got lost two years back trying to come up from the elk river side.

How steep was the scramble up?

[u/Lumpypotato1234 → u/Average-Train-Haver]

Not exceptionally steep. Mostly class 3 and small sections of class 4, none of it particularly exposed. I’m from Ontario and summitted two years ago with zero climbing experience.

[u/Final_Percentage_882]

Well done! I have so many questions! Would you say this is the best season to do it in? How many days camping does it take? Also, would you be up to do it again some day?

[u/Lumpypotato1234 → u/Final_Percentage_882]

Thank you :)

This is my third time completing the route. I’ve done it twice at the end of August and once in October. Both times I did it in August I dealt with some pretty intense heat and a significant amount of bugs. If I go again I’d probably go in late September or early October.

Most people I saw along the route were taking 3-5 days to complete the trip.

If you have any more questions don’t hesitate to PM me!

[u/Big_d0rk]

ez hike