r/vancouverhiking • u/confidence_level_0 • Jul 17 '25
Conditions Questions (See Guide before posting) How sound crest trail
Hey! I'll be flying in from Montreal to hike the HSCT this weekend and I had a few questions I was hoping to get clarity on.
We are planning to do it as a 2 night trip getting to trail around mid day the first day and hoping to catch a flight out on the 3rd day.
For those who have hiked it before, in your opinion are there reliable tree branches along the trail to do PROPER bear hangs? I'd rather leave my bv500 at home if I can save on the weight but I know an improper bearhang is probably just as bad as no bear hang at all. Should I just suck it up and bring the bear can?
Our plan is to go straight to trail from the airport, does anyone know if there are any backpacking fuel canisters for sale at the "big bear sports" located next to cypress lodge? Or what would the easiest place to purchase them be (close to the airport or cypress ideally)
If anyone's been up there in the last week or so how many km's should we expect to be dry before the first water source? (Ive generally read that theres no reliable sources before magnesia meadows) Let me know any other resources you might have for checking water reports in the area(been checking alltrails).
Thanks in advance and happy trails!
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u/brendax Jul 17 '25
No, there are no bear hang trees. magnesia meadows is the only water source and only practical camp site, plan accordingly