Popular Day Hikes South Central Okanagan by Shea

Featuring a fresh design and the most current route updates, Popular Day Hikes is a bestselling series of 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 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 and diverse 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

• Rock Ovens Park

• Ellis Ridge Trail

• Keremeos Columns

Each hike includes:

• detailed directions to trailheads

• colour maps and photographs

• seasonal information

• round-trip distances

• trail commentary

• difficulty ratings