King Edward Short Loop Trail

These attractive loop hikes are on the plateau just to the south of Kalamalka Provincial Park and the lake itself, quite close to the Ravine Edge hike. Locally this upland area is known as the Aberdeen or King Edward Plateau depending on which maps you look at!

Two loop hikes are described here. One 9km, one 13.5km. The loops combine several multi-use trails created and maintained by members of the North Okanagan Cycling Society (NOCS). They are well signed but be prepared for different sign formats as these are not VOC maintained trails. You can find all the trails mentioned below on the Trail Forks app.

Trail Etiquette

These are multi-use trails and you well may meet other trail users including mountain bikers, trail runners and other hikers. Be aware you may encounter cyclists, at times perhaps moving quickly. As mentioned, don’t expect VOC signs or flagging. Some “common sense” suggestions:

1. Keep your ears and eyes open, especially at sharp corners
2. Do your own fair share of yielding the right of way, it’s the polite thing to do. Especially if you meet a flat-out trail runner or a cyclist on a steep and tricky section. It’s much easier as a hiker to step aside!
3. Best not to hike these trails in a large group as it makes it difficult to merge with other trail users. 6-8 is a good max. size for any hiking group. If your group is larger, simply split into two well separated units.

These trails are all shown on the Trail Forks website and phone app. The trails are well signed; the new trails completed in 2020 and 2021 are noted below and are thanks to NOCS members , who did much of the construction.

NOTES:

- A good spot for lunch is the viewpoint, which is maybe 3/4 km from start of Tombstone; there is a bench there with Kal Tire stickers on it.
- Tombstone trail has an actual tombstone on it.