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iN PHOTOS: Why you should add Enderby Cliffs to your list of summer hikes

This photo shows the view from atop Enderby Cliffs in Enderby Cliffs Provincial Park.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Mary Anne Neutelings

Kamloops outdoor enthusiast Mary Anne Neutelings explored the Enderby Cliffs last week where she photographed a bounty of wildflowers and took in stunning views of the Shuswap and North Okanagan from atop the cliffs.

“It was a warm day and the flowers were amazing, I love wildflowers,” she said. “About five years ago I started identifying more of them using an app on my phone, it’s so cool.”

Neutelings followed the main Tplaqin Trail that winds its way to the summit, emerging from forest cover in several spots where she was able to snap some photos of the views.

Beautiful flowers called dames rocket grow in Enderby Cliffs Provincial Park in spring.
Beautiful flowers called dames rocket grow in Enderby Cliffs Provincial Park in spring.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Mary Anne Neutelings

“You can see the cliffs from the highway from miles away and I’d heard about them over the years,” she said. “It was time to do it so I went with good friends. At the top we were a metre away from the edge and the view was amazing, you can see the Shuswap River winding down below.”

The cliffs are in Enderby Cliffs Provincial Park located five kilometres northeast of Enderby. The park and trail head can be accessed by turning east onto Cliff Avenue from highway 97 in Enderby and following it as it turns in Mable Lake Road, according to BC Parks.

Lambs tongue groundsel grows in Enderby Cliffs Provincial Park in spring.
Lambs tongue groundsel grows in Enderby Cliffs Provincial Park in spring.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Mary Anne Neutelings

Take a left hand turn onto Brash Allen Road and at the forks at 1.4 km stay right until reaching a parking lot which is also where the trail begins.

It takes between one-and-a-half to two hours to complete the hike each way and dogs must be kept on a leash.

This view was taken from the Enderby Cliffs.
This view was taken from the Enderby Cliffs.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Mary Anne Neutelings

This view can be seen at Enderby Cliffs Provincial Park.
This view can be seen at Enderby Cliffs Provincial Park.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Mary Anne Neutelings

Chocolate lilies grow in Enderby Cliffs Provincial Park in spring.
Chocolate lilies grow in Enderby Cliffs Provincial Park in spring.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Mary Anne Neutelings


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