Good drive and fairly easy to find/locate. Good Parking and Toilets clean (As always)... Nice views and some short walks.
Good drive and fairly easy to find/locate. Good Parking and Toilets clean (As always)... Nice views and some short walks.
Mt Edith Cavell in in the middle of a grouping of mountains and can be seen from several roads, so it is a bit confusing. What is the most interesting is the story of Edith Cavell.
I enjoyed by 9AM-ish visit here- there weren't very many people there yet. Walked the Path of The Glacier Trail. I would have loved to have gotten quite a bit closer to the glacier chunks in the lake, but for your safety, that's not allowed because if a big enough ice chunk fell, it could displace enough water in the pond to cause a flood and you could get swept away in frigid cold water- it's happened before- at least the glacier chunk falling, displacing the pond, and causing a flood part.
We wanted to do the whole trail, glaciers and meadows and all, but cut it short due to thunder storm warning. The trail is rocky so it might be easy to twist your ankles when it's wet. The shorter trail to the main outlook was short, but was uphill all the way, so take your time to breathe in between (as if you'd need reminding ;). From the main outlook on the way back, you could take a turn to go onto a longer trail, from which you are offered views of the glaciers from varying viewpoints. I loved sitting on the rocks staring at the glacier across the little yet colorful pond.
We will come prepared for spending a whole day here next time.
Due to road construction, we could not drive all the way in. However, the road up to the area was a beautiful, scenic drive. The curves that others mentioned didn't bother us at all; just a nice two-lane country road. We parked by a lake, and there are trails around here. The lake was a beautiful color, and a tranquil spot.
A nice drive & not hard to find. Walk from the car park is only about 800 metres and although uphill is not strenuous. Not too many people and the scenery is lovely. Can't walk on the glacier but you do get a good view of it & it is definitely worth going to see.