As you can tell from my first picture, my hike was somewhat disappointing. You are mostly in treeline, so it’s good for a hot day when you want to avoid the sun, or a rainy day like mine. Pay attention to the trees: there are some unique features. Cleanly stripped bark and different coloured burls are some of the highlights. Your first viewpoint comes in about halfway up, as does a junction in the trail. A tree tagged with a yellow square trail marker and a sign marking “Spring ←” is where you turn right to continue up Folding Mountain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Left: A campsite about 3/4 of the way into the flat section.; Middle: The beginning of the last steep uphill section. Rock cliffs to left, stay right of ridge.; Right: Descent and break as sun is coming out.

 

At the summit, on a clear day you can be treated to views of layered mountains in the background and may even consider making the traverse along the Fiddle Range towards Fiddle Peak, adding another 2–3 hours round trip to your day. I was already miserably wet by this point and had only had a muffin, so wanted to get down to the brewery as soon as possible for some post-hike grub. The misery did leave me when the sun began poking through the clouds,  but by then I was already 30 minutes into descent and had no intention of gaining the summit ridge again just for partially obstructed views.