Cirque Lake is a beautiful mountain lake hidden up alongside Mount Callaghan in Callaghan Lake Provincial Park. The trailhead is tricky to find and located at the far end of Callaghan Lake. You can only reach the trailhead by boat and the trail is quite steep but very short. Less than two kilometres long the steep trail hugs Cirque Creek and Cirque Falls up to Cirque Lake. The lake itself sits in a huge cirque along the north side of Mount Callaghan and is untouched by humanity.
Cirque Lake is well into the alpine so you won't need to find hiking trails as the alpine is wide open for hiking. A fairly easy route along the right side of the lake takes you further into the alpine along the right edge of the cirque. This alpine leads to more alpine lakes that descend like steps down into the valley below. At Cirque Lake you will find few areas of ground suitable for a tent. The rugged terrain is rocky and buried in snow most of the year. The snow retreats from along the shore of Cirque Lake in mid to late July, but the trail is mostly free of snow by early July. At less than two kilometres, the Cirque Lake trail is steep, however not too steep to require technical skill. Callaghan Lake Provincial Park doesn't prohibit dogs, making the Cirque Lake trail one of the few hiking trails in Whistler that is dog friendly. The steep trail and necessity of canoeing to the trailhead make Cirque Lake far less hiked than other Whistler area hiking trails. The alpine beyond Cirque Lake is even less popular with hikers and you rarely see anyone up there on even the sunniest summer days. More details, directions and maps for Cirque Lake.
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