brandywine-mountain
The Brandywine trail head. Google maps may not get you there.
There are two parking lots. Lower Parking Lot and Upper Parking Lot.
The road is bumpy with some potholes.
Below is the map. From Sea to Sky Highway to trail heads.
Please follow below steps. ( 1 to 6 )
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Callaghan Valley Road – 1.
Take the Sea to Sky Highway from Van (107 km) or Whistler (14 km).
Then, turn west off Highway 99 at Callaghan Valley Road.
Take your first left from Sea to Sky highway to Callaghan Valley Road.
Brandywine FSR – 2.
From Callaghan Valley Road, after drive ( 1km ). Take a left to Brandywine FSR.
Drive ( 1 km). And take your first left past the waste transfer station.
Blackcomb snowmobile & Whistler ATV – 3.
Blackcomb snowmobile & Whistler ATV sign. After you see this sigh, then drive (another few km ) until you get a direction sign.
A sign directs – 4.
A sign directs (2km) to the lower parking lot and (5km) to the upper parking lot.
(2km) to the BrandyW. lower parking lot.
And (5km) to the BrandyW. upper parkinglot.
Go left to Lower Parking Lot. Go right to UpperParking Lot
Lower Parking Lot. The Brandywine trail head – 5L
If your carpool is a regular 2WD car with high clearance.
You can drive to the lower lot or close and hike up to Lower parking lot.
Cars and sedans may find this road too rough.
Below pictures. Last push to Brandyw. Lower Parking lot.
if you’re unsure. it’s best to park here. And walk few minutes to reach the Lower Parking.
Upper Parking Lot. The Brandywine trail head – 5U
To The Brandywineeupper Parking lot, Requires a 4×4 vehicle with large clearance.
The driving road is not easy.
If you just would like to enjoy Meadows, the upper lot is much closer.
From the upper lotto the Meadows, takes only 10 minutes walk.
Hiking Lower Parking to the Meadow (upper lot ) – 6
Hike from the lower lot to the Meadows.
It takes about 1.5 hours hiking up.
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