# @rhiannonhikes on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-08-23T18:26:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** rhiannonhikes (@rhiannonhikes) — https://gondola.cc/rhiannonhikes

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My ratings explained 👇🏼

The Black Tusk is a hike in Garibaldi Provincial Park in British Columbia. It’s a dormant volcano that has been eroded over thousands of years.

It’s around 25k in total with around 1600m elevation gain. 

It’s a BEAST

Difficulty: 4/5

Not going to lie, this hike is a lot of elevation gain so it’s a big ol’ walk. 

From Helm Creek campground it took me roughly 5 hours to complete, but from the car park add another 2 hours. 

We never made it to the top because the weather turned and we thought it too unsafe (sometimes you need to listen to the mountains when they tell you no), but the closer to the tusk you get, the ground becomes looser and the trail much less defined.

Beauty: 4.5/5

This hike was truly stunning, going up to the campground and beyond you get to see beautiful alpine flower meadows, which quickly become a vast landscape of volcanic rock. 

As you ascend towards the tusk you get a great view of the iconic Garibaldi Lake and its beautiful blue waters.

The tusk itself is quite magnificent and very unique

Crowds: 3.5/5 (1 being crowded, 5 being alone)

There were a decent number of people on this trail, which lessen the closer you get to the tusk. The people you find up there are typically avid hikers.

Weather: 3/5

For most of the hike we were blessed with blue skies and a bit of cloud cover but it turned quite dramatically upon reaching the base of the tusk. It became very cold and windy (I assume due to the exposure) so for this day, I give weather a 3/5 rating.

Overall: 4/5

Generally, this was a pretty epic hike. The versatile terrain, volcanic landscape, and a stunning view of Garibaldi lake means that this hike makes it one of my favourites. 

I’d love to go back to make it all the way to the top and say I really conquered the Black Tusk, especially since it is such an iconic view from Whistler mountain.

Would definitely recommend this trail to intermediate-advanced hikers.

#hikecanada #garibaldiprovincialpark #britishcolumbia #whistler #adventuretravel #epichikes

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| rhiannonhikes | @rhiannonhikes | https://gondola.cc/rhiannonhikes | Influencer |

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whistler, britishcolumbia, hikecanada, epichikes, garibaldiprovincialpark, adventuretravel

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