Russet Lake
Musical Bumps
Singing Pass

And
High Note Trail

Distance to Meadows: 3km.

Roundtrip 6km

Behind Whistler stretch a number of musically themed places, from Oboe, Piccolo, and Flute peaks to Symphony Bowl and Singing Pass. This area offers some of the Whistler areas most stunning hikes.

Located in the high alpine adjacent to the Whistler Ski Area, Russet Lake and the Musical Bumps are easily accessed from the ski lifts on Whistler Mountain by the High Note Trail. If hikers don't want to use the gondola, at least for the uphill portion, the hike up starts at the Village Bus Loop at the base of Whistler Mountain on Singing Pass.

Singing Pass:

11.6km from the Village to the Junction with Musical Bumps rising about one vertical kilometer into the alpine. The trail is largely in the trees until the junction with Musical Bumps and is largely of a very even gradient.

Trailhead:

Whistler Public Transit Bus Loop, behind the stairs at the base of the Excalibur Gondola.
There is a map located here.
(point G on map)

Directions:

Hikers begin to hike up the Whistler Mountain Service Road past the 'Boneyard' of mountain bike stunts at the base. Several hundred meters in (near a water tower) hikers leave the service road and begin hiking up an older road on the left. The original trailhead, now inaccessible to vehicles due to a slump in the road, is marked with an outhouse several kilometers in (point F on map), here hikers keep right and the trail continues into the alpine.

Singing Pass to Russet Lake:

Distance: 3km out, 3km back.

Offering stunning scenery of Flute and Oboe, Cheakamus Glacier and Fissile Mountain to name just a few this trail offers spectacular endless meadows and perfect scenery. Overnighters will be happily greeted by a cabin and campsights. The lake also has an outhouse.

Trailhead:
Junction of Singing Pass and Musical Bumps, signed and marked.
(point D on map)

High Note Trail:

Distance: 11km.

The High Note Trail was built by Whistler/Blackcomb to capitalize on the spectacular views and endless wildflowers that grow on the back side of Whistler. Lift accessible this trail also leads to the Musical Bumps Trail.

Trailheads:

Start either from the top of Peak Chair (point A on map) or from the Gondola and head to the Harmony Lakes to start the High Note Trail. Whistler Blackcomb maintains a network of signs and offers maps.

Musical Bumps:

Distance: 4.3km

Leaving Whistler/Blackcomb's trails, hikers cross Flute and Oboe peaks to get to Singing Pass and can continue on to Russet Lake.
(point B on map)

Trailhead:

On the High Note Trail.