· Kelowna
Climb First, Drink After, Eat Well
The view earns the Negroni. The Negroni earns dinner.
- Total
- $75/ pp
- Duration
- 3.7hr
- Stops
- 3
Knox Mountain does the work that no bar or restaurant can — it puts you both slightly out of breath and facing the same view, which cuts through small talk fast. Coming down into Skinny Duke's feels like a reward that you actually earned. By the time you sit at Salted Brick, you've already had a full night and dinner becomes the long, easy finish.
The route
Timeline · Pacific Time
- 1#16:30 PM
Knox Mountain (Apex Trail)
downtown · hike
Park at the lower lot and walk the Apex Trail up — it's steeper than it looks on the map, which is the point. The summit opens west over the lake and the Westside Road vineyards, and on a clear evening the light on the water is genuinely hard to leave. Give yourself the full hour so you're not rushing the descent in fading light.