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Armstrong Farm Country
Farm Country in Armstrong, Picture BC photo
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Armstrong Nature and History

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A few hours, 34.82 km (21.64 mi)

Downtown Armstrong (Picture BC photo)
Downtown Armstrong (Picture BC photo)

Start in Armstrong, and head out along country roads to spot horses and cattle in open grassland. Pick a pumpkin, stop in at Historic O'Keefe Ranch, and wander along wetland trails.

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Armstrong country road, Picture BC photo
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Armstrong Farm Country

13.31 km - about 0 hours 21 min

Take Otter Lake Road southwest from Armstrong. Pass through farm country with horses and cattle grazing in lush green pastures and smell new mown hay. Watch for fields of pink echinacea in summer and the wetlands surrounding Otter Lake. In autumn, make a side-trip on St. Anne's road and pick a bright orange jack-o'-lantern-to-be at The Pumpkin Patch. Continue on through woodlands and grasslands to Highway 97.

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Historic O'Keefe Ranch, Tourism BC/JF Bergeron photo
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Historic O'Keefe Ranch

0.41 km - about 0 hours 1 min

Turn north and drive a short distance to Historic O'Keefe Ranch. Stop here for an up-close and personal look at the history of cattle ranching in the valley beginning in the 1860s. See artisans at work, tour the historic buildings and see heritage breed cattle and sheep. If the timing is right, there'll be a rodeo in the corral or a cowboy dinner in full swing.

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Thomas Hayes Ecological Reserve

21.10 km - about 0 hours 33 min

Continue on to Highway 97A, circling back north toward Armstrong. Turn west at Otter Lake Cross Road to Thomas Hayes Road. Park at the Thomas Hayes Ecological Reserve and walk the wetland trails. Return to Otter Lake Cross Road, turn north and reconnect with Otter Lake Road for the run back to Armstrong.

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Part 1 - Armstrong Farm Country - 13.31 km - about 0 hours 21 min
1.Head west on Pleasant Valley Rd toward Bridge St0.26 km
2.Take the 2nd right onto Park Dr0.36 km
3.Slight right onto Adair St0.23 km
4.Turn left onto Wood Ave0.56 km
5.Turn left onto Fraser Rd0.65 km
6.Continue onto Otter Lake RdDestination will be on the right0.10 km
7.Head southwest on Otter Lake Rd toward MacDonald Rd4.47 km
8.Turn left to stay on Otter Lake Rd5.60 km
9.Turn left onto St Annes Rd1.08 km
10.Turn right onto BC-97 N0.02 km
Part 2 - Historic O'Keefe Ranch - 0.41 km - about 0 hours 1 min
1.Head northeast on BC-97 S toward St Annes Rd0.41 km
Part 3 - Thomas Hayes Ecological Reserve - 21.10 km - about 0 hours 33 min
1.Head west on BC-97 N toward St Annes Rd0.40 km
2.Turn right onto St Annes Rd (signs for Saint Annes Road)1.08 km
3.Take the 1st right onto Otter Lake Rd5.60 km
4.Turn right to stay on Otter Lake Rd2.13 km
5.Turn right onto Otter Lake Crossing Rd0.53 km
6.Take the 1st right to stay on Otter Lake Crossing Rd1.64 km
7.Take the 2nd right onto Hales Rd0.81 km
8.Turn left onto Thomas Hayes RdDestination will be on the right0.62 km
9.Head north on Thomas Hayes Rd toward Hales Rd0.62 km
10.Take the 1st right onto Hales Rd0.81 km
11.Turn left onto Otter Lake Crossing Rd1.64 km
12.Turn left to stay on Otter Lake Crossing RdDestination will be on the left0.35 km
13.Head west on Otter Lake Crossing Rd toward Otter Lake Rd0.18 km
14.Take the 1st right onto Otter Lake Rd2.43 km
15.Continue onto Fraser Rd0.65 km
16.Turn right onto Wood Ave1.31 km
17.Turn right onto Okanagan St0.10 km
18.Take the 1st right onto Pleasant Valley RdDestination will be on the left0.21 km