From the intersection with Gareb Road at the east end of Golden, drive north on Lafontaine Road for 1.2 kilometres and turn left onto a rough logging road (high-clearance vehicle and dry conditions recommended).  Ignoring all minor side roads, we drove about 4.8 kilometres and parked in a large clearing (51.3339, -116.9298) along the road.  Determined drivers could conceivably drive right over the top of the hill and continue southward to eventually intersect Trans-Canada Highway (possible alternate access) about 4.7 kilometres east of the turnoff for Lafontaine Road.

From where we parked, Zosia and I basically followed the continuation of the logging road which gradually winds up the north side of South Hospital Creek Hill.  Ironically, the devastating clear cuts here grant some far-reaching views especially to the northwest, and as such, the walk up the road was less boring than expected.  Near the top of the hill, we left the road and trudged through some tedious slash in search of the actual high point.  In the end, we just eyeballed an unremarkable spot and snapped a requisite "summit" photograph there.  We wandered a bit further through the slash to tag any potentially higher mounds before making a beeline back to the road.  Other than a short unfruitful detour to find better views, we mostly retraced our steps down the same road.  We made it back to my car and subsequently drove out of the area without incident.

	Bears apparently frequent the area around South Hospital Creek Hill. Photo courtesy of Zosia Zgolak
	Zosia marches up a logging road on the north side of South Hospital Creek Hill.
	Zosia pauses to admire the far-reaching views to the northwest.
	The logging road winds gently up the north side of the hill.
	Moberly Peak dominates the view to the north.
	Zosia gets a glimpse of Mount Seven as the road crests the hill.
	Abandoning the logging road, Zosia walks through a slash aiming for the high point of the hill.
	The actual high point is difficult to pinpoint due to the flatness of the terrain.
	Zosia and Sonny stand on the approximate high point of South Hospital Creek Hill (1449 metres).
	Confident that she has already tagged the high point, Zosia makes a beeline through the slash back to the logging road.

In this view to the west from the logging road, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is visible at far left while the big peak at right is unofficially known as The Clamshell.

 

Total Distance:  6.3 kilometres Round-Trip Time:  2 hours 18 minutes Net Elevation Gain:  310 metres GPX Data