| Road Conditions: Good gravel Forest
Service road. Not suitable for large RV vehicles. Best for use on
weekends and holidays to avoid logging truck traffic. |
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Trail Length: 3.69 kilometres from the parking
lot to the high point, but also an elevation gain of 1135 metres
(from 3200' to 6700'). About 1-1/2 hours to timberline and another
1-1/2
hours to the high point. About two hours down from the top.
For experienced and fit hikers only. |
| Directions: Follow the Ski Hill
signs from Highway 16 in Smithers. Set your odometer to zero at the
highway. At km 14.9 on Hudson Bay Road (Ski Hill Road) , turn left
onto the McDonnell Lake Forestry Road. Turn right at the 7009 kilometre
sign and drive 2.1 km up the steep hill to the parking lot. Follow
the flagging through the opening to the northwest to the next small
cutblock and then up the hill. |
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Features: A steep trail to keep you fit.
Located close to town with superb views in all directions. No water
available in
the alpine so pack plenty. This trail is flagged and follows an old
path but is brushy in spots. This is the last easily negotiable
ridge on the west end of the back of Hudson Bay Mountain. The top
of the ridge tapers to a knife ridge with vertical drop to the west.
Lots
of crowberries
to pick for
pie on the lower slopes. Trail crosses an old mining trail and the
end of a mining road. |
