| 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 (north) on the Cable
FSR Road at 55 km on your odometer. Keep left at the first "Y" and
right at the second "Y" and drive 4 km to a small hill at the far
edge of a cut block on your right. Flagging on the right of the road
indicates the trail start. The trail follows the edge of the cut
block and then turns left across large subalpine meadows. |
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Features: The trail follows a series
of subalpine meadows that range from very wet to dry. You could spend
hours identifying all the plants on the way. Berries include raspberries,
salmon berries, thimbleberries and currants as well as the usual
blueberries and huckleberries. The alpine is a small peak but you
can drop down and walk along the narrow ridge to the the west. If
you are an expert hiker, you can use a map and turn left (south)
at the end of
the west ridge and scramble up a steep scree slope that connects
to
the
Ashman West
Trail. You will need to arrange vehicles to make the crossover
and have some expertise in crossing loose, steep scree slopes. We
have done the crossover in a day. It may be easier to hike from the
west to the east. |
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