|
|
Description: A short, excellent
trail to the heart of the Seven Sisters mountain.
Beautiful hemlock-cedar
forest on the way and spectacular views of peaks
towering 6500'
above timberline. Trail is good for all ages but
alpine is broken rock and slow going. Pick a sunny
day, this
massive mountain creates its own rain clouds. Trail
is a tribute to the work of the former Hazelton Forest
Service
District staff who maintained it. Tallest peak is the
highest in our region at 9039'.
|
| Near: Kitwanga |
Difficulty: Moderate
photo of peaks
photo of dark section of trail |
|
|
Trail passes under cut log
|
| Location: Map NW |
Rating:  |
|
|
| Road Conditions: Rough dirt
road from Highway 16 to a parking lot at 3 km. Suitable for 4wd or
high-clearance vehicles. Low-clearance vehicles must be parked near
the highway. |
|
Trail Length: 1-1/2 hours to timberline, at
2500' elevation, from the parking lot located 3 km from the highway.
Add another 45 minutes to walk up the dirt road all the way from
Highway 16. Add another two hours or more of walking on broken rock
to the
glacier
at the
head of the valley. |
| Directions: Turn off Highway 16 onto a small
dirt road 66 km west of New Hazelton or about 3 km south of Cedarvale
and 1 km north of Coyote Creek. The trail starts at the back of the
parking lot located 3 km from the highway. |
|
Features: Clean, easy trail with
a moderate rate of climb. Large hemlock and cedar trees, some 48"
in
diameter and the look of a true coastal forest. There is a very dark
section of trail near timberline and a small, stagnant lake. Good
place for mushrooms in August or September. The alpine valley is
4 km long and a tough up-and-down of broken rock in a series of
glacial moraines. We found it easier to bear left and stay on top
of the
long side
moraine
on
the
left.
Small
glacier at the head of the valley. Very steep rock wall beyond and
a massive icefield on the far side of the wall. There is no easy
way to the peaks. For skilled mountaineers only. Seven Sisters area
is
now
a
wilderness-class
Provincial Park. |
Looking up the glacier valley with the two western-most "sisters" to
the right, some 6500' higher  |
Looking back down the rock-filled alpine valley from a side
moraine on the north side. It's a lot rougher than it looks.
|
| Local BCNorth Group members that supply trail
guiding services or hiking equipment include: |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
.gif){kind=spacer}
