| Road Conditions: Excellent gravel
road |
|
Trail Length: Two hours to best view of the
lakes, another 30 minutes to the upper lake. Make careful notes to
find the top of the trail on the way down. |
| Directions: Drive south from Smithers
about 4 km on Highway 16 and turn left (east) on the Babine Lake Road
and set your odometer to zero. Turn left at 27.7 km just past Smokey
Bridge (past the 26 km marker) and park. Four-wheel drives can park
about
2 km
further.
Walk to
the
landing
at the end
of the
logging
road.
The
trail heads north up a small ridge to the trees. Watch for flagging. |
|
Features: Four Lakes have always been difficult
to access from the Onion Mt trail or from
the Little
Joe Lakes trail. This trail takes you to the top of the lakes
basin on the south side. It's an easy scramble down to all four lakes.
Watch for ptarmigan, chipmunks and mountain goat. Hike across the
basin and to the NW to reach the cliff above Little Joe lakes. Please
remember that once you get to the upper alpine, you are in a Provincial
Park and all Park regulations apply. |
Looking across the lower lake to the NW, Little
Joe lakes are behind brown hill  |
The top lake and the south end of the basin
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