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Description: Short, remote but important historical trail to the site of an ancient native village. Also located on the old Yukon Telegraph Trail that connected San Franciso to Dawson City in the Yukon until 1936. The telegraph wire is still in place but on the ground. No buildings are left but the trails, food -storage diggings and irrigation works survive. Good trail for children but located in a very remote valley 100 km north of Hazelton.

Photo of the Kuldo valley
Photo of the Kuldo village site
Photo of food pit in village site

Near: Hazelton
Difficulty: Easy / Family
 
Location: (north of our maps)
Rating:
Road Conditions: Remote logging road. Good road but not well maintained. Carry a saw of some type in case there is a tree on the road. The drive to the trail and return will take the entire day. Avoid logging traffic by using road on weekends and holidays.   Trail Length: 3 km on level ground. Suitable for the entire family. All trails connect and are very well worn.
Directions: Set your odometer to zero at the Tourist Information Booth on Highway 16 in New Hazelton. Drive on the road to Old Hazelton over the Hagwilget bridge and turn right (north) at 6.1 km on the Kispiox Valley Road. You will pass Kispiox Reserve at 19.6 km and pavement ends at 20.5 km. Turn right at 52.4 km on the Kuldo Forest Service Road. Keep on the main road. You will see the trail sign at 105.4 km on your odometer (which is past the 51 km road marker)  

Features: Excellent opportunity to visit trails that are centuries old and involve so much history. Small pox and other diseases brought by European traders in the 1800's and again in the 1920's caused the death of so many natives in remote villages such as Kuldo and Kisgegas that the residents finally had to move to larger villages near Hazelton. The Yukon Telegraph Trail happened to pass right through Kuldo village - two history lessons in one. There are 7 interpretive markers on the trail but the pamphlet that explained them is out of print. Click here for highlights from that pamphlet. The site is protected by Provincial regulation - do not remove artifacts. Views of the Skeena River from a high cliff at the village site.

The Kuldo Village Trail

Wire from the Yukon Telegraph Line is strung through the bush

 

 

Local BCNorth Group members that supply trail guiding services or hiking equipment include:
BC North Member Back 40 Canoe
Houston
We supply canoe tripping equipment including packs, barrels, paddles, harnesses, yokes and mattresses.
BC North Member Bear Mountaineering
Smithers
Your professional guide to mountain adventures in northwest BC. Stay in our remote Burnie Glacier chalet.
 
 

 

       
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