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| Description: The eastern trail in the Babine
Mountain Provincial Park trail system. Good crossovers
to the McCabe Trail or
Lyon Trail. Excellent
lake views but no other views unless you climb neighbouring
ridges. Watch for mountain goats. Excellent alpine
flowers at the eastern end of alpine. |
| Near: Smithers |
| Difficulty: Moderate |
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Heavy timber along lower trail |
| Location: Map NW |
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| Road Conditions: Excellent, wide
logging road access. |
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Trail Length: 8.5 km to the summit
pass at Hyland Mountain and the top of the McCabe
Trail. About two to three hours up. Total crossover to the parking
lot near Sunnypoint is 16.5 km, a long day. |
| Directions: Drive south from Smithers
on Highway 16 about 4 km and turn left (east) on the Babine Lake
Road (not the Old Babine Lake Road). Look for
the Little Joe Lakes Trail sign on the left side of the road at about
28 km. Turn left on the side road for about 1 km to the parking
lot. |
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Features: A good trail, well maintained
by park staff. Starts in heavy, tall timber and stays relatively level
for most of the way. A short, steep ascent of a canyon wall and you
are near the lowest of two alpine lakes. Good views of the lakes all
the way to the summit pass at Hyland Mountain. Easy connections to
McCabe Trail or Lyon
Trail in the
Babine Mountains park trail system. Trail is a bit sketchy at the
lower end of the lakes but can be found. Watch for alpine fireweed
and white geraniums growing on vertical rock at the steep trail section. |
Close to the summit pass near Hyland Mountain
with two lakes in view to the east  |
Trail stays to left of two lakes and drops down at end of lower
lake. Babine Lake in far distance.
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| Local BCNorth Group members that supply trail
guiding services or hiking equipment include: |
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