| Road Conditions: Access road in
the park to the trailhead is rough and suitable for high-clearance
vehicles only. Not suitable for large RV vehicles. |
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Trail Length: One hour and forty minutes to
timberline but a long 11 km to the summit and junction with the McCabe,
Little Joe and Harvey
Mountain trails. Can take 3+ hours to get to the summit
or 4 hours to reach the summit of Pyramid Mountain to the east of
the trail. Take a topographic map to keep track of all the intersecting
trails. |
| Directions: Set odometer to zero at the junction
of Highway 16 and the Old Babine Lake Road just south of the Bulkley
River bridge south of Smithers. Drive on the old Babine Lake Road
for 7.9 km and turn
left
on the
Telkwa High Road. Turn right on the Driftwood Road at 9.4 km. You
will cross a bridge at 15.7 km. Very rough road from 17.7 km to the
small parking
lot at the Lyon Trail sign. The trail goes southeast along the
flank of Harvey Mountain and then turns northeast in the alpine around
the
end of Harvey Mountain. Keep left after crossing the log foot bridge
in the alpine. Padella Pass trail goes to the right. |
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Features: The trail follows a very
gradual grade in the timber for a quick pace. You can take
short side trips to the east to Carson Basin and Ganokwa Basin, Pyramid
Mountain and Padella Pass. The alpine is relatively dry and rocky
compared to other mountains and there is a shortage of mountain goat
terrain. Watch for marmots and a good variety of alpine flowers.
Hike each of the connecting trails once and you will see how they
all connect for a circle trip. |
Trail sign on the main park road  |
Trail turns north and passes Harvey Mountain in the alpine
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