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Description: Very easy grade - suitable for
families with children. Varying forest cover and
lots
of flowers in season. Watch for large groups of mountain
goats - we saw over 30 in a single herd. Trail is
part of the Babine Mountain Range Park system of
trails. Many trail loops and crossovers are possible. See
the Little Joe Lakes Trail or Lyon
Trail or Harvey Mountain Trail
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| Near: Smithers |
| Difficulty: Easy |
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| Road Conditions: Rough dirt road
to parking lot. Not suitable for large or low vehicles. Two-wheel
drive is OK. |
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Trail Length: 2 hours to timberline,
8 km or 3 hours to the summit pass at a leisurely pace. |
| Directions: Set odometer to zero at the junction
of Highway 16 and the Old Babine Lake Road just 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 to the parking
lot at 20.7 km. Walk up main road 1.3 km to the McCabe Trail. Signs
and information on site. |
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Features: One of the easiest of
our remote trails. Excellent alpine flowers less than two hours
from
the parking lot. Watch for birds, such as Clark Nutcrackers feeding
on pine seeds at timberline. Trail is always well maintained by
park
staff. Many varieties of wild flowers on the trail. Watch for Goats
Beard, asters, Rubus, many saxifrages, and more. |
At timberline, looking toward Sliverking Basin  |
Hyland Mountain, at the summit pass. Watch for mountain goats
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| Local BCNorth Group members that supply trail
guiding services or hiking equipment include: |
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