| Directions: Drive north from Smithers on Highway
16 for 24.4 kms and turn left on the Kitseguecla Lake Road. Turn
left again after .7 km and cross the railway tracks on the 6000 Forest
Service Road.
About 1/2 km past the 6008 sign, turn left on the small Forestry
Road. After driving 2.3 km past some fields, bear right at the "Y" onto
the 608 Road, drive across a small bridge and turn left at the 4
km sign
on a
small
road behind
a
corral to an overgrown landing in the cut block.
The trail starts from the southwest corner of the landing and follows
the creek bank south to the edge of the timber. After about an 1-1/2
hours hike, turn left on the beaten track. The old main trail goes
straight
ahead down the hill to Passby Lake. |
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Features: An old mining trail,
the lower part of the trail is in excellent condition and passes
through a tall hemlock forest that is more typical in the Hazelton
area. We followed the side trail that climbs
to the alpine but if you follow the main trail, you can drop down
to the
Passby
Creek
valley and Passby Lake. The upper
portion
of
the
alpine trail is
swampy
and wet. We will have more information on the alpine
portion of the trail in 2005. There are a couple of low peaks with
excellent views of the Bulkley Valley.
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