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| Description: Excellent views of the Bulkley
Valley from a ridge that is fairly easy to reach. There
is a large alpine valley on the north side of the ridge.
It would be easy to spend a couple of days camping and
exploring the surrounding alpine meadows and peaks.
Good trail. |
| Near: Smithers |
| Difficulty: Moderate |
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| Road Conditions: Gravel logging
road |
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Trail Length: 1-1/2 hours to timberline, another
1-1/2 hour to the closest peak at the end of the ridge |
| Directions: Drive north on Highway
16 for 32.2 km from Smithers to the Telkwa Hi Road at Moricetown.
Cross the bridge for .5 km and turn left on the Blunt Creek Forestry
Road. At 18.5 km, just past the catleguard, turn left. Bear left at
the "Y" at 1.6 km and drive to the deactivation ditch at
the end of the road at 3 km. Walk the road for another five minutes
and turn right at the next "Y". Follow the road across the
cut block to a landing. You'll see the trail along the edge of the
timber to the upper left corner of the cut block where the trail continues
through the trees. |
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Features: One of the easier alpine
trails and one of the best. Follow the trail up the ridge. Watch for
mountain goats and moose. You can hike across the alpine valley and
up the slopes on the far side. Water is abundant and there are several
waterfalls in the alpine valley. Cross-country skiers travel in the
valley bottom in the winter but use another route for access. |
Walk from the parking spot across this cut block
. The trail follows the ridge toward the peaks  |
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| Local BCNorth Group members that supply trail
guiding services or hiking equipment include: |
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