| Road Conditions: Narrow logging
road from Telkwa to 28 km turnoff and good but narrow and brushy
road to the parking lot at the bridge. |
|
Trail Length: 20 minute walk from the parking
lot to the edge of the cut block. One hour more to the lower alpine
on a very muddy, torn-up ATV track and then add another half hour
to the top of the first ridge for a total of one hour and fifty minutes.
There are rolling
alpine
meadows
for
miles to the northwest from there. Plan to spend a long day meandering
across the alpine. |
| Directions: Turn west from Highway 16 on to
Hankin Ave at the lights in Telkwa. Set your odometer to zero. Drive
over the bridge and bear right at the "Y" at 5 km. Keep
left at the next "Y" and
continue on the main Telkwa River Forest Service Road until you see
the 28 km sign. Bear right and up the hill for 2 km then turn right
and park before you get to the deactivated bridge. Cross the creek
and walk 2.5 km to a cut block where you will see a "Y" in the road.
Keep left and walk along the road over a few deep deactivation ditches
to an old landing. The trail turns a sharp left up the hill. |
|
Features: Easy access to a very large rolling
alpine area. Don't bother bringing an ATV, you'll
just add to the existing problem. Local LRMP regulations permit ATV
travel
only
on established roads in the
valley
and this
is an illegal ATV
trail. This trail shows how much damage can be done by ATV travel
in alpine and subalpine areas. Good views of the Howson Range to
the
west and
the Microwave mountain to the east. Bring a map and choose a sunny
day to make it easy to keep track of where you are and where the
top of the trail can be found on your return. Trail in the timber
is wet but alpine is a mix of dry and wetlands. |
The alpine portion trail follows a sawtooth ridge  |
You'll have to step around deep muddy ATV tracks
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