Highway 16 East
West Driscoll Ridge
West and East Driscoll approaches join on ridge; summit return and crossover need separate distances.
About 1 hr 25 min from PG15 km · round trip1,065 m gain6 - 8 hoursto summit
A LOCAL FIELD GUIDE
Hiking around Prince George
Find a walk close to home, a waterfall, or a day in the mountains.
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Beaver Pond at Ten Mile Lake.jpg · Moldyholstein · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photographed Oct 21, 2013 · Wikimedia thumbnail downloaded; Wikimedia resized the original. Display may crop the view. Any adapted CC BY-SA version retains that image license.Quesnel
Ten Mile Lake
Ten Mile Lake Park combines a short nature walk to a beaver pond with a larger forest trail network, beaches and camping. The approximately 2 km…
Not established · full outing distance not confirmed3 - 4 hours
Quesnel / farther south
Claymine Low Mobility Trail
Claymine is a gentle forest circuit around a large boulder left by glaciation, west of Quesnel. The regional district describes approximately 1…
1 km · loop
Penny / Upper Fraser
Red Mountain Cabin
Forest climb to renovated cabin; metrics depend strongly on starting point.
25 km · round trip900 m gain~3 to 6 hoursto cabin depending on pace, trail conditions and where you start from.
Tumuch / Bowron
Caledonia Mountain
Caledonia offers a steep ascent to a chain of alpine lakes and ridges above the Bowron–Tumuch road system. The first ridge and lake make a…
14 km · round trip1,400 m gain4 to 6 hoursto the first ridge and lake, 7 to 9 hours to the summit
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Torpy Mountain alpine lake view · Northward contributor · All rights reserved; used with permission · Original photograph; no alterations. · Used by Northward with the contributor’s permission. Copyright remains with the contributor; third-party reuse requires permission.McGregor / Pass Lake
Torpy Mountain
Trail reaches meadow, lakeside camping area and higher ridges; listed distances conflict and need reconciliation.
Not established · full outing distance not confirmed4 to 6 hours
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DSCF0591 · Outlander 650 · CC BY-NC 2.0 · Photographed Jul 12, 2008 · Source display image downloaded without local content edits. Display may crop; adaptations retain the stated image licence. · Noncommercial only; obtain a commercial licence or replace before commercial use.East / Evanoff
Torpy Mountain extension
Continues beyond park to Torpy Mountain.
12.4 km · round trip1,019 m gain
North / Carp Lake Park
Drumlin Bay–Dace Lake trail
A remote Carp Lake Park connection between Drumlin Bay and Dace Lake that requires boat access first. It is not part of the road-access…
Highway 16 East
East Driscoll Trail
Climb from cedar forest into open ridge glades on the east side of Driscoll Mountain. Choose a ridge or summit turnaround in advance; the rough…
About 1 hr 33 min from PG19 km · round trip6 - 8 hoursto summit
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Ancient forest, Rocky Mountains region east of Prince George, BC (1).jpg · Kevin M Klerks from Kincardine, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Photographed Sep 16, 2013 · Original image downloaded without editing; display may crop the view.Highway 16 East
Ancient Forest
Cedar-forest paths include a waterfall and an accessible boardwalk; the accessible section needs separate length and grade data.
Not established · full outing distance not confirmed1 - 3 hours