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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Early snow on Mount Murray in the Cariboo Mountains near Wells
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Wells / Barkerville

Mount Murray (Barkerville)

Mount Murray can be approached from either the Yellowhawk or Jubilee trailhead above the Bowron Lake Road. Both climb toward the same alpine…

12.5 km · point to point690 m gain5 to 6 hours
Early snow on Mount Murray in the Cariboo Mountains near Wells
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Wells / Bowron Lake Road

Murray Jubilee

4.5 AllTrails

Mount Murray can be approached from either the Yellowhawk or Jubilee trailhead above the Bowron Lake Road. Both climb toward the same alpine…

4.5 km · one way; return unconfirmed3–5 hoursdepending on route, as published

Kersley / farther south

Sisters Creek Accessible Trail

4.5 AllTrails

This short Kersley trail leads from the recreation-centre area toward a viewpoint over the Fraser River. The approximately 800 m route has a…

1.6 km · round trip

Wells / Barkerville

Yellowhawk Trail

Yellowhawk climbs from the Bowron Lake Road through forest into the open ridges near Greenbury and Mount Murray. It can serve a shorter ridge…

8.4 km · round trip604 m gain3 - 5 hours
Fraser Lake from Fraser Mountain
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Fort Fraser

Fraser Mountain

4.5 AllTrails

A steep forest climb reaches several viewpoints above Fraser Lake and the former fire-lookout site. The old tower is no longer a reliable…

8.2 km · round trip4-6 hours

Fort St. James / farther northwest

Tsilcoh Falls

A short forest approach north of Fort St. James reaches a waterfall, picnic area and pit toilets. The lengthy road approach should be planned…

2.4 km · round trip
The view east from Mount Agnes in the Cariboo Mountains, 20 July 2008, with a snow patch below the alpine meadow
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Region to confirm

Mount Agnes

Mount Agnes adds a summit above Groundhog Lake to the long approach from Barkerville. The local trail society lists around 20 km return and 740…

20 km · round trip740 m gain5–6 hoursas published
Dawn over Groundhog Lake in the Cariboo Mountains south of Barkerville
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Barkerville

Mount Agnes/Groundhog Lake

Groundhog Lake is a long walk into the mountains behind Barkerville, using the old mining-road approach before reaching a high lake and rustic…

17 km · round trip490 m gain5-6 hour

Walker Creek / McGregor Mountains

Holy Cross Mountain

An advanced, largely untracked mountain ascent above Walker Creek with dense brush below alpine terrain and exposed, hands-on summit sections.

16 km · round trip1,469 m gain

Ptarmigan Creek / Highway 16 East

Erg Mountain

4.3 AllTrails

Creek crossing followed by steep forest climb to alpine terrain; lake and summit are different objectives.

About 2 hr 32 min from PGNot established · full outing distance not confirmed8 to 10 hours