Valemount / Mount Robson
Swift Mountain summit
Fireguard approach becomes flagged steep summit route.
About 4 hr 37 min from PG12.1 km round trip800 m gain6–8 hours return, plus about 35 minutes driving each way from Valemount
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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Swift Creek, George Hicks Regional Park, in Valemount, BC · Soubhik Chakrabarti, courtesy icytales.com · CC BY 2.0 · Photographed May 22, 2022 · Provider display size downloaded; no local edits. Display may crop the view.Valemount / Mount Robson
George Hicks Park
Short marsh path beside Swift Creek salmon viewpoint.
About 3 hr 58 min from PG0.6 km round trip5–10 minutesplus wildlife-viewing stops
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Westridge
Steep climb to rustic cabin and alpine lake.
About 5 hr 6 min from PG9.6 km round trip1,034 m gain6–8 hours return; about 30 minutes driving each way from Valemount
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Swift Creek Lookout
Creekside first kilometre then steep climb to viewpoint.
About 4 hr from PG3.6 km round trip37 m gain1–1½ hours return
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Swift Creek Loop
Follow trail6 markers through bike-trail intersections and suspension-bridge circuit.
About 4 hr from PG8.5 km loop150 m gain2–2½ hourspublished estimate
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Big Foot Trail Loop
Village circuit with paved connections and interpretive stops.
About 3 hr 59 min from PG3.64 km loopAbout 1 hour
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Zen Garden via access trails
Approach paths lead to boardwalks and small stream cascades.
About 4 hr 5 min from PG4 km round trip120 m gain1½–2½ hoursincluding access
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Selwyn Traverse
Forest traverse toward Kinbasket Lake; arrange return transport.
About 4 hr 8 min from PG9.7 km point to point200 m gain3–3½ hours one way
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Cranberry Marsh, British Columbia.jpg · Darren Kirby · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photographed Sep 19, 2018 · Provider resized the original for this download; no local edits. Display may crop the view. Adaptations retain the image licence.Valemount / Mount Robson
Cranberry Marsh Loop
Closure notice recorded · check guideWetland circuit with viewing towers.
5.5 km loopAbout 2 hoursfor the full loop when passable
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Mount Robson SE · Rufus Hawthorne · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photographed Feb 6, 2012 · Source display image downloaded without content edits; page presentation may resize. No people removed or imagery generated.Valemount / Mount Robson
Carson's Peak / McKirdy summit extension
Carson's Peak adds450m climbing from col; main McKirdy summit more technical.