Vanderhoof
Telegraph Trail / Hogback Lake
A historic route follows an esker through the Hogback Lake area, with lake views and remnants of the Collins Overland Telegraph corridor. The…
Not established · full outing distance not confirmed
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Highway 16 East
Grand Canyon of the Fraser
A seasonal backcountry approach reaches the Fraser canyon near Kenneth Creek. The winter route and an overgrown summer approach begin at…
11 km · round trip5-7 hours
Blackwater
Blackwater Canyon Trails
A Blackwater River outing combines a lower canyon path with an escarpment traverse and wide valley views. The upper and lower branches form a…
About 1 hr 15 min from PG14 km · loop4 - 6 hours
Blackwater
Blackwater West (km 32 to km 47 on the Nuxalk-Carrier Grease Trail/Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail)
A longer section of the Nuxalk-Carrier Grease Trail follows the Blackwater escarpment before turning into forest. The kilometre references…
About 1 hr 15 min from PGNot established · full outing distance not confirmed6 - 8 hours
East / Sugarbowl-Grizzly Den
Viking Lake
The Viking approach climbs through forest and the wet Caribou Meadows before reaching a small lake below the summit. This outing turns at the…
About 1 hr 9 min from PG11 km · round trip
East / Sugarbowl-Grizzly Den
Viking meadows
Turn around at Caribou Meadows on the lower part of the Viking route, before the lake and summit. The forest approach still involves a…
About 1 hr 9 min from PG6 km · round trip
Sugarbowl–Grizzly Den
Viking Ridge
Climbs through Caribou Meadows to lake and ridge; rough connector to Sugarbowl is a separate traverse.
About 1 hr 9 min from PG14 km · round trip1,110 m gain6 - 8 hours
East / Sugarbowl-Grizzly Den
Viking summit
Climb through forest, Caribou Meadows and the lake basin before tackling Viking’s less clearly marked upper slopes. Return by the same approach;…
About 1 hr 9 min from PG13 km · round trip
East / Sugarbowl-Grizzly Den
Viking–Sugarbowl traverse
Link the Viking and Sugarbowl routes on a mountain traverse between two Highway 16 trailheads. The rough connecting ground needs careful…
Vanderhoof
Waterlily Lake Trail
A seven-loop community-forest network reaches Waterlily and Homestead lakes, an old trapper’s cabin and viewpoints near Logan’s Point. Loop…
Not established · full outing distance not confirmed