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Hikes · Upper Fraser & Sugarbowl · 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.

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Distance
16 kmRound trip
Elevation gain
1,469 mPublished route measurement
Walking time
Not published
Difficulty
Expert

Map & elevation

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Elevation profile

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A reusable trail line has not yet been verified for this outing. Any location pin shows the published location described above; it does not draw the hike or establish a navigable approach.

Getting there & parking

The September 2026 account places the approach on Walker Creek Forest Service Road at approximately 12 km, using an overgrown old logging road heading east toward the mountain. The old road provides only about 2 km of initial access before the bushwhack. The source does not publish a precise parking point or a trail track, so this is not a verified signed trailhead or a route suitable for navigation-app directions.

Map position: 53.77500, -120.80028 · official named mountain reference point (not a trailhead). BC Gazetteer exact feature: Holy Cross Mountain, mapsheet93H/15, 53 46 29 N, 120 48 01 W, datumWGS84. This is the named mountain reference location, not parking, a hiking start or a verified summit approach. The trip report’s northern summit may differ from this general named-feature point. The same-named mountain west of Prince George at mapsheet93F/14 is a different feature.

On the trail

Beyond the old logging road, the ascent is a very rough bushwhack through fallen timber, alder and devil’s club, with cliffs requiring route selection. A first high bump leads into more open meadows and upper terrain, but there is no maintained path connecting those features. The upper north-shoulder approach reaches a boulder field and an exposed scrambling section before the northern summit objective. The report describes sections requiring hands as well as feet; this is not a normal marked hiking trail. Its roughly 16 km and 1,469 m gain are measurements from one trip, not a promised safe alignment.

Terrain: bushwhacking · steep terrain · scrambling · exposure.

Distance and elevation source notes

Source statistics describe the reported outing, published September 28, 2026.

Mapped route and current trailhead access are not established.

Conditions & seasons

The only detailed account reviewed is from September 2026. Wet brush, muddy road access, snow and low visibility can make the already difficult route substantially worse. No marked winter alternative was established.

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Camping & overnight plans

The trip author identifies flat ground near the first high bump or adjoining meadows as possible overnight terrain. That is a personal trip observation, not a designated campsite, verified water source or blanket camping permission. An overnight requires an independently assessed location and a self-sufficient plan.

Photos of Holy Cross Mountain

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Sources, dates & research notes

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  1. https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/holy-cross-mt-near-walker-creek-forest-service-road/ (opens original source)
  2. https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/d92224ee-03ef-4904-be53-b677d8e01ac4/resource/69738aa8-2cc0-4975-aec6-4dc2e30990bf/download/bc-gazetteer-2026-08-12.csv (opens original source)
Details still being researched
  • Current road access and a documented trailhead remain unresolved.
  • No public track supplied by the author.

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