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McBride Mountain Trails

A multiuse trail network on the lower slopes of McBride Peak, with easy viewpoints and steeper hiking and mountain-bike routes.

Sources reviewed . This is a research date, not a trail inspection.

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Distance
Not publishedTrip basis unconfirmed
Elevation gain
Not establishedCumulative ascent for this outing has not been established.
Walking time
Not published
Difficulty
Moderate

Map & elevation

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Elevation profile

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Mapped trail network. Shows the specifically identified Bluff, Connector, Outrun, River Run and Fold ’Em sections described by the local tourism guide. This is part of a larger shared-use network, not one hiking circuit; branches and source gaps remain separate. Bicycle traffic and differing trail difficulty require care at junctions. Line source (opens original source).

Getting there & parking

  1. From Highway 16 about 2 km east of McBride, turn onto Mountainview Road.

  2. Continue about 1 km to McBride Peak Forest Service Road, then about 1 km up the forest road to lower trail parking.

Parking: Use the lower McBride Mountain Trails parking approximately 1 km along McBride Peak Forest Service Road. Tourism describes this access as suitable for 2WD.

Full access notes

Leave Highway 16 on Mountainview Road about 2 km east of McBride. After approximately 1 km, turn onto McBride Peak Forest Service Road and continue to the lower trail parking area at about road kilometre 1. This is the tourism guide’s two-wheel-drive access point for the network. The Halfway Lookout is farther up the forest road at about kilometre 6; do not confuse the lower network parking with the high-clearance route to the alpine.

Estimated drive from Prince George: 3 hr 56 min · 222.6 km. Modeled one-way driving time from Prince George City Hall, using mapped road speeds. Forest-road sections can take substantially longer: surface, clearance, radio procedures, gates, washouts, plowing, and legal access are not verified by the router. No live traffic or invented forest-road multiplier is included. Allow extra time and check the dated access notes.

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Map position: 53.33692, -120.13018 · source-published trailhead / parking waypoint. Embedded trip-map feature 'Trailhead': point [-120.130177, 53.336921]. Named access waypoint extracted from the original public trip map. Current road/parking conditions and legal access still require checking.

On the trail

  1. Choose the signed named route using the local trail-network map before leaving parking. Bluff is the tourism guide’s easy loop; Connector and Outrun are optional extensions.

  2. Share the network with mountain bikes and horses. The tourism page warns that the 2023 wildfire affected some trails and that danger trees remain a concern.

Full route notes

Choose a route from the signed lower network before starting. Bluff Trail and the Connector/Outrun combination provide the easier viewpoint outing; Fold ’Em, Hold ’Em, River Run and Gut Shot are among the more demanding alternatives listed by the tourism guide. The network has multiple junctions and is designed for shared use, including mountain bikes and horses. Views open toward the Fraser River and the Cariboo Mountains. The advertised network kilometre totals describe all trails combined, not the distance of a single loop. Use the current local network map to select a return route to your actual parking area.

The way back

Bluff is described as an approximately 5 km loop. Connector/Outrun extensions and the other network trails change that distance; the source text does not give a complete junction-by-junction sequence for every combination.

Conditions & seasons

The network is used throughout the year, with snowshoeing and Nordic skiing replacing summer walking and riding where conditions allow. Some trails were affected by the 2023 wildfire; the local tourism page specifically advises watching for hazardous trees.

These are dated research notes. Open the trip planner for current available weather and advisory feeds; no alert found does not establish that a trail or road is open.

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Camping & overnight plans

On-route camping permission has not been established for this outing. Check the relevant land manager before planning an overnight stay; a mapped lake, cabin or previous tent location does not confirm permission.

Photos of McBride Mountain Trails

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Sources, dates & research notes

Descriptions are written for this guide from the linked evidence. Source review dates, published reports and field observations can differ. Photographs and route lines retain their own attribution and reuse terms.

  1. https://mcbridetourism.ca/adventure-outdoor/hiking/ (opens original source)
  2. https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/mcbride-mountain-trail-in-northern-bc/ (opens original source)
  3. https://routing.openstreetmap.de/about.html (opens original source)
OpenStreetMap line references (8)

These contributor-mapped features support the map geometry. They are separate from the written access and route sources.

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/643190388 (opens original source)
  2. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/643190389 (opens original source)
  3. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/643190390 (opens original source)
  4. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/643190391 (opens original source)
  5. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/643190392 (opens original source)
  6. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/643190393 (opens original source)
  7. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/643190394 (opens original source)
  8. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1370751707 (opens original source)
Details still being researched
  • A single network-wide elevation gain would be misleading.

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