Mount Bickford Fire Tower — Mount Bickford Horse Trail
Use the common lookout approach, then take the right-hand flagged horse-route branch shown on the club map. Bushwhacking leads into alpine terrain; returning by the fire-tower route creates a separate loop.
Sources reviewed . This is a research date, not a trail inspection.
A complete driving approach and parking location have not been established. Read the specific gaps below before choosing this outing.
Read the access notes →The locations GPX contains sourced points with their recorded roles. It contains no trail track or connecting route.
- Distance
- 6.6 kmRound trip
- Elevation gain
- 360 mPublished route measurement
- Walking time
- About 5 hours
- Difficulty
- Not rated
Map & elevation
Elevation profile
A full-route elevation profile is not available yet.
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 available sources do not yet establish a complete driving approach for this selected outing. Use the original route sources below before planning the journey.
Driving access has not been established for this selected route option; check its original sources.
Map position: 55.59965, -122.32785 · destination reference point. Embedded trip-map feature 'Untitled Route': first recorded coordinate [-122.327846, 55.599652]. Point extracted from the original public trip map. A track start is evidence of where recording began, not certification of parking, legal access, road suitability or the complete route. This point is not a confirmed starting point for the selected route option.
On the trail
Use the common lookout approach, then take the right-hand flagged horse-route branch shown on the club map. Bushwhacking leads into alpine terrain; returning by the fire-tower route creates a separate loop.
Conditions & seasons
Season-specific access has not been established in this guide. Read the dated notices and original land-manager information before choosing a departure date.
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.
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 Mount Bickford Fire Tower — Mount Bickford Horse Trail
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Original photo galleries
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- Bickford Fire Lookout approach — partial winter trip (opens original source) · Hiking Prince George
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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.
- https://chetoutdoors.wordpress.com/mt-bickford-horse-trail-to-alpine/ (opens original source)
- https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/bickford-mountain-fire-lookout-in-the-pine-pass-bc/ (opens original source)
Details still being researched
- No site-specific dog rule verified in reviewed sources.
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