Mount Murray (Barkerville)

Map & elevation

Mapped trail network. The named Jubilee and Yellowhawk approaches share an identical source junction and are shown as a branched network. The source includes the upper Murray-side continuation, but does not choose a summit-cairn turnaround, duplicate the summit spur for a return, or provide the road shuttle between trailheads. The separate Hump Bypass and Sliding Mountain continuation are excluded. Line source (opens original source).

Getting there & parking

From Highway 26 beyond Wells, take Bowron Lake Road and keep to the Bowron route where the 3100 Road branches toward Likely. The trail society places Yellowhawk at about road kilometre 3.5 and Jubilee at 6.3. An older Yellowhawk description uses 3.2 km, so locate the signed trail entrance rather than treating that decimal as exact. For a traverse, leave a second vehicle at the finish before starting. The gap between road trailheads is additional travel if you return on foot.

Map position: 53.12549, -121.50600 · start point of published trip track (parking unverified). Embedded trip-map feature 'jubillee to mt murray': first recorded coordinate [-121.506, 53.12549]. 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.

On the trail

On Jubilee, the lower approximately 2.5 km follows an old road; Yellowhawk instead climbs through forest with roots and switchbacks. Both routes lead toward the open country near Murray. The alpine connections and summit spur are less clearly marked than the lower paths. The trail society locates the summit cairn above the lake beside the radio installation; the club guide describes an approximately 500 m spur each way from the through-route. If using both approaches, identify the correct descent before leaving the alpine. With one car, returning along the ascent avoids adding an unplanned road walk.

Terrain: alpine.

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.

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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 Mount Murray (Barkerville)

Original photo galleries

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• Mt Murray July 12, 2025 (opens original source) · Caledonia Ramblers
• Mt Murray (Wells) July 4, 2021 (opens original source) · Caledonia Ramblers