Mount Trudeau meadows

Map & elevation

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

Drive south from Valemount on Highway 5 for approximately 3.5 km, then take the right-hand logging-road approach identified by the local guide’s access map. The forest-road drive is roughly 16 km to the hiking start and usually requires a high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicle. Logging may be active, so obey signs and any radio requirements. The guide notes that the trailhead sign may read only “Trail” after part of its lettering was removed; use the mapped road approach rather than searching for a complete mountain-name sign.

Estimated drive from Prince George: 4 hr 50 min · 301.3 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: 52.83392, -119.38594 · trailhead. source-published; not field-verified

On the trail

Climb the steep, sometimes overgrown trail toward the subalpine meadow, first lake, creek and waterfall. The local guide describes roughly 6.4 km return with 425 m of gain for this meadow outing, not an ascent of the mountain summit. Expect brush, fallen trees and flagging that becomes difficult to follow once the meadow opens. A large log crossing over a stream is part of the described route; assess its condition before using it. Wet meadow ground and slippery steep sections slow travel, so return on a route you can clearly retrace.

Terrain: steep ascent · unmaintained trail · log crossing · wet meadow.

Conditions & seasons

The local guide suggests late June through late September. Grizzly bears forage in the meadow in spring and summer, and mosquitoes can be severe in June and July. This is an unmaintained hiking route; no separate maintained winter route was verified.

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 Trudeau meadows

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Surrounding area and context

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Original photo galleries

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• Mount Pierre Elliott Trudeau — illustrated tourism report (opens original source) · Tourism Valemount