Mount Murray can be approached from either the Yellowhawk or Jubilee trailhead above the Bowron Lake Road. Both climb toward the same alpine area, allowing an out-and-back walk or a traverse with arranged transport. The local trail society describes about 4.5 km uphill from either trailhead and 685 m of gain, while the club guide describes a longer approximately 11.5 km through-route plus a separate summit spur. Match the distance to the actual start, finish and summit choice.
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Mapped portion · walking direction unconfirmed · 4.32 km
This chart covers only part of the route. It does not establish the full hike or a return journey.
4.32 km along source section 1 of 1, in its mapped direction. Approximate 90 m terrain model along this mapped section. Separate sections are not joined. This chart does not measure total trail ascent or establish current access; use the guide’s published outing measurements.
Copernicus GLO-90 terrain elevations via Open-Meteo (CC BY4.0); linework: Open Government Licence – British Columbia · checked 2026-10-18 · CC BY4.0 elevation data; Open Government Licence – British Columbia linework. Copernicus DEM 2021 GLO-90 via Open-Meteo. Linework source: https://delivery.maps.gov.bc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/whse/bcgw_pub_whse_forest_tenure/MapServer/9. Sampled and rounded for display.
A Jubilee Trail listing near Wells. Use the trail society’s chosen start, lake or summit destination and return plan; the listing alone does not establish the complete Yellowhawk–Jubilee traverse.
Route comparison checked 2026-10-18. AllTrails maintains this separate map.https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/british-columbia/jubilee-trail
Government reference trail. The government line follows the Jubilee approach. It does not include Yellowhawk or a complete summit traverse. Line source (opens original source).
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 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.
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.
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.
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