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Murray Ridge trails (Fort St. James)

Newer trails explore the ridge west of Murray Ridge Ski Hill near Fort St. James. They offer ridge views, but the published exploratory recording is not a dependable standardized hiking circuit.

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

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The locations GPX contains sourced points with their recorded roles. It contains no trail track or connecting route.

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

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

Use Chalet Drive near Murray Ridge Ski Hill. The public trail directory identifies hiking parking on the left before the ski-hill gate, opposite the Nordic trails, with a direct walking connection. Its parking waypoint is 54.518804, -124.217780. A smaller left-hand pullout earlier on Chalet Drive provides separate access to Creek Trail. Check posted access at arrival; these are community-published locations rather than a current operator inspection.

Map position: 54.51806, -124.21164 · source-published trail approach. The route publisher links driving directions to the Murray Ridge ski-hill trails with this explicit destination coordinate. It is retained as the road approach reference and has not been field checked. The separate embedded track is not copied.

On the trail

  1. Choose orange Creek Trail or the yellow Summit access using the public map and current markers. Creek Trail links toward Summit Trail.

Full route notes

Two named walking options now have public map pages: orange-marked Creek Trail connects uphill toward yellow-marked Summit Trail. The yellow network includes a short access segment and a separate upper mountain line; they are not interchangeable complete outings. Follow the selected mapped connection and return to the parking area used. The upper listing describes about 5 km, but its prose gain of 512 m differs from its displayed 1,557 ft (about 475 m), and the access segment may be additional. A complete outing total remains unverified. The earlier 14.48 km exploratory recording with implausible altitude values is not used.

The way back

Return to the same chosen entrance. The directory splits the yellow trail into access and upper segments, so its upper-line distance is not automatically a car-to-car outing.

Terrain: ridge.

Distance and elevation source notes

Do not use the 14.48 km / 2,039 m recorded panel as a standard itinerary: it also reports a minimum elevation of 0 m and does not define a complete route.

This is Fort St. James, distinct from Mount Murray and Murray Range in Pine Pass.

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 Murray Ridge trails (Fort St. James)

A photograph with confirmed reuse permission has not yet been added to this guide.

Original photo galleries

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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://hiking.princegeorge.tech/murray-ridge-ski-hill-trails-in-ft-st-james-bc/ (opens original source)
  2. https://www.trailforks.com/trails/summit-trail-yellow/ (opens original source)
  3. https://www.trailforks.com/trails/creek-trail-orange/ (opens original source)
  4. https://www.trailforks.com/trails/summit-trail-yellow-940073/ (opens original source)
  5. https://www.trailforks.com/poi/189160/ (opens original source)
Details still being researched
  • Current permission, seasonal shared-use rules and trailhead access.
  • Reliable route-specific distance and ascent.

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