Climb through the forest into Raven Lake’s subalpine basin, where the lakeside cabin is the usual turnaround. Return by the same trail; ridge trips and the Grizzly Den crossover are separate outings.
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Full round trip · approximately 10.0 km mapped
Approximate terrain elevation. Mapped distance may differ from the published hike distance.
Approximate ground elevation from a 90 m terrain model. Distance follows the mapped itinerary and may differ from published walking distance. This is a terrain-model profile, not a surveyed measurement. Any ascent total is identified separately with its own source or estimation method.
Named OSM Raven Lake Trail runs 5.012 km from within 9 m of the independently reported trail access to within 4 m of the reported cabin. BC Parks and the club describe the separate Raven Lake access and cabin destination; the ordinary outing returns on the same trail. The longer crossover and ridge extensions are excluded.
Route source 1Route source 2Route source 3Route source 4Copernicus GLO-90 terrain elevations via Open-Meteo (CC BY4.0); linework: Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0 · checked 2026-10-18 · CC BY4.0 elevation data; Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0 linework. Copernicus DEM 2021 GLO-90 via Open-Meteo. Linework source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/542192441. Sampled and rounded for display.
The direct Raven Lake approach is separate from the longer Raven via Grizzly crossover. The hosted map shows about 10.5 km return; source measurements and current road access can differ.
Route comparison checked 2026-10-18. AllTrails maintains this separate map.https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/british-columbia/raven-lake-trail
Complete mapped outing from Raven Lake trail access, including the return on the same route. Line source (opens original source).
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Follow Highway 16 east for about 88 km from the east end of the Yellowhead Bridge to Hungary Creek.
Turn right onto Hungary Creek Forest Road about 300 m beyond the creek. Stay on the main road.
Pass the Grizzly Den lot at about 13 km and continue another 2.6 km to the Raven Lake lot.
Parking: The Raven Lake parking area is about 15.6 km along Hungary Creek Forest Road. The two trails have separate lots, 2.6 km apart.
From the east end of Prince George’s Yellowhead Bridge, follow Highway 16 for about 88 km to Hungary Creek. Roughly 300 m beyond the creek, turn right onto Hungary Creek Forest Road and stay on the main road. Grizzly Den parking is about 13 km in; Raven Lake parking is a further 2.6 km along the road. Check forestry-road conditions and choose the correct parking lot before applying either trail’s distance.
Estimated drive from Prince George: 1 hr 48 min · 105.3 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.
Map position: 53.78411, -121.53089 · trailhead. Converted from official degrees-decimal-minutes; datum unstated; not field-verified
Take the Raven Lake trail from its own parking area and climb through the forest to the lake basin.
Use the lakeside cabin as the turnaround for the ordinary cabin hike. Ridge trips and the Grizzly Den crossover continue beyond this outing.
Use the signed Raven Lake trail from its separate upper road-end parking area and climb through forest into the subalpine basin at the lake. The cabin and tent area lie beside the lake and form the ordinary turnaround; return on the same path for the standard out-and-back. Routes that continue up the surrounding ridges or cross toward Grizzly Den are longer and need independent route-finding. In cloud, identify the return trail before leaving the open lake basin, because other mountain paths do not all lead back to the same parking area.
Retrace the Raven Lake trail to the same parking area. The cabin is about 5 km from the start, giving about 10 km out and back; the published 3–4 hours is to the cabin, not the whole day.
~5.0 km one way to the cabin
522 m
Source comparison: Published itinerary; 5 km; one-way to cabin scope. This describes the main outing, or an unresolved source estimate, rather than a separate route.
Hungary Creek Forest Road is not normally plowed in winter, which can add a long approach before the hiking trail. Avalanche terrain and snow-covered ground fissures require a separate winter route assessment. The alpine portions can be difficult to navigate in poor visibility in any season.
Hungary Creek Forest Road is no longer routinely plowed. The summer trailhead mileage therefore does not describe the full winter approach. Alpine travel also crosses avalanche terrain and can conceal deep fissures.
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.
Booking information confirmed · Published capacity: 10
Rebuilt in 2019. Reservations are for five-bed halves; reserve two halves for all ten places. Bring cooking equipment. Hungary Creek FSR is unplowed in winter, adding a long approach.
Check bookings with Prince George Backcountry Recreation Society ↗Raven Lake has designated tent pads; Grizzly Den has a designated tenting area. Wild tenting is also permitted elsewhere in the park. Reserve a cabin separately through PGBRS. Open fires are prohibited; cabin firewood is for the indoor stoves.
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Alpine connection through Pat’s Pass joins Grizzly Den and Raven Lake; Leprechaun Ridge and Raven Peak are optional harder variants.
Hard / 18 km loop / 750 m gainRead guide →Climbs past 8-Mile Cabin toward Grizzly Den Cabin; Leprechaun Ridge branches off as a separate harder variant.
Moderate / 12 km round trip / 600 m gainRead guide →Continue beyond Grizzly Den Cabin for a longer mountain outing above the forest and wet meadows. The summit needs its own navigation plan and adds substantial travel to the cabin…
18 km round trip / Not established gainRead guide →A short summer forest walk to a rustic six-person cabin on the Grizzly Den approach. Winter access adds the unplowed forest road.
Easy / 1.5 km round trip / 90 m gainRead guide →The Viking approach climbs through forest and the wet Caribou Meadows before reaching a small lake below the summit. This outing turns at the lake and returns by the same trail.
11 km round trip / Not established gainRead guide →Turn around at Caribou Meadows on the lower part of the Viking route, before the lake and summit. The forest approach still involves a substantial climb, followed by wet meadow…
6 km round trip / Not established gainRead guide →