Solitude Mountain

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

From Chetwynd follow Highway 97 toward Prince George for about 72 km, then turn left onto the gravel approach to Heart Lake Campground. From Prince George, approach the same signed campground through Pine Pass. The walking start is beside or opposite campsite 13, on the east side of the campground road. Use an appropriate visitor parking area and avoid occupying a reserved campsite simply to access the trail. Campground opening and overnight rules must be checked separately with BC Parks.

Estimated drive from Prince George: 3 hr 7 min · 233 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: 55.49590, -122.56381 · start point of published trip track (parking unverified). Embedded trip-map feature 'MtSolitude': first recorded coordinate [-122.563812, 55.495901]. 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

Climb from the campsite-13 trail sign to the two Mountain Creek viewpoints, with steep terrain after the first kilometre. The straightforward overlook outing ends there. For the Solitude extension, the reported path continues uphill but becomes difficult to follow; a 2025 exploration lost the line more than once. Use independent navigation and retain a clear descent route through the forest instead of relying only on ribbons or phone reception. Upper lake and cave features are mentioned in the trip report, but no developed cave visit or safe summit circuit is established. A July 10, 2026 report found heavy higher vegetation and muddy sections even after lower trail clearing. Return before deteriorating weather or visibility makes the indistinct upper route harder to reverse.

Conditions & seasons

July 10, 2026 report: lower viewpoints largely cleared, upper vegetation dense, muddy sections and insects. October 2025 reports describe snow higher up.

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

Wilderness tent camping is allowed inside Pine Le Moray Park without developed facilities. Heart Lake is the separate vehicle-access campground and accepts campers first come, first served. Bring drinking water; the park has no drinking-water facilities.

Photos of Solitude Mountain

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Original photo galleries

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• Solitude Mountain at Heart Lake in Lemoray Provincial Park — photographs and trip report (opens original source) · Hiking Prince George