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Westridge — Cabin return

Climb the established Westridge trail from the forest-road access to the rustic cabin, then return on the same steep route. This selected outing stops at the cabin; a further lake visit needs its own mapped continuation.

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

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Distance
7.8 kmRound trip
Elevation gain
Approx. 870 mTerrain-model estimate; not a surveyed measurement.
Walking time
Not published
Difficulty
HardOut and back
How the elevation gain was established

Outing: out-and-back outing from Published hiking start to Cabin and back; 7.76 km along the mapped itinerary

Copernicus DEM 2021 GLO-90 via Open-Meteo (90 m resolution). v7-smoothed-ascent-1: interpolate retained terrain samples at 100 m spacing; apply one triangular 1:2:1 smoothing pass over ±100 m; preserve start, finish and documented turnaround heights; sum uphill excursions with a 5 m reversal threshold; round to nearest 10 m.

Approximate terrain-model ascent, not a field or GPS measurement. Coarse cells and smoothing can miss small climbs, switchbacks, structures and sharp terrain. Processing sensitivity is not a statistical confidence interval.

Sources checked 2026-10-19.

Map & elevation

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Elevation profile

Full round trip · approximately 7.8 km mapped

Complete out-and-back elevation profile, starting at Published hiking start, reaching Cabin, and returning to the start950 m1400 m1850 mOutwardReturn0 km1.9 km3.9 km5.8 km7.8 km
StartPublished hiking start3.9 km · turn aroundCabin7.8 km · back at startPublished hiking start
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Approximate terrain elevation. Mapped distance may differ from the published hike distance.

Map and elevation sources

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.

The line ends at the mapped cabin building inside the named West Ridge Cabin Recreation Site. The further lake is not included. The independently published trailhead is within the validated start tolerance. Returning on the same approach gives this specifically scoped outing.

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Copernicus 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/197278150. Sampled and rounded for display.

Complete mapped outing from Published hiking start, including the return on the same route. Line source (opens original source).

Getting there & parking

Travel south from Valemount on Highway 5 and turn right onto Canoe River Forest Service Road. Keep left at the fork to continue southwest, then follow the road for about 12.4 km to the Westridge trail sign on the right. A high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicle is recommended. Park well outside the travelled road so industrial and other traffic can pass.

Estimated drive from Prince George: 5 hr 6 min · 307.8 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: 52.73524, -119.36817 · trailhead. source-published; not field-verified

On the trail

Climb the established Westridge trail from the forest-road access to the rustic cabin, then return on the same steep route. This selected outing stops at the cabin; a further lake visit needs its own mapped continuation.

Terrain: very steep ascent · loose rock.

Distance and elevation source notes

Distance is measured from the mapped source line and doubled for the retraced return; it is not a substitute for a differently scoped published outing.

Conditions & seasons

The local guide recommends clear-weather trips between late June and late September. Snow, wet rock and low cloud can change the upper route considerably, and the high-clearance road approach must be checked separately.

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

Staying at Westridge rustic cabin shelter

Overnight access needs checking

The local operator describes a rustic shelter without an outhouse or provisions. Overnight permission, capacity and a reservation procedure have not been verified.

Cabin sources · checked 2026-10-19

A rustic backcountry shelter is described along the route, but it has no outhouse or provisions. The retained guide does not establish a booking system, guaranteed overnight space or designated lake tent pads. Confirm current overnight arrangements rather than relying on the shelter as emergency accommodation.

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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://hikevalemount.com/westridge-trail/ (opens original source)
  2. https://open-meteo.com/en/licence (opens original source)
  3. https://open-meteo.com/en/docs/elevation-api (opens original source)
OpenStreetMap line references (2)

These contributor-mapped features support the map geometry. They are separate from the written access and route sources.

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/220141333 (opens original source)
  2. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/197278150 (opens original source)

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