McBride & Robson Valley / Map sheet
Dunster Trail
- Round trip
- 13.6 km
- Elevation gain
- Not established The source lists 1148 m with the destination approach. The stored distance includes a calculated return, but climbing on that return has not been separately established.
- Walking time
- 6 - 8 hours
- Difficulty
- Hard There and Back
return to ridge; source gives 6.8 km one way
Access and trail reports
Clearing with three trees remaining
The maintenance party removed 14 fallen trees but left larger obstacles near trail kilometres 1.5,1.9 and 2.8. They also widened the trailhead clearing and partly brushed Pepper Pit Road.
Reported 2026-08-01 · checked 2026-10-17 · Caledonia Ramblers
Reports describe the cited dates. An expected reopening date does not establish reopened access.
Route map
Official recreation project linework; may contain multiple trail sections or historic alignments, not a verified complete hike
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. · Line source · Open Government Licence – British Columbia
Published locations
Numbered points match the map. Use the role beside each point. A summit or park reference point is not a parking location.
| Place and role | Coordinates | Source and notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dunster Trail source-published trailhead / parking waypoint | 53.114121 -119.833717 | Embedded trip-map feature 'Trailhead parking': point [-119.833717, 53.114121].
Named access waypoint extracted from the original public trip map. Current road/parking conditions and legal access still require checking. https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/dunster-trail-in-northern-bc/ |
| 1. Trail access trail access | 53.114121 -119.833717 | Named point on source trip map; position and feature type retained as factual observations. https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/dunster-trail-in-northern-bc/ |
| 2. Recorded viewpoint viewpoint | 53.102991 -119.843760 | Named point on source trip map; position and feature type retained as factual observations. https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/dunster-trail-in-northern-bc/ |
| 3. Recorded crossing crossing | 53.085545 -119.855905 | Named point on source trip map; position and feature type retained as factual observations. https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/dunster-trail-in-northern-bc/ |
| 4. Cabin reference cabin reference | 53.079545 -119.853909 | Named point on source trip map; position and feature type retained as factual observations. https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/dunster-trail-in-northern-bc/ |
Your trip notes
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