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NORTHWARD PRINCE GEORGE & BEYOND

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Giscome Portage

Point to point
8.5 km
Elevation gain
120 m
Published route measurement
Walking time
3–4 hours
Difficulty
Easy
point-to-point

one-way point-to-point

https://hikingprincegeorge.com/hikes/giscome-portage

Access and trail reports

Mitchell Road segment cleared

Vegetation and fallen trees were cleared between Mitchell Road trailhead and the BC Hydro powerline corridor. The report does not describe the entire portage route.

Reported 2026-06-01 · checked 2026-10-17 · Caledonia Ramblers

Reports describe the cited dates. An expected reopening date does not establish reopened access.

Route map

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Mapped named trail

© OpenStreetMap contributors. Route geometry is available under the Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0. · Line source · Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0 · Source-line database: https://hikingprincegeorge.com/data/osm-route-lines.geojson

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 roleCoordinatesSource and notes
Giscome Portage
start point of published trip track (parking unverified)
54.261989
-122.624271
Embedded trip-map feature 'Giscome Track 1/20/24 8:59:41 AM': first recorded coordinate [-122.624271, 54.261989]. 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.
Source date: 2024
https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/giscome-portage/

Your trip notes

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Research checked 2026-10-17. Reopen the guide for current access, closures and weather. Research dates are separate from field observation dates.

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