Valemount & Mount Robson / Full trip pack
Moose River to Alberta border
- Published distance
- 49 km One way only
- Elevation gain
- Not established Cumulative ascent for this outing has not been established.
- Walking time
- Multi-day official five-to-seven-day estimate covers the route/traverse rather than a simple short day hike
- Difficulty
- Unconfirmed Remote route
one way; approximately 98 km if returning by the same route
https://hikingprincegeorge.com/hikes/moose-river-to-alberta-border
Access and trail reports
Robson watercraft and wading equipment restriction
From May 4, 2026, BC Parks prohibits watercraft and wading equipment throughout Mount Robson Park waters to limit aquatic disease spread. This includes powered and unpowered craft, inflatables, wading clothing and boots. The hiking trails are not closed by this notice.
Reported date not supplied · checked 2026-10-17 · BC Parks
Reports describe the cited dates. An expected reopening date does not establish reopened access.
Remote drainage route.
1. Getting there and parking
The starting kiosk is at the Moose River–Highway 16 junction, on the north side of the Canadian National Railway tracks. Confirm the signed access and parking with Mount Robson Welcome Centre before departure. A through-trip exits at the Berg Lake Trail parking on Kinney Lake Road rather than returning to this highway junction.
- Use the Moose River access at Highway 16 and locate the registration kiosk north of the railway.
- For a traverse, arrange the separate Berg Lake road-end pickup before departure; the two trailheads are not the same parking lot.
Parking: The Moose River route starts north of the Canadian National railway at the Moose River–Highway 16 junction. Register at the trailhead kiosk.
2. Walking the route
Register at the trailhead kiosk, then follow the user-maintained route generally north beside Resplendent Creek and the Moose River. The Alberta border is roughly 49 km from the highway trailhead. The path is not continuous or obvious across gravel flats and marshy sections; this is a navigation-intensive wilderness route with 16 river crossings in the official description. This option turns back at the provincial border and returns to the Moose River trailhead. It is not a short loop: reaching the border is only the outward half of the journey. Continuing through Jasper to Berg Lake requires a different itinerary, permits and a separate road-end pickup.
- Follow the route generally north beside Resplendent Creek and the Moose River. Gravel flats and marsh bypasses can have no visible trail.
- The official route lists camps at 4.2 km, Resplendent Creek at 15.3 km, Trio Mountain at 26 km, Steppe Creek at 38 km and Slide Lake at 43 km.
- The Alberta boundary is approximately 49 km from the trailhead. The route includes numerous hazardous river crossings; BC Parks identifies 16 and recommends late summer or very early fall.
The return
Turn around at the Alberta boundary and retrace the wilderness route. The 49 km published distance is one way: approximately 98 km return before any detours. It does not describe the shorter-looking loop through Berg Lake.
3. Route map
Published locations only. A complete route line is still needed.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Moose River to Alberta border mapped trailhead north of railway; road parking separate | 52.924440 -118.808210 | OSMnode12648285062 is named Moose River Route and classified highway=trailhead; official BC Parks East End Wilderness Trails places the route north of the railway beside Moose River/Hwy16.
Source-backed reference location; current access, exact parking and field position not independently verified. https://mapcarta.com/N12648285062 |
5. Camping, facilities and seasons
Camping and tenting
The listed British Columbia camps have basic open pit toilets, food caches and fire circles, but BC Parks does not maintain these facilities. A listed fire circle is not permission to ignore a current fire ban.
Toilets
Basic open pit toilets are reported at the named camps. Their present condition is not guaranteed.
Season and access
BC Parks recommends late summer to the beginning of autumn because river crossings are most hazardous during high water. Heavy rain can raise crossings in any month. There is no regular park patrol, and the official source does not recommend off-season use.
Winter route
BC Parks recommends this route only in late summer or very early fall and advises against the off-season traverse.
Mobile service
The park reports no mobile service away from the Welcome Centre.
Practical details checked 2026-10-17.
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