Valemount & Mount Robson / Full trip pack
Mount Trudeau meadows
- Round trip
- 6.4 km
- Elevation gain
- 425 m Published route measurement
- Walking time
- 3–5 hours return
- Difficulty
- Hard Out and back
return to meadow / first lake
Steep path enters wet meadow with lake and waterfall.
1. Getting there and parking
Drive south from Valemount on Highway 5 for approximately 3.5 km, then take the right-hand logging-road approach identified by the local guide’s access map. The forest-road drive is roughly 16 km to the hiking start and usually requires a high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicle. Logging may be active, so obey signs and any radio requirements. The guide notes that the trailhead sign may read only “Trail” after part of its lettering was removed; use the mapped road approach rather than searching for a complete mountain-name sign.
Road and vehicle: The local guide says a high-clearance 4WD is usually needed on the approach road.
Drive from Prince George: 301.3 km · approximately 290 minutes. Estimate; allow for road conditions and stops.
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.
2. Walking the route
Climb the steep, sometimes overgrown trail toward the subalpine meadow, first lake, creek and waterfall. The local guide describes roughly 6.4 km return with 425 m of gain for this meadow outing, not an ascent of the mountain summit. Expect brush, fallen trees and flagging that becomes difficult to follow once the meadow opens. A large log crossing over a stream is part of the described route; assess its condition before using it. Wet meadow ground and slippery steep sections slow travel, so return on a route you can clearly retrace.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Trudeau meadows trailhead | 52.833921 -119.385940 | source-published; not field-verified https://hikevalemount.com/mt-pierre-elliott-trudeau/ |
5. Camping, facilities and seasons
Toilets
The guide identifies the Visitor Centre as the public washroom option before heading to the trail.
Season and access
The local guide suggests late June through late September. Grizzly bears forage in the meadow in spring and summer, and mosquitoes can be severe in June and July. This is an unmaintained hiking route; no separate maintained winter route was verified.
Mobile service
The local guide reports intermittent cell reception.
Practical details checked 2026-10-17.
Measurement notes
Source comparison: Mt. Trudeau; 6.4 km; 425 m ascent; 6.4 km to meadow 20 km to peak distance; 425 m to meadow ascent; 3–5 hours return to meadow; summit is a separate long outing duration; return to meadow / first lake scope. This is another description of the main outing, a duplicate endpoint, an unscoped source claim, or a related facility.
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