Vanderhoof & Fort St. James / Full trip pack
Murray Ridge trails (Fort St. James)
- Published distance
- Unconfirmed Trip basis unconfirmed
- Elevation gain
- Not established Cumulative ascent for this outing has not been established.
- Walking time
- Unconfirmed
- Difficulty
- Moderate
trail network; complete itinerary not established
https://hikingprincegeorge.com/hikes/murray-ridge-fort-st-james
Newer trails explore the ridge west of Murray Ridge Ski Hill near Fort St. James. They offer ridge views, but the published exploratory recording is not a dependable standardized hiking circuit.
1. Getting there and parking
Use Chalet Drive near Murray Ridge Ski Hill. The public trail directory identifies hiking parking on the left before the ski-hill gate, opposite the Nordic trails, with a direct walking connection. Its parking waypoint is 54.518804, -124.217780. A smaller left-hand pullout earlier on Chalet Drive provides separate access to Creek Trail. Check posted access at arrival; these are community-published locations rather than a current operator inspection.
Parking: The main directory waypoint is the left-side Chalet Drive pullout before the ski-hill gate, across from the Nordic trails. The earlier smaller pullout serves Creek Trail.
2. Walking the route
Two named walking options now have public map pages: orange-marked Creek Trail connects uphill toward yellow-marked Summit Trail. The yellow network includes a short access segment and a separate upper mountain line; they are not interchangeable complete outings. Follow the selected mapped connection and return to the parking area used. The upper listing describes about 5 km, but its prose gain of 512 m differs from its displayed 1,557 ft (about 475 m), and the access segment may be additional. A complete outing total remains unverified. The earlier 14.48 km exploratory recording with implausible altitude values is not used.
- Choose orange Creek Trail or the yellow Summit access using the public map and current markers. Creek Trail links toward Summit Trail.
The return
Return to the same chosen entrance. The directory splits the yellow trail into access and upper segments, so its upper-line distance is not automatically a car-to-car outing.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Murray Ridge trails (Fort St. James) source-published trail approach | 54.518063 -124.211639 | The route publisher links driving directions to the Murray Ridge ski-hill trails with this explicit destination coordinate. It is retained as the road approach reference and has not been field checked. The separate embedded track is not copied. https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/murray-ridge-ski-hill-trails-in-ft-st-james-bc/ |
Measurement notes
Do not use the 14.48 km / 2,039 m recorded panel as a standard itinerary: it also reports a minimum elevation of 0 m and does not define a complete route.
This is Fort St. James, distinct from Mount Murray and Murray Range in Pine Pass.
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