Vanderhoof & Fraser Lake / Full trip pack
Ormond Lake Trail
- Published distance
- Unconfirmed Trip basis unconfirmed
- Elevation gain
- Not established Cumulative ascent for this outing has not been established.
- Walking time
- Unconfirmed
- Difficulty
- Unconfirmed
A complete outing distance has not been established.
A historical lake route affected by the 2018 Shovel Lake Fire. The municipal guide lists it as indefinitely closed; it should remain a planning reference until reopening and safe access are confirmed.
1. Getting there and parking
The 2024 Fraser Lake hiking brochure provides no current usable driving instructions for Ormond Lake Trail because it lists the route as closed indefinitely after the Shovel Lake Fire. Do not substitute the nearby Ormond Creek Canyon Side Trail entrance or follow a lake-centre pin as a trailhead. Seek a current reopening notice from the responsible manager before planning an approach.
2. Walking the route
No current open hiking itinerary is established in the reviewed municipal source. The separate Ormond Creek Canyon Side Trail has its own entrance and route description and must not be relabelled as access to Ormond Lake. Fire-affected terrain can have fallen trees, unstable standing timber and lost trail tread, so an old route line is not evidence of safe access. This record remains useful for recognizing the closure and distinguishing the similarly named routes; a route-ready guide requires a verified reopening and a new trail assessment.
3. Route map
Government reference trail
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ormond Lake Trail named lake reference point (not a trailhead) | 54.171389 -124.698333 | BC Gazetteer: Ormond Lake | Lake | 54 10 16 N | 124 41 53 W | WGS84 | mapsheet 93K/2
Official named-feature location, not parking or a verified route start. This point supports regional orientation and area forecasts; road directions and distance-to-trailhead must use a separately verified access point. https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/d92224ee-03ef-4904-be53-b677d8e01ac4/resource/69738aa8-2cc0-4975-aec6-4dc2e30990bf/download/bc-gazetteer-2026-08-12.csv |
5. Camping, facilities and seasons
Season and access
Guide reports indefinite closure after 2018 fire; verify reopening before planning.
Additional source maps
Map 1: https://www.fraserlake.ca/sites/26/files/2024-08/Fraser_Lake_Hiking_TrailsV2.pdf
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