Bear Lake & northern lakes / Full trip pack
Teapot Mountain
- Loop
- 2.8 km
- Elevation gain
- 177 m Published route measurement
- Walking time
- 1–1.5 hours for the viewpoint return
- Difficulty
- Moderate out-and-back
published 2.8 km viewpoint out-and-back, excluding the optional summit-rim loop
Access and trail reports
Historical Caine Creek Road closure
The club retains a May 2021 notice of closure at the beginning of Caine Creek Road because of road condition. Current status and alternate legal access remain unresolved.
Reported 2021-05 · checked 2026-10-17 · Caledonia Ramblers
Teapot rerouting work continues
The current RSTBC resource page describes a longer, gentler ascent created by recent rerouting and says further work is expected to finish in 2027. Its resource status is open, but the page advises care around the work. Older distances and route lines may describe the previous alignment.
Reported date not supplied · checked 2026-10-17 · Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Reports describe the cited dates. An expected reopening date does not establish reopened access.
A compact volcanic summit outing with views around Summit Lake. The trail is being rerouted onto a longer, gentler ascent, so older distance estimates and track lines may describe a previous alignment.
1. Getting there and parking
The historical driving description is Highway 97 north for about 52 km, left onto Tallus Road for approximately 850 m, then right onto Caine Creek Road for 5.5 km to parking. That same source retains a May 2021 notice that Caine Creek Road was closed at its beginning because of poor condition. The current recreation-site listing describes the trail resource as open but does not independently resolve that old road notice. Confirm the present legal road approach and signed entrance before relying on the historical turn sequence.
2. Walking the route
From the current signed trailhead, follow the open marked route toward the summit viewpoints and return on the designated descent. Recent RSTBC information describes a longer, less steep alignment under continuing work, with further completion expected in 2027. Follow work-site signs rather than using an old track to cut onto a closed or unfinished section. Earlier descriptions emphasize steep climbing and list approximately 3 km for the outing; those measurements may no longer describe the full current alignment. The public updates do not yet supply a verified new junction sequence or complete replacement GPX, so retain that uncertainty when planning time and effort.
3. Route map
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
Partial elevation profile
Partial elevation profile
This chart covers only part of the route. It does not establish the full hike or a return journey.
1.47 km along source section 1 of 1, in its mapped direction.
Approximate 90 m terrain model along this mapped section. Separate sections are not joined. This chart does not measure total trail ascent or establish current access; use the guide’s published outing measurements.
Copernicus GLO-90 terrain elevations via Open-Meteo (CC BY4.0); linework: Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0
Copernicus DEM 2021 GLO-90 via Open-Meteo. Linework source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/517118908. Sampled and rounded for display.
Source: https://open-meteo.com/en/licence
Licence: CC BY4.0 elevation data; Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0 linework · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Profile source checked: 2026-10-18
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Teapot Mountain recreation project location | 54.327072 -122.671084 | Source-published recreation project point; not verified parking or trailhead. https://delivery.maps.gov.bc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/mpcm/bcgwpub/MapServer/404 |
| 1. Trail access trail access | 54.327061 -122.670915 | Named point on source trip map; position and feature type retained as factual observations. https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/teapot-mountain-in-northern-bc-a-classic-prince-george-hike/ |
| 2. Recorded viewpoint viewpoint | 54.326372 -122.681526 | Named point on source trip map; position and feature type retained as factual observations. https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/teapot-mountain-in-northern-bc-a-classic-prince-george-hike/ |
How the elevation gain was established
Outing: 2.8 km out-and-back from Teapot Mountain Recreation Site to the Summit Lake viewpoint; summit-rim loop excluded
This total is published for the named outing. Other starting points or turnarounds can produce different climbing totals.
The publisher defines its elevation figure as total elevation gained from its GPS route.
Sources checked 2026-10-19.
Measurement notes
10Adventures publishes 2.8 km return and 177 m cumulative ascent for its viewpoint out-and-back. Caledonia Ramblers gives 3 km. Optional summit-rim loops differ.
The published gain is not a summit altitude. The existing source line may predate the longer RSTBC reroute, so a current complete route profile is still unverified.
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