From Sun Peaks Village to McGillivray Lake is a 6 km route on a gravel road. Along the way and nearby are snowmobile access points, backroads for mountain biking, lakes for paddling, and trails for hiking, cross country skiing and snowshoeing. The Google Map below has information, photos, and links on these recreational opportunities. The map has zoom controls, pan … Continue reading…
Sometimes we just want an easy ride on the backroads to recover from days of hiking, biking, and paddling. On a warm day in June, we chose to bike to Badger Lake and back, a total of 21.5 km. There are a couple of hills at the start, but the whole route is relatively flat. The road surface is excellent … Continue reading…
High Bar Road connects the Big Bar Ferry Road (in Big Bar Creek Valley) to the Edge Hills and the south end of the Jesmond Road. It is a narrow gravel road that runs along benches and sidehills overlooking the east side of the Fraser River. The road is 32 km long, running from the Big Bar Road to the … Continue reading…
The upper trails in the Outer Links Trails climb into the forest on the flanks of Chuwhels Mountain. There are many double and single track trails so it can be confusing at all the intersections, but mountain bikers should just pick the ones most used and then choose to explore. We have ridden, hiked, run, and snowshoed the backroads and … Continue reading…
We rode the backroads from Douglas Lake to Westwold on our mountain bikes. The starting point was just past the Douglas Lake Ranch (community) and we rode east up over the grasslands hills to the high point on a gravel road, then descended down into the Salmon River Valley. [map style=”width: auto; height:400px; margin:20px 0px 20px 0px; border: 1px solid … Continue reading…
A relatively easy shorter mountain bike route goes past 3 lakes in an 11km route. Start at the large parking area south of the edge of the McQueen Lake fenceline. Ride north around the west side of McQueen Lake, then turn onto the McQueen – Isobel Lake Forest Service Road. Not far past McQueen Lake is Griffin Lake, a short … Continue reading…
One of the most rewarding “backroads rides” is a 25 km route from McQueen Lake to the paved area near the cattle guard in Batchelor Hills The whole route is on double tracks, some active backroads and some old, seldom-used tracks. Making all the right turns isn’t easy, but a GPS track can be downloaded (at the bottom of … Continue reading…
The Greenstone Mountain road climbs up through grassland slopes for 2.4 km to a junction. The route on the left goes southeast and climbs up the mountain. The route on the west goes past some small lakes on the benchland, then climbs through the forest to Duffey Lake. We mountain biked along this road in early April. [map style=”width: auto; … Continue reading…
The western end of the Dewdrop Range has a number of rough double track roads which can be driven with a high clearance vehicle, but they also provide good routes for mountain biking. The route starts at the junction of the Fredrick Road and the Upper Dewdrop Road. A parking area 140m up the upper road is an area used … Continue reading…
We have hiked the 12.6 km Roche Lake loop a few times and biked it once, taking some photos each time, in June 2014 (link), October 2013 (link), and November 2015. On our last hike, there was snow on the ground, ice on the lakes, and hail in the air, but it was still a very nice hike past the … Continue reading…
Update – There is a more recent KBRA map for these trails. Please check their website and signs. Note – this site is a blog and therefore older articles and their information becomes dated over time. The old roads and newer single tracks on the north slopes of Coal Hill and Ironmask Hills have been hiked and biked for a … Continue reading…
This long (46-49km) bike ride is a very nice one, but pre-scouting of the area and permission to cross a private ranch is required. Nevertheless, parts of it can be biked on backroads, exploring routes in the upper valleys of the area. Trip log: We left a vehicle near Spences Creek, the end point, then drove north to the Hat … Continue reading…
Our friends Steve and Darcy took us on a drive and mountain bike ride from Ashcroft to Spences Bridge. We took turns with one driving and two riding, switching every 5-10km along the 35 km route (I rode about half, happy to drive, take pictures, and explore). The route starts at the junction of the the Highland Valley Road (to … Continue reading…
Although the backroads of Campbell Range and Robbins Range are perfect for riding, the long hill up to the top is a big challenge, a big 625m (2000 feet) elevation gain over 5km. So, we chose to park a vehicle at the bottom and drove the rest of the bikes and riders to the top, starting at the edge of … Continue reading…
Jackson Road runs from Highway 5A South up to the Long Lake Road, a total of 9 km each way. We drive to the turn-off and park at the bottom. We ride our bikes up the gravel road, climbing 173m. Much of the route is an easy climb, but a few sections are steeper. Most of the route is past … Continue reading…
The backroads by Stump Lake provide moderate and scenic riding. We started at the south end of the lake where the Planet Mine Road meets the Highway. We followed the paved road northwest as it winds through some hills, then passes a number of homes, and at the end of the paved section, followed the rougher double track that went … Continue reading…
