Which Trails are in Your Top Ten for the Greater Kamloops Area? Mine are listed here. You can find articles on each trail in the Archives. 1. Dewdrop Trail 2. Mara Canyon 3. Tod Mountain 4. Grasslands Community Trail 5. Embleton Mountain Trails 6. Battle Bluff 7. Stake Lake Trails 8. Mount Dufferin Trails 9. Valleyiew Silt Cliffs 10. ? …Continue reading…
In March the south-facing slopes above Sun Rivers were dry so we hiked up the Water Tower Trail to the plateau above, enjoying the views of Sun Rivers below. There is a wide bowl between the minor summit of Mt. Paul and the higher summit of Mt. Peter. Much of the plateau is a grassy meadow with a few pockets …Continue reading…
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At the upper end of the Lac du Bois Grasslands at 983m (3225 feet) elevation the area turns to forests, ponds, lakes, marshes, backroads, hills, and a few trails. To the south of McQueen Lake are the Nature Conservancy of Canada Lac du Bois Conservancy lands, accessible on foot to hikers and snowshoers. To the north are forested hills, a …Continue reading…
Description: The Dewdrop Range is a benchland between Kamloops Lake and Red Plateau. Gravel/dirt backroads run west and hiking trails can be accessed from the main road. The Frederick Road runs along sagebrush flats for 3.5 km where it splits into two. The lower road goes through the hills towards Frederick, a small summer community next to the lake, but …Continue reading…
There are numerous trails on the west side of the Lac du Bois Road in the lower grasslands that are used by hikers, walkers, mountain bikers. Just recently the mountain bike community (in an agreement with BC Parks) has started to install signage for mountain bikers, but hikers are also welcome to use the multi-use trails. Motorized vehicles are not …Continue reading…
As spring approaches, the lower south-facing slopes clear of snow first, but the hills above with no tree cover follow shortly afterward. Within two weeks after we can hike on the lower Barren Hills, the upper Barren Hills can also be hiked but hikers will face a bit of snow and mud on the north side of hills or in …Continue reading…
The Batchelor Range is a chain of rocky hills overlooking the North Thompson River from the Deep Lake area to the edge of the City in the Batchelor Hills. The south end of the Range is accessible from the Lac du Bois Road, but the north end is harder to get to. We can drive on rough backroads to get …Continue reading…
The source of the Tranquille River are the meltwaters of the southern end of the Silwohiakun Plateau. A dozen streams flow down the slopes below Porcupine Ridge (6000 feet) and end up In Tranquille Lake. The river really starts at the lake, but the log starts at the longest stream that flows into the lake. Km 0.0 – Porcupine Meadows …Continue reading…
Nicola Lake is windy enough for the Interior sailing community to have based their activities on the lakeside for 20+ years. The lake is often too windy for paddling, but we can watch the wind forecast and we can pick days to paddle earlier in the morning before afternoon winds arise. The north end of the lake makes a nice, …Continue reading…
By the end of February, the south-facing slopes north of Kamloops lose their snow and a week of muddy conditions follows. Sloped benchlands dry out quickly with no tree cover, so we can hike on the lower slopes of the Batchelor Hills early. The area to the west of the Lac du Bois Road has longer routes that wind …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…
At the end of Ida Lane, the trail climbs into Lac du Bois Grasslands Protected Area (parklands) to Deep Lake. Some of the finest grasslands in the province cover an area of 17 square kilometres on the hillside plateau, bounded by the upland forests to the north and west and the Batchelor Range to the south. Most hikers go up …Continue reading…
When Kamloops was awarded the first BC Winter Games, organizers had to develop a cross country ski facility for the competitions. Working with the Ministry of Forests, the Bush-Timber Lake Trails were built and then used as a venue for the 1979 Winter Games. Cross-country skiers continued to use the trails right up to 1985 when the Coquihalla Highway was …Continue reading…