The road to Dunn Peak can be difficult and the hike can be challenging at the wrong time of the year. A FAQ is provided here for interested hikers: Why hike to Dunn Peak? It is the highest peak in our area and it is a rugged and beautiful area. What are the challenges? A remote area with backroads requiring …Continue reading…
I have hiked Raft Mountain (above Clearwater)a few times and on two of those occasions I did the Raft Mountain Traverse. The hike to the top of Raft Mountain is straightforward, but the traverse involves some scrambling, especially between Raft 1 and Raft 2, then to Raft 3. Then, on the way back from Raft 5, the descent to Willis …Continue reading…
While camping in Clearwater, we did 3 days of hiking in the Clearwater River Valley and in the Trophy Range. For a half day hike we drove up the Clearwater Valley Road for 4.3 km to the Candle Creek Trailhead (Triple Decker Falls). We hiked down the trail to an eclectic turn-around spot and then back on the same trail …Continue reading…
Raft Mountain stands up above Clearwater, a steep pyramid on top of a green plateau. The back side of the mountain is all cliffs and the final section of the hike is on a narrow rocky ridge. There is a long (21 km) gravel road approach on backroads. The road is suitable to most vehicles until the last 2 km. …Continue reading…
The Clearwater River Trail follows the river and lava flows all the way from the town of Clearwater up to the Canyon Creeks. Along the length of the trail area a number of access points that provide day hiking opportunities. We started at the trail to the Natural Bridge on the Wells Gray Corridor Road. There is no designated parking …Continue reading…
We didn’t have very good information on this trail, but thanks to Roland Neave’s book we had enough to find the trailhead and make some decisions along the way. We did make some wrong turns along the way and we made the trip longer than planned, covering 13km round trip, but we were very impressed with the route. There are …Continue reading…
Few of the rivers of the Interior are as interesting as the Clearwater. Clear, clean water, rapids, waterfalls, lava flows, volcanic dikes, small beaches, an oxbow, and more await anyone exploring the river valley. Take the Clearwater River Road to get a sense of the lower half of the river. In Clearwater, go past Dutch Lake onto the Camp 2 …Continue reading…