Wild Horse Ridge in the Marble Range
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Continue reading...The Porcupine Creek Trail starts at the Porcupine Creek Rec Site off a narrow and rough forest service road in the Marble Range. the rainy days of 2020 had taken its toll on the backroad. It was narrow and rough and a small slide had partly covered the road. Nearby the road is crumbling away and may fall into the … Continue reading…
We did a summer basecamp at Big Bar Lake Provincial Park and hiked in the Marble Range and paddled the lake. One of the hikes we did was to the top of the Marble Range at the Jesmond Lookout. From the Jesmond Road near the junction of the Big Bar Ferry Road, we turned onto the Jesmond Forest Service Road … Continue reading…
We drove the Porcupine Creek Road (4WD, but soon to be closed) to hike up the Porcupine Creek Trail to the top of Lime Ridge, a favorite spot, a remote spot in the Marble Range. The full report to be published about Aug. 8th.
Continue reading...Mt. Bowman is the premier hike in Marble Range Provincial Park. Access from Clinton is via the Kelly Lake Road, then a right turn onto the Jesmond Road. At 21 km north on the Jesmond Road, an unsigned side road winds to the trailhead area. Alternately, there is an access route through the Circle H Mountain Lodge, requiring permission. We … Continue reading…
Lime Ridge is a 5 km long limestone ridge in Marble Range Provincial Park. From Clinton we drove on the Kelly Lake Road, then turned onto the Jesmond Road. This is the same way we get to the other hikes in the park – Mt. Bowman, Wild Horse Ridge, Mt. Kerr, Porcupine Creek, Jesmond Lookout, Mad Dog Mountain, and … Continue reading…
Big Bar Lake is located at the north end of the Marble Range on the southwest corner of the Cariboo. the easiest access is to follow the Big Bar Road which leaves Highway 97 eight km north of Clinton. The 34 km road road is a good gravel road passing through rolling forested hills. The best access is from Big … Continue reading…
Mt. Kerr is the highest peak in the Marble Range at 7480 feet. It is a challenging route since it is a 22 km out-and back hike. The trailhead is the same one we use for Mt. Bowman or Wild Horse Ridge (links at the bottom). The approach is on a high-clearance track which follows the power line and ends … Continue reading…
Mad Dog Mountain is one of several peak in the Marble Range which has a trail to the summit. These limestone peaks have barren rugged karst formations on the summits, offering wonderful hiking opportunities. We parked on the Jesmond Road at Foundation Creek and followed the trail up the creek between Mad Dog and Lime Ridge. This trail has … Continue reading…
The Jesmond Lookout is at the north end of the Marble Range. It is the last peak of the range and all the lands north of the Lookout are the relatively flat. high plateau of the Cariboo. The Jesmond Road follows a valley west of the Marble Range from Kelly Lake to Big Bar Lake. Both ends can be accessed … Continue reading…
Marble Range Provincial Park has a number of fine hikes that lead to the summits of a range of limestone peaks. The Porcupine Creek Trail starts 5.5 km along the Jesmond Road. A signed backroad winds up past the powerline and into the Two Mile Creek valley, then over to Porcupine Creek. A Parks sign is found along the … Continue reading…
The Marble Range offers some of most interesting, rugged, and remote hiking in our area. Two trails lead all the rest – Mt. Bowman and Wild Horse Ridge. To find the trailhead, drive to Clinton and take the Kelly Lake turnoff. Just before Kelly Lake, turn right onto the Jesmond Road and follow the good gravel road for about km. … Continue reading…
The Marble Range has a number of first-class hikes that are not well-known. They are accessed off the Jesmond Road, a two hour+ drive from Kamloops. We return to hike there in June-September each year, but we often choose an earlier date because the snow clears earlier there than in other ranges, even at the 7000 foot elevation. Our favorite … Continue reading…
The northern end of the Marble Range has a number of fine hiking opportunities. The best hike is Mt. Bowman, but there are also routes up Pocupine Creek, Lime Ridge, Mad Dog Mountain, Wild Horse Ridge and Mount Kerr. Most of the trailheads are found off the Jesmond Road between Kelly Lake and the Big Bar ferry. After my last … Continue reading…
The Marble Range extends from Spences Bridge to Jesmond. The highest peaks are at the northern end and there are a number of hiking trails from the Jesmond Road up to Mt. Bowman, Mad Dog Mountain, Wild Horse Ridge, Mt. Kerr, Lime Ridge, and Porcupine Ridge. The northern part of the range is characterized by rugged limestone ridges and peaks … Continue reading…