The Wells and Area Trails Society manages a great, and extensive network for skiing and snowshoeing on groomed trails, and off-piste. In addition, there is very good hiking in the summer. Our trail network is also inside the Wells Barkerville Community Forest, so trail management is supported by the Community Forest board as well. As…
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This is one of the cutest and most view intensive ski/walks you can do. Everywhere on this trip are views and reveals that make the trip special. In less than a ½ hour you can be enjoying a panaromic mountain view and you can spend the whole day exploring the endless possibilities of Valley Mountain.…
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Lower Yellowhawk creeks: This is a beautiful forested loop trail that visits a few monuments to the early years of the Cariboo Ski tour club. I recommend travelling this route clockwise, but I’m going to describe it counterclockwise, because it’s easier to imagine for people who have hiked or skied up Murray. If you climb…
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Wendle and Bonner Lakes make a very interesting ski and snowshoe destination. Beside the normal road access from the crest of the Bowron lake road beyond the Yellowhawk trailhead there are some other really beautiful options. From the Yellowhawk Trailhead. Plenty of parking here, and cross the road and angle onto the meadow. Stick kind…
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As of today, Jan 10th, 2021 there are two routes to the summit of Island Mountain. From here you can see Wells and on a clear day, see Mt. Longworth on the other side of the Fraser at Longworth, Mt Cochrane, north of the Bowron, Mt. Kaza and the Hanging Valley Icefields above Lanezi Lake…
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