This trail is about a 1-hour drive east from Prince George, BC. In this 16 km hike, we hiked up Viking Ridge to the meadows then across to SugarBowl Mountain, then down to the trailhead of Sugarbowl, near Prince George, BC. (a hiker could choose to do the opposite and start at Sugarbowl trail and climb down Viking Ridge trail) but 2 vehicles are required (or drop off a bike at one trailhead and bike back to the other after hiking). This trail is more challenging once you leave the main Viking or Sugarbowl trail sections as the crossover is far less traveled and is easy to lose. There is a lot of recent trail marker flagging on the Viking Ridge side of the trail thanks to volunteers from the Caledonia Ramblers. There appear to be no sources of water (or only seasonal) during the crossover section between Viking Ridge Caribou Meadows and Sugarbowl Mountain but water can be found on both Viking and Sugarbowl Trails. Cell signal was working for me at higher elevations.

GaiGPS: here

Directions to Viking Ridge trailhead: here

Directions to Sugarbowl trailhead: here

Difficulty: Strenuous

Distance: 15.8 km

Ascent: 1246 meters

Max elevation: 1839 meters

Moving Time: 7 hours 44 minutes

Total Time: 8 hours 46 minutes

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