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| Photo | Trail Name | Hike Date | Trail Status | Comment | Submitted By |
 | Blackwater Canyon (Quesnel) | 2025-Dec-20 | Icy/Snow | The trail had a light amount of snow but we did not require snowshoes. It is a good idea to wear micro spikes as sections of the trail are icy with very little snow covering the ice. We hiked the entire loop and a few side trails. | Mark Vejvoda |
The Blackwater Canyon Trail, located near the Blackwater River Crossing Recreation Site south of Prince George, BC, offers beautiful views of the Blackwater River with options for short out-and-back hikes (around 3-4 km) or longer loops (like the 11 km loop), connecting to the Alexander Mackenzie Trail network, featuring river access, sandbars, and some overgrown sections, requiring caution for mud/ice but improved with new boardwalks.
This area has now officially been designated a ‘section 56’ protected trail and is referenced as the West Road Heritage Trail system. This Trail system has many connection points but ultimately it connects the Blackwater Road to the Fraser River at the confluence of the West Road River (aka Blackwater river) with the Fraser River.
Difficulty level: Easy to Medium, depending on the routes taken
GPX track: here
Distance: 16.94 km
Duration: 4 hours 13 minutes
Elevation Gain: 273 m
Elevation Loss: 256 m
Elevation Max: 795 m
Elevation Min: 613 m
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