10 miles
Distance
3,495 ft
Climb
-1,612 ft
Descent
1 miles
High Point

There is no designated campsite this night. You are allowed to camp in the backcountry but please respect the environment and practice no impact camping. Pack out what you pack in.

This is the second day of the Backcountry Adventure South Chilcotin trip. After waking up at Hummingbird Lake, make your way to the north end of Spruce Lake to pick up your additional gear (if you decided to do a gear drop). Enjoy the lake and let the heat of the day burn off before making your way up High Trail. Find somewhere to setup camp just below the alpine and Windy Pass.

Windy Pass is a spectacular place to take in the sunset, so if you have extra energy, make your way up to the viewpoint after setting up camp!

Expect this route to take 4-6 hours given how much time is spent at Spruce Lake and hiking your bike up some STEEP sections of High Trail.

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  • Riding area
    Bridge River Valley
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Route Type
    Point to Point
  • Bikepacking
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Bike type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Physical rating
    Moderate
More Stats for Backcountry Adventure - Chilcotins Day 2 mountain bike route
  • Altitude change
    1,883 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,747 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,954 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,836 ft
  • Grade
    3.519%
  • Grade max
    -40.858%
  • Grade min
    40.175%
  • Distance climb
    6 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,355 ft
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      Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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      Lower Grasslands Trail
      Aug 20, 2018 @ 3:59pm
      Aug 20, 2018
      		Trail is great. There is a second turn off past the camp, make sure you take the left fork or you will end up at the bottom of the Spruce Lake Trail and you will have to hike-a-bike back up to camp. reporter
      Spruce Lake West Trail
      Aug 20, 2018 @ 3:57pm
      Aug 20, 2018
      		Trail was great. There was a rope tied across a tree at head height. This trail is on private property so maybe people aren't welcome. We turned around. reporter
      Mid Gun Creek Trail (Deer to Spruce)
      Aug 14, 2018 @ 10:15pm
      Aug 14, 2018
      		beautiful
      High Trail
      Aug 5, 2018 @ 3:36pm
      Aug 5, 2018
      		Recent rains made for perfect dirt on Aug 4
      Spruce Lake Main
      Jul 9, 2018 @ 3:44pm
      Jul 9, 2018
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