2.0 miles
Distance
1,723 ft
Climb
-11 ft
Descent
01:35:01
Avg time

Lizard Lake Details

  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Island Lake
    Fernie, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #4905 in Hiking [+]
    • #73129 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Hiking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running

Lizard Lake Trail is a wilderness trail that climbs from Cedar Valley Road though old growth cedar forest to a very small tarn lake at treeline.

The trail climbs steeply through old growth cedar and alder jungle for 2.4 km and ends in the open alpine at Lizard Lake. The trail can be quite overgrown.

From Lizard Lake you can follow a faint trail and hike to the pass (1,880m) that looks down into the Sand Creek.

Safety note: You are in bear country, so bear spray is advised.

Access Info

Drive out of Fernie heading South (Cranbrook direction) for 3km to Mt Fernie Provincial Park. Turn right in to the park and head up the Island Lake Road for 2.5km from the highway. You will come to a wooden arch announcing Island Lake property, with a large parking lot on the left. Park in there and then look for the Rail Trail signs on the left of the parking lot.

Follow the Rail Trail for the first 400 metres and then turn left onto an old logging road across Lizard Creek (no bridge). Take the right fork after crossing Lizard Creek and follow this old road to the start of the Lizard Lake Trail , about 1 km from the parking lot.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Lizard Lake hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1,712 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,443 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,156 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,444 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,157 ft
  • Grade
    16.4%
  • Grade max
    -12.9%
  • Grade min
    93.3%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    335 ft
  • Distance flat
    282 ft
  • Avg time
    01:35:01
  • Avg reverse time
    01:19:02
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on Aug 13, 2023
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      Lizard Lake Trail Reports

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      Aug 13, 2023 @ 6:07am
      Aug 13, 2023
      		 Upper part of trail was brushcut August 10 and deadfall was removed.
      Aug 3, 2023 @ 7:36am
      Aug 3, 2023
      		 Somewhat overgrown for a few hundred meters near the top. Watch out for the nettles as well. Trail exits forest into a beautiful bowl with small...
      Sep 17, 2022 @ 10:30am
      Sep 17, 2022
      		 Nicely brushed and not overgrown. The rain made the trail nice and tacky. However there are several trees to go over and under. The branches...
      Sep 11, 2021 @ 12:54pm
      Sep 11, 2021
      		 Few overgrown sections
      Aug 26, 2020 @ 10:45pm
      Aug 26, 2020
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