Andrew Knapman

Join Date: Nov 29, 2023

Location: Not Specified

Contribution Points: 150

Bulletins: 25
(6 points each)
Photos: 0
(2 points each)

Recent Contributions

Road is generally in good condition and most SUV's will be able to reach the rocky stretch at ~1,050m. Here there is a short (~300m) but aggressive st...

Andrew Knapman - Sep 16, 2025
OWL CREEK
101d

Owl Creek is in reasonable shape with quite a few small cross ditches in the latter half, and it's very steep in places. A part of me thinks an SUV wi...

Andrew Knapman - Aug 24, 2025

As others have said, the cross ditch/ruts at 550m will make this road impassable for most SUVs. Anything 4x4 with clearance will be okay, and after th...

Andrew Knapman - Jul 28, 2025
FM2
129d

As has been said, Ford Mountain FSR is the real problem. If you can get past that then this spur is easy, albeit a bit bushier. There's a couple of bo...

Andrew Knapman - Jul 28, 2025

I was pleasantly surprised at the condition of Hope Creek FSR. I had always assumed this was a rougher road that was heavily overgrown, but it's not. ...

Andrew Knapman - Jul 17, 2025

No downed trees anymore and road went fine to the cabin at roads end. Up to KM3 the road is quite straightforward, with broad cross ditches that are e...

Andrew Knapman - Jul 16, 2025
EM3000
163d

I only hiked this portion of the road after parking at the start. Massive cross ditches that simply weren't worth driving. There were a couple of giga...

Andrew Knapman - Jun 24, 2025
EM1120
163d

The boulder is still there and I'm not sure it is moveable without heavy machinery. It must weigh several tons. That being said, you CAN drive around ...

Andrew Knapman - Jun 24, 2025
S426
211d

No change since Jeff's report. Road is in great shape and now snow free to over 1,100m.

Andrew Knapman - May 04, 2025

Road is in great shape to the S426 junction, any SUV should be fine. We did accidentally drive beyond the junction and encountered a small rock slide....

Andrew Knapman - May 04, 2025

Road is generally in good condition, the only challenge are the few switchbacks at the start, which are a little steep and rocky. Any SUV will be fine...

Andrew Knapman - Apr 25, 2025

I guess by BC standards the road is in good condition, but it is HEAVILY potholed and in worse shape than I've seen before. Slow and tedious driving i...

Andrew Knapman - Mar 30, 2025

Bear Creek FSR was in good condition to the Mount McNair trailhead. Gate was open and road had been regraded. If anything this road is in better shape...

Andrew Knapman - Mar 30, 2025

The spur has plenty of cross ditches of varying sizes. All you need is good ground clearance. The road is never really steep or particularly rocky, no...

Andrew Knapman - Aug 31, 2024

This road was worse than I thought it would be, and whether you consider it heavily degraded or somewhat degraded is likely personal opinion based on ...

Andrew Knapman - Aug 15, 2024

Similar to Caro's report, the road has several waterbars of various depths. No issue at all in a Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, but an SUV with less clearan...

Andrew Knapman - Aug 09, 2024

This is known as the 10K Snowmobile Trail and is used for snowmobilers to access the 10K Recreation Hut in the winter. In the summer this is a driveab...

Andrew Knapman - Jun 13, 2024

Snowline at 1,000m. Road is very rough with 20+ deep cross ditches to that point. Definitely need high clearance and ideally 4x4. Drove a Jeep Cheroke...

Andrew Knapman - Mar 30, 2024

Road is now snow free. Heavily potholed but we saw a few 2WD's that made it up, though personally I would only bring an SUV on a road this rough. No c...

Andrew Knapman - Mar 24, 2024
FL1000
619d

Can confirm the road is still washed out at ~750m with nowhere to turn around. There did seem to be tire tracks in the snow beyond though, so perhaps ...

Andrew Knapman - Mar 24, 2024

The road was snow covered for us either way, but hiking up you could easily see the road has been severely washed out a short way up.

Andrew Knapman - Nov 29, 2023

We only drove the initial portion, a couple of hundred meters, but it was in good shape. This spur/bridge doesn't show on many maps at the time of wri...

Andrew Knapman - Nov 29, 2023

We drove to the bridge over Rutherford Creek around 17km in and it was all in great shape, though very icy at the time we went. I wasn't driving but I...

Andrew Knapman - Nov 29, 2023

Drove all the way to the Liumchen East 12000 spur just fine in a 4x4 with reasonable clearance (Jeep Cherokee). Lots of cross ditches but nothing huge...

Andrew Knapman - Nov 25, 2023

We only hiked it while covered with a thin snow layer. Saw no issues that would prevent driving up in terms of the road. No overgrowth, no significant...

Andrew Knapman - Nov 25, 2023