Join Date: Apr 23, 2024
Location: Crowsnest Pass
Contribution Points: 800
Good shape to the end that is plotted here (~11 km). after that all bridges, including the first one over the Carbondale River are OHV width
Greg Jones - Jul 29, 2024Good condition to 8.3 km. Gated at that point and no vehicular access beyond
Greg Jones - Oct 06, 20242wd to the York Creek Staging Area at 3.5 km. Rough 2wd from staging area to bridge at 5.5 km. HC 4x4 beyond
Greg Jones - Oct 20, 2024Road is gated just past the golf course entrance. Northback Mining owns the land beyond and has gated the road.
Greg Jones - Oct 21, 2024Butter smooth to Honeymoon Creek at ~15 km. Traditionally, this road is usually in decent condition to the dilapidated bridge over Slacker Creek at 22...
Greg Jones - Oct 05, 2024I drove a Tacoma to ~6 km (1800 m). Road has numerous new waterbars that have been created every ~100 m. They are deep and sharp and took some patienc...
Greg Jones - Sep 21, 2024From Corbin townsite, we drove a Subaru south to the washout at 10.5 km. If you have a HC 4x4 you can very carefully drive the heavily washed-out road...
Greg Jones - Sep 22, 2024You can open the gate at the start of this road (lock back up) and drive to the firebreak at 1.7 km. Some big mudholes and craters in the road should ...
Greg Jones - Sep 01, 2024We biked road to climb Peak 2690 (Darrah S2). Its rideable 50% of the way up, and 100% of the way down
Greg Jones - Aug 18, 2024Drove road to the end, decent condition for a Tacoma. Block and road layout ribbons indicates more logging may occur in this valley in the near future...
Greg Jones - Aug 17, 2024From Corbin, this road is in good shape to the Barnes Lake turnoff at 4.5 km. After that it deteriorates, but was in decent shape for us to get a Suba...
Greg Jones - Aug 18, 2024If you were able to limp a HC 4x4 up the Howell FSR, you may as well drive this road for ~1.5 km to the creek crossing. The culvert is still sitting t...
Greg Jones - Aug 03, 2024Road is managed by the province. Good shape from Blairmore to the Carbondale River
Greg Jones - Jul 29, 2024Road is driveable to just past East Crowsnest Creek. No access to Tent Mt (private property)
Greg Jones - Jul 29, 2024This is the trail up to the "Promised Land", also known as "7 Bridges Trail". Expect ATV traffic and 7 crossings of Ptolemy Creek (no bridges).
Greg Jones - Jul 29, 2024Road is rough 2wd to the camp at ~5 KM. Beyond that it is OHV/bike/walk use only with OHV width bridges etc
Greg Jones - May 15, 2023(From Steve Noel) Drove via the Leech FSR . A few washouts are starting, fine in a stock SUV for now but only a major storm away from being challengin...
Greg Jones - Jun 03, 2024In great shape to the landing, just ~200 m from the Silver Basin TH. The bushy nature of the road spoken of in guidebooks is nowhere to be found right...
Greg Jones - Aug 30, 2019This is the Alexander Creek FSR (it continues to its conclusion at the old well pad at 49.806399,-114.707570). Drove road to the end to climb Secord a...
Greg Jones - Oct 11, 2022Road is in good shape, albeit a bit rocky to about 1 KM before the end of the road (~8 km), and the Pedley Ridge/Pass trail. From there its probably ...
Greg Jones - Aug 09, 2021No brush at all like there has been in previous years, but still HC 4x4. Crosses 2 prominent rock slides, so it might be a good idea to have something...
Greg Jones - Sep 27, 2022Road is in ok shape to only ~2 km and the Mount Nelson trail/route. Impassable beyond this point.
Greg Jones - Oct 08, 2023This road was narrow and HC 4wd, but quite doable to White Boar Lake. At the 16 KM sign on the Meachen Creek FSR, take the left fork and drive the na...
Greg Jones - Oct 13, 2018Road was in ok shape to the very sketchy bridge at 14 km. There were make shift 2x4's and planks that folks had brought up to patch up the rotted brid...
Greg Jones - Oct 01, 2021I drove this road through to the Blackfoot FSR in 2016, but this video in 2021 suggests it is not driveable at what I believe is the 9 km mark.
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Drove this road to the big switchback at 13 km. Was a bit rough after it leaves the Wallinger FSR jct.
Greg Jones - Jul 19, 2022Road is driveable to the Marmalade FSR at ~10 km. No motorized traffic allowed beyond.
Greg Jones - Oct 16, 2023Road was in good condition to the Mount Fisher trail at 10 km, and then a bit rougher to the Mause Creek Trail at roads end.
Greg Jones - Oct 13, 2021Drove this road to the outfitters camp at 25 km. Road becomes very rough after that
Greg Jones - Oct 04, 2021Road was being roughed in by an excavator, and was very drivable (probably HC 4x4) to 1.5 KM. I actually parked a few KM away on the Collie Creek Road...
Greg Jones - Aug 17, 2019Road is drivable to the top by HC 4x4, and good for minivans as well apparently. Tight switchbacks, narrow in spots, and loose surface. Would be chall...
Greg Jones - Sep 19, 2022drove to the last switchback (at nearly 6000 ft) because we rode "Snow Mexican" trail. We did this in a Tacoma. This steep road system gets a lot of l...
Greg Jones - Jul 04, 2021Summit Trail Makers Society cleared the road of trees and some avy debris on route to doing some early season trail maintenance.
Greg Jones - Jun 30, 2021Drove to the BC Parks A-Frame at 26 KM in a Tacoma. Nothing too difficult, but a narrow road that you would not want to meet another vehicle going up....
Greg Jones - Sep 06, 2020Drove to Monica Meadows trailhead with no difficulties. Subaru and Sprinter van in parking lot as well. Couple of waterbars might be tricky for LC 2wd...
Greg Jones - Aug 04, 2020Good shape to end and the Diana Lake Trailhead. HC recommended for a couple spots,
Greg Jones - Sep 28, 2023Road was in typical shape to the end. It's pretty simple, if you have a 2wd, don't drive this road and park on the Allison Creek Road (lots of space)....
Greg Jones - Sep 12, 2023There are significant water trenches that run down the road right near the start that will keep all stock 4x4 out. We walked up to the pass amongst a ...
Greg Jones - Aug 28, 2021I drove this road to the top and rode my DH Bike down the committing Martha Creek DH Trail. Road was in good HC 4x4 shape
Greg Jones - Aug 04, 2020Drove this to do Keystone-Standard Basin. Was clear and good for Tacoma. Saw other LC 2wd vehicles high up the road
Greg Jones - Aug 07, 2019This is the Dry Creek FSR. Great shape to the gate. The Line Creek Mine starts at the end, as does the Dry Creek Trail.
Greg Jones - Sep 30, 2021Canfor has been busy in here, and the road is great.....until its not. There is a newer major road system (Forster North) at ~20 KM (33 KM sign post),...
Greg Jones - Aug 11, 2020Good shape to Lake of the Hanging Glacier trail at roads end. A few rough spots
Greg Jones - Aug 10, 2021Drove this road to it's logical end and the Harriet Lake Trail. Like many roads in the Grave Creek Valley, it has been brushed and improved, but you ...
Greg Jones - Jul 14, 2022Drove road to the turnoff for Grave Creek FSR (~6 km). Beyond this point the road runs into private property issues with the District of Sparwood.
Greg Jones - Aug 25, 2022I drove the road to the Harriet Lake spur at 10 KM. Recent logging and new road development/logging in the Grave Creek Valley made for easy 2wd travel...
Greg Jones - Aug 25, 2022This is the Soap Creek Trail, which is mainly a snowmobile trail to the Elk Mountaineers hut. The bridges are all snowmobile bridges. We biked this ro...
Greg Jones - Sep 15, 2022Road is designated as non motorized. There is a large gate just before the big bridge over the Wigwam River
Greg Jones - Apr 25, 2024This road was used for harvesting activities in 2022, but it does not connect to the Flathead River FSR anymore, as the bridge over "Squall Creek" (no...
Greg Jones - Jul 04, 2022The way the road is plotted here, you can drive to 2.2 km to a gate at the creek/bridge barring all access into the road systems into North Galbraith...
Greg Jones - Sep 25, 2022No motorized access, biked road to its end to climb "Outlook (2470)" and "Basin (2480)"
Greg Jones - Sep 20, 2022This is the Andy Good FSR. Large tank trap at 2 km. Road has some sizeable mud bogs.
Greg Jones - Sep 28, 2022You can drive to ~1 KM, and then the road has a mechanized vehicle closure. It has been washed out for almost a full KM at the 4-5KM mark. The old roa...
Greg Jones - Oct 04, 2021Decent condition to Elk Lakes PP. If Canfor is logging it is butter smooth, if they are not it is pot holed and a bit rough.
Greg Jones - Jul 20, 2023This is the Collie Creek FSR. The bridge over Collie Creek is in for the first time in 15 years, and the roads have been roughed in to HC 4x4 standard...
Greg Jones - Jul 17, 2019Drivable to the ~7 KM mark and the scramble route up Mt Gass. Closed to motorized traffic from Sep 1st to June 15th
Greg Jones - Jul 24, 2019This is the Chauncey Creek FSR. This road and the Todhunter FSR share the same start point. This road is in good shape for driving until it starts up ...
Greg Jones - Apr 24, 2024This is Ewin-Beehive FSR. Road has a seasonal closure, and is only open from June 16 to Aug 31.
Greg Jones - Apr 17, 2024This is Ewin-Branch H. No motorized access. You can bike 2 km and then the road is dug up. Climbed Peak 2850 from roads end
Greg Jones - Oct 13, 2021Road is called "Fenn Creek FSR". This road has the bridge over Bighorn Creek at the start pulled, and a large berm constructed to prevent mechanized t...
Greg Jones - Aug 24, 2023This is the North Galbraith FSR. We drove this road to 7 KM and found a locked gate and motorized closure sign at a bridge over an unnamed creek
Greg Jones - Sep 26, 2022Used this road to climb Peak 2850 (Ewin NW1). The bridge is out at 10 KM. We parked here (2wd) and continued on bikes to the next pulled bridge at ~11...
Greg Jones - Sep 23, 2022Right now I think you would need a modified HC 4x4 to get through the 1 KM bridge. I coaxed my stock Tacoma down and started to scrape bad. The 5 KM b...
Greg Jones - Jul 10, 2021Drove to 12.5 km at Sunkist Brook to climb Commerce. Road was in good shape.
Greg Jones - Jul 11, 2022This road is the "Upper Nettie FSR". This road was driveable to the end in a Subaru. Made an uncomfortable ascent if Langemarck from roads end.
Greg Jones - Jul 23, 2021This is the Wigwam FSR. We drove only ~800 m and parked at an awkward old pullout (next time I'd just park at the start). Past this spot, the road is ...
Greg Jones - May 23, 2023This road is called the "Windfall FSR". In the last year this road has changed from "Environmentally sensitive area, no mechanized vehicles allowed" t...
Greg Jones - Jul 23, 2022Drove a very uncomfortable 4.7 km in a stock Tacoma. Lots of pin striping and no real spot to turn around. Tough creek crossing at 4 km as well. Biked...
Greg Jones - Jul 04, 2023Road has a major tank trap dug at the start, and the bridge over Lodgepole Creek has been pulled. No motorized access
Greg Jones - Aug 23, 2023