Steven Noel

Status: Maintainer

Join Date: Apr 27, 2024

Location: Not Specified

Contribution Points: 788

Bulletins: 130
(6 points each)
Photos: 4
(2 points each)

Recent Contributions

Good condition to the Mt Stevens/Teepee Mt trailhead. Gated and signed no motorized vehicles beyond.

Steven Noel - Sep 29, 2025
CP337
63d

Easy going, a few rocks.

Steven Noel - Sep 29, 2025
CP337
63d

Easy going, a few rocks.

Steven Noel - Sep 29, 2025

Easy going, a few rocks.

Steven Noel - Sep 29, 2025
DN-100
93d

All bridges out. Worth bringing a bike up for the way down but expect some walking.

Steven Noel - Jul 25, 2025

A bit rough with some wet and rutted spots in its upper sections.

Steven Noel - Jul 25, 2025

Decommissioned with large berms constructed. Open to OHV traffic, fine for biking.

Steven Noel - Jul 25, 2025

Active logging near km 12, but the road has been well maintained from the Bull River side. A bit rougher with some ruts going down towards Hosmer.

Steven Noel - Aug 31, 2025

Some pretty nasty potholes in the upper sections, and one area where water has flowed down the road (currently no flow) but could be driven in almost ...

Steven Noel - Aug 31, 2025
CRO0001-3
93d

A bit rough, but easier than the ford to access it.

Steven Noel - Aug 29, 2025
SEC 7
93d

Good shape, with one rocky ford (dry in late August, somewhat steep entry/exits). 2WD may struggle here.

Steven Noel - Aug 29, 2025

Good shape. Bypasses the washouts and missing bridge on the Old Cross.

Steven Noel - Aug 29, 2025

Of note, km 18-21 now signed as Old Cross FSR, with the main Cross being on the north side of the river. Bridge appears to be out at km 21.5, with a m...

Steven Noel - Aug 29, 2025

Good shape. Signage at the mine entry indicates permission is needed to cross the mine property to access the upper reaches of the Mitchell FSR. Not s...

Steven Noel - Aug 29, 2025

Some rocky sections early on, then a major washout that would require a rock-crawling rig (or a quad) at ~6.

Steven Noel - Aug 29, 2025
3068-1
93d

A bit rocky and rough but fine with modest clearance. This appears to be the upper (newer?) trailhead for Ralph Lake.

Steven Noel - Aug 27, 2025

Narrow and pin-stripey to the clearing at 0.5. Nothing resembling a road beyond that. This seems to be the lower trailhead for Ralph Lake.

Steven Noel - Aug 27, 2025

Good shape to a modest washout around 15.5 that requires some clearance, then generally good with the occasional rocky or waterbarred section. The bri...

Steven Noel - Aug 27, 2025

Good shape, a bit rocky.

Steven Noel - Aug 30, 2025
3203-1
93d

Good shape, a bit steep in the switchbacks.

Steven Noel - Aug 30, 2025

After the fork at 0.5km, the road is grass covered but surprisingly very smooth and easy going. Bridge is out at km3.

Steven Noel - Aug 30, 2025

A few rough and rocky hairpins but otherwise mostly good. Stopped at the upper Queen Mary Lake trailhead. Doesn't look like the road is maintained bey...

Steven Noel - Aug 29, 2025

Good shape, adequate for people to bring their horse trailers to the lower of the two trailheads to Queen Mary Lake.

Steven Noel - Aug 29, 2025
NOR0001-5
93d

There are about 600m (coming from the north) that are little more than a quad trail, quite heavily grown with alders. Considered trying to do a bunch ...

Steven Noel - Aug 29, 2025
SEC 8
93d

Some waterbars.

Steven Noel - Aug 28, 2025

Some waterbars, willows.

Steven Noel - Aug 29, 2025
SEC 1
93d

Good shape at the bottom, a few waterbars higher up that benefit from some clearance.

Steven Noel - Aug 27, 2025

Fast travels up to km ~35 and the junction with the Palliser, more potholes but still 2WD passable to near its end (didn't attempt the last ~1.5km).

Steven Noel - Aug 28, 2025

Easy going, 2wd.

Steven Noel - Aug 31, 2025

Mostly in good shape, but deep ruts in sand/silt around Fenwick Creek and towards its junction with the Palliser. Easy enough going with moderate clea...

Steven Noel - Aug 26, 2025

A bit rutted in the middle sections, some clearance advisable. Good (but lots of potholes) on either end.

Steven Noel - Aug 26, 2025

Good shape, pretty busy downhill of Whiteswan, even more so up to Lussier. Lots of folks with no radios.

Steven Noel - Aug 26, 2025
SEC18
93d

Easy shape, some potholes.

Steven Noel - Aug 26, 2025
SEC17
93d

Easy shape, some potholes.

Steven Noel - Aug 26, 2025
CAMP 14
93d

Easy shape, some potholes.

Steven Noel - Aug 26, 2025
CAMP 14
93d

Easy shape, some potholes.

Steven Noel - Aug 26, 2025
SEC04
93d

Easy shape, some potholes.

Steven Noel - Aug 26, 2025

Major washout rendering it impassable on a side-by-side at 2km.

Steven Noel - Jul 04, 2023

Good shape to km 42. Uncertain beyond.

Steven Noel - Aug 18, 2025

Good shape to ~km 1.5 then a locked gate marked private property/no tresspassing.

Steven Noel - Aug 18, 2025

Good shape as part of the Beaverfoot connector. Unsure how it fairs on its upper branches.

Steven Noel - Aug 18, 2025

Good shape, active maintenance.

Steven Noel - Aug 18, 2025

Good shape to the bridge over Moose Creek. Moose Creek approaches have been improved sine 2023 so perhaps they logged up there recently. Ditches have ...

Steven Noel - Aug 18, 2025

Decent shape, some water bars. One section around km3 is threatening to erode down the slope. Quite aldery looking after the junction at ~3.75, but wo...

Steven Noel - Aug 18, 2025

Usual fast shape to Bush Harbour (km 43) then narrower but still good to the Sullivan junction (61.5). At ~km 63, shortly before the Valancienne River...

Steven Noel - Aug 18, 2025

Good shape (pot holes) to the first major creek where a large debris has covered the road. Would likely be challenging without high-clearance 4WD. Jus...

Steven Noel - Aug 18, 2025

Good shape for the short ways we drove it. Bridge is in.

Steven Noel - Aug 22, 2025

Appears more like a quad track after the first junction.

Steven Noel - Aug 22, 2025

Generally good shape, getting a little rougher towards the end of our travel. Stopped at the branch that has been used to access Iconoclast Mt.

Steven Noel - Aug 22, 2025
PALMER-2.8
101d

Drove with some waterbars and significant bushes in the road to the main hairpin which I did not attempt. Looked similar above.

Steven Noel - Aug 21, 2025

Good shape with a few rocky spots and small waterbars to the last Y-junction, then an easy walk or challenging drive to what I believe is the start of...

Steven Noel - Aug 21, 2025
SMITH CR
101d

Did not attempt but looked more like a quad trail with alders encroaching heavily from both sides.

Steven Noel - Aug 21, 2025
SWAN BR B
101d

A little rough but drivable to the Fairy Meadows (Bill Putnam) hut trailhead.

Steven Noel - Aug 21, 2025
SWAN CR
101d

A little rough in spots, fine with an AWD SUV.

Steven Noel - Aug 21, 2025

Decommissioned, torn up.

Steven Noel - Aug 21, 2025

Good condition to km ~km 64 then it appears to have been decommissioned and ripped up by a dozer hook.

Steven Noel - Aug 21, 2025

Generally good shape to its end at the lodge, a few potholes and small rocky sections. Active military training operation ongoing when we were there b...

Steven Noel - Aug 21, 2025

Good condition to the logging landing, pretty marginal looking beyond.

Steven Noel - Aug 20, 2025

Went a small ways. Some new growth scratching the undersides.

Steven Noel - Aug 20, 2025

Generally good shape but getting brushy between the wheel tracks and a few modest waterbars in the upper sections.

Steven Noel - Aug 20, 2025

Generally good shape, with some muddy spots and ruts in the active cutblocks around km 10 (road numbers start from the bridge over the Sullivan River)...

Steven Noel - Aug 20, 2025

In excellent shape except for a few small ruts that can be avoided. Bridge over Caribou Creek has been replaced. Active road maintenance occurring due...

Steven Noel - Aug 20, 2025

The km 6.3 washout has been cleaned up some but still presents a rocky ford. From there easy travel to the major washout at km 11.5.

Steven Noel - Aug 19, 2025

Labelled the Glacier FSR, presumably due to its great views of parts of the Columbia Icefield. Surprisingly good travel to the upper recent cutblocks....

Steven Noel - Aug 19, 2025

Good shape to its end in a logging landing.

Steven Noel - Aug 19, 2025

Drove the road marked drainage here. Road was starting to deteriorate here but looked drivable farther if you wanted (4WD) or an easy hike or bike. Th...

Steven Noel - Aug 18, 2025

As it was in July, though some evidence of recent clearing of debris. Perhaps plans for a new cut block up here?

Steven Noel - Aug 19, 2025

Good shape to the recent (2023) cutblock. Nothing worth driving beyond that--hiked the road until it died in alders then bushwhacked to gain the Alexa...

Steven Noel - Jul 01, 2025

Rocky along the canyon section (km 4-6) requiring some clearance and moving rocks. This section of the road will fall into the canyon below one of the...

Steven Noel - Jul 01, 2025

Got dropped by boat at the head of the Wood Arm then walked the road which looks very 2WD passable to its end in fresh cut blocks. Flagging at the end...

Steven Noel - Apr 24, 2025

Easy 2WD condition to the cutblock at ~km 11.25. Looked more overgrown past there but did not attempt.

Steven Noel - Jun 09, 2025
SEC.02
165d

Road has been torn up and rehabilitated. Not even worth biking, but easy walking.

Steven Noel - Jun 07, 2025
SEC.01
165d

Road has been torn up and rehabilitated. Not even worth biking, but easy walking.

Steven Noel - Jun 07, 2025

This is signed as the Airport FSR. Easy 2WD conditions to the airstrip where we left cars and scrambled Langemarck and Nettie.

Steven Noel - Jun 07, 2025
CP205
165d

Gated at its junction with the Kishinena. This is now the main/most recently active branch of the Elder Creek FSR. Biked to the bridge at ~km 4.5 whe...

Steven Noel - Jun 08, 2025

Some rough spots requiring moderate clearance to the Elk FSR turnoff at 11km.

Steven Noel - Jul 04, 2023

Good condition to km18 where we turned onto the Cross-Mitchell. Cannot comment above.

Steven Noel - Jul 15, 2023

Pretty easy going to km8 where I turned left. A few rocky spots, and one or two modest waterbars

Steven Noel - Jul 15, 2024
Yahk Main
185d

Good condition to 10km only--turned onto the Teepee FSR there and cannot comment on conditions further south.

Steven Noel - Sep 25, 2022
RD 100.000
185d

Walked the road to the end after getting dropped off by boat at the head of the Wood Arm, before skiing up the Wood River and eventually to the Columb...

Steven Noel - Apr 23, 2025

Mountain biked the road, carrying bikes over ~10 major washouts on the W aspect of Arras Mt. Someone had seemingly made it up with a quad not long bef...

Steven Noel - Jul 24, 2023
RD 100.510
185d

Getting grown in. Pushed a mountain bike through sections.

Steven Noel - Jul 08, 2024
RD 100.500
185d

Easy going to the 1.75km junction where we swung a left.

Steven Noel - Jul 08, 2024

Decent shape overall with some muddy spots. Gets narrow and rougher in the last few km to the old border crossing.

Steven Noel - Aug 10, 2024

Smooth sailing to ~km 9 and the turnoff to the Frozen FSR.

Steven Noel - Aug 11, 2024

Bridge is severely burned at 38.75, blocking all motorized traffic except maybe a bold dirtbike from making it to the northeast side.

Steven Noel - May 21, 2025

Good condition lower down. Road becomes increasingly grown in with overhanging alders in upper section, expect paint damage. Turned around at an unbri...

Steven Noel - May 14, 2023

Drove to ~km 37. Previously noted washout is at km 30.5km rather than km33. Beyond the washout (crossed in a stock AWD SUV with some difficulty) the r...

Steven Noel - Aug 11, 2024

Designated non-motorized from the junction.

Steven Noel - Aug 19, 2024

Designated non-motorized from the junction. Bridge is missing over Kishinena Creek.

Steven Noel - Aug 19, 2024

Hiked up this road from the Kishinena. Could maybe push a vehicle over the initial barricade at the junction, but the road quickly deteriorates to a w...

Steven Noel - Aug 19, 2024

Didn't travel this one, but the bridge out on the Kishinena blocks your access to it. Looked okay from the junction.

Steven Noel - May 21, 2025

Hiked down this road with a chainsaw and cleared ~1500 logs to make it mountain bike passable.

Steven Noel - May 21, 2025

Hiked down this ancient road with a chainsaw to make it mountain bike passable.

Steven Noel - May 24, 2025

Hike the road from km 3-5. Extensive blowdown. Cannot comment above or below those kms, but suspect the same.

Steven Noel - Oct 31, 2021

Good condition to km 4.5. Cannot comment above.

Steven Noel - Jul 02, 2024

Road remains in about the same condition as Greg Jones reported. Easy going with moderate clearance to the removed bridge, which is signed ATVs only b...

Steven Noel - Sep 28, 2024

Of note, this road might benefit from subdividing into segments as its conditions (and name) varies considerably. Most access comes via the Lodgepole/...

Steven Noel - Aug 12, 2024

Drove east to west from the Upper Flathead. Initial crossing of Squall Creek required a modest ford with a fairly steep but short exit on the west sid...

Steven Noel - Aug 12, 2024

A couple modest rougher spots but most any vehicle could make it to Frozen Lake.

Steven Noel - Aug 11, 2024

Drove to near road end (~km 9) in a stock AWD SUV. Bridge over Commerce Creek at ~km 1 is removed and required a modest ford that might be trickier in...

Steven Noel - Aug 12, 2024

Good shape, fast travel. Of note, after the junction with the McLatchie FSR (km ~26.5) the name changes to Harvey FSR,

Steven Noel - Aug 12, 2024
RD 100.110
506d

Sections of substantial road-wide alders.

Steven Noel - Jul 08, 2024
RD 100.111
506d

Mean alders. Hard going on foot.

Steven Noel - Jul 02, 2024
RD 100.111
506d

Need a dozer to get through the 20' alders. Less than 500m an hour on foot.

Steven Noel - Jul 08, 2024

Mountain biked the road after canoeing across to km23.5. Active use and freshly graded. One modest ford.

Steven Noel - Jul 08, 2024

Launched a canoe from road's end. The last few hundred meters get rougher and look like they could be pretty soft if it was wet.

Steven Noel - Jul 02, 2024
REDROCK
506d

Road is in good condition, but some of the surface rocks are sharp--we got a flat.

Steven Noel - Jul 02, 2024
A19042CP30
506d

First km was good to where I parked. Walked the next 700m or so which is increasingly grown in and has some rocky debris that would benefit from clear...

Steven Noel - Jul 15, 2024

Drove the road to its end at the large drill site visible from satellite in a pair of stock SUVs. The reported slope failure at the start appears to ...

Steven Noel - Jun 24, 2024

Took this road to its junction with a south trending spur. Easy travel conditions—2wd friendly for the section I drove.

Steven Noel - Jun 02, 2024

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 challenging.

Steven Noel - Jun 02, 2024

Good shape to the 1700m landing in a stock SUV via the Fir FSR (not digitized). A ton of spurs on these slopes so satellite imagery is helpful in gett...

Steven Noel - Jun 02, 2024

Road is in good shape EXCEPT for the bridge being removed at 100.5km. Road is foot access only with a challenging ford from there--may be impassable i...

Steven Noel - Aug 31, 2022

Parked near road terminus, a few water bars that benefit from moderate clearance.

Steven Noel - Aug 06, 2022

Good shape, a few small water bars.

Steven Noel - Aug 06, 2022

Good shape, a few small water bars. Probably 2WD passable.

Steven Noel - Aug 06, 2022

Drove the road easily in 2WD to ~44km and turned onto the North White Swan FSR. Have previously (Aug 2019) connected the whole length to the Bull Rive...

Steven Noel - Jul 04, 2023

Good condition lower down. Disuse becomes more apparent higher up until we turned around at a moderate washout around km 33.

Steven Noel - May 14, 2023

Hiked the road over extensive blowdowns and marshes--maybe suitable for a mountain bike.

Steven Noel - Oct 31, 2021

Descended after coming up the Moyie FSR over the pass. Mostly good shape with a few potholes to dodge.

Steven Noel - Oct 08, 2022

Good condition lower down, gets rougher as you get closer to height of land in the 23-36km range. Managed in a stock Forester with slow driving and mo...

Steven Noel - Oct 08, 2023

Good shape, a few potholes.

Steven Noel - Sep 25, 2022

Easy driving, a few potholes--well maintained.

Steven Noel - Jul 15, 2023

Managed in 2WD low clearance to parking at ~4.5km. Bridge decking is deteriorating and a few small water bars are present. Walked the last 1km to 5.5k...

Steven Noel - Jul 14, 2023

Road rehabilitated and closed in the early 2000s with several key bridges removed preventing even foot access up the valley. Gated and grown in as of ...

Steven Noel - Sep 12, 2023

Fair condition (some rutted and muddy spots, recent logging) to ~km 7 and the termination of the active road at waters edge. Road turning and heading ...

Steven Noel - Sep 12, 2023

Relatively recent logging, some muddy and rutted spots. Passable in most vehicles with moderate clearance.

Steven Noel - Sep 12, 2023

Generally good condition (some potholes etc) except for the recent removal of a culvert over Caribou Creek (~km 40) requiring a modest ford in Septemb...

Steven Noel - Sep 12, 2023

Good condition to the major washout at ~11.5km. Major washouts at 11.5 and beyond render it impassable beyond this point, we continued by mountain bik...

Steven Noel - Jul 24, 2023