JESMOND LOOKOUT
100 Mile House Natural Resource District
Distance
13.19 km
Last Road Report
Jun 23, 2026
Closures
No Posted Closures
Location
JESMOND LOOKOUT
Permit Holder
District Manager 100 Mile House
Waypoints
Distance
13.19 km
Avg. Gradient
0%
Ascent
0m
Descent
0m
Last Road Report
Jun 23, 2026
Closures
No Posted Closures
Location
JESMOND LOOKOUT
Permit Holder
District Manager 100 Mile House
Waypoints
Conditions
Start to 13.2 km
Somewhat Degraded
10d ago
Description
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Road Bulletins
This road needs to be split into 2 sections:
Segment 1: 0-7.5km
Segment 2: 7.5km -13km a.k.a the actual climb to Jesmond Lookout
I drove both segments, 1 was easy as hell, I would suggest taking big bar road and loop down to the west and come back up to start at 7.5km (this is a high speed road 70-80kph easily done. Instead of going from 0 - 7.5km as it is slow going.
2 will REQUIRE 4L. The final 3rd last hairpin to the very top is the only possible sketch corner (sketched me out) as it is a left turn and gets you at the most tilt on this entire road.
Did it in a xterra with +sized tires, and a 2" shackle lift.
I bet you can do this in a subaru forester type deal with good all terrain tires. We ran into one guy who got his motorbike up there no problems (he said he bailed once). If you can drive all the way it is very much worth it.
Segment 1: 0-7.5km
Segment 2: 7.5km -13km a.k.a the actual climb to Jesmond Lookout
I drove both segments, 1 was easy as hell, I would suggest taking big bar road and loop down to the west and come back up to start at 7.5km (this is a high speed road 70-80kph easily done. Instead of going from 0 - 7.5km as it is slow going.
2 will REQUIRE 4L. The final 3rd last hairpin to the very top is the only possible sketch corner (sketched me out) as it is a left turn and gets you at the most tilt on this entire road.
Did it in a xterra with +sized tires, and a 2" shackle lift.
I bet you can do this in a subaru forester type deal with good all terrain tires. We ran into one guy who got his motorbike up there no problems (he said he bailed once). If you can drive all the way it is very much worth it.
(As a note, I think this road should be split up in two sections from the main road up. 0-7.5k, and then reset at 0 going up the mountain) I did not pass, stopped at 7km mark due to what looked like a deep muddy puddle. There were a few braids(bypasses) for some other deep unknown depth mud puddles all the way up. The trail when wet would be very soft. There’s a decent rut right at 0-0.5k from someone who went up when it was wet. I choose to turn around and try the other way to be safe. Going up the mountain was a bit more than expected, HC 4x4 with 4low recommended, coming down is steep.
Drove to the parking area at 1,900m just before the lookout. Road covered in ~4" of snow after this. This road is narrow & steep the whole way up with few pullouts & some medium sized waterbars. The hardest parts were the last major switchback & a rocky section just before the end. Last good spot to park before this was at the top of Stairway to Heaven MTB trail (second last big switchback).
We came up from the south joining this road at KM7.5, on descent we went north, the road had several muddy deep rutted sections from KM7.5-KM0. Was glad we were driving down this way & not up as this would've been more challenging & easy to get stuck.
We came up from the south joining this road at KM7.5, on descent we went north, the road had several muddy deep rutted sections from KM7.5-KM0. Was glad we were driving down this way & not up as this would've been more challenging & easy to get stuck.
[From Aednik Klay] - Road is snow free and driveable to the end. ATV recommended for last few kilometers as the road is narrow and degraded at this section.
See: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4wdabc/permalink/10160111459086009/
See: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4wdabc/permalink/10160111459086009/