YALAKOM RIVER
Cascades Natural Resource District
Road Details
| Location | YALAKOM RIVER |
|---|---|
| Length | 54.31km |
| Condition |
| 0.0km to 10.9 km | Somewhat Degraded 26d ago |
| 10.9 km to 54.3 km | Somewhat Degraded 381d ago |
| Owner | District Manager Cascades (dcs) |
|---|---|
| Closures | No Posted Closures |
| Waypoints | Download GPX |
Road Description
No description.
Road Bulletins
Road is quite smooth and easy driving up to the 37.5 KM marker or so (basically right after the bridge where the standard approach up Yalakom Mountain originates). Only reason I'm calling it somewhat degraded is due to 5-8 (can't remember the exact number) areas where rockfall has come down onto the road. While any stock 4x4 with decent clearance could pass through without stopping, while a crossover SUV would likely need to stop and move a bunch of rocks to not scrape the undercarriage. No issues with Christine the land guardian at her checkpoint, she was very friendly and easy to talk to, she seemed most concerned with keeping tabs on who was coming and out of the area. And no time did she try to stop us from getting through. Yalakom Mountain was a fun hike. If you are planning on summitting Yalakom, please grab my InReach from the summit and return it to me (just message me on FB), which I accidentally left there. It should be either on or immediately beside the summit carin.
Only drove it for 8km before we found our spur road, but the 8km was in really good shape. Not sure what it's like further up. Hopefully some people go this year and do a road update.
Christine the land steward is happy the mine is finally shut down as of a year ago. So with no active mining or logging going on, the road is being littered with rock fall as shown in Sean's previous bulletin. If I knew how much rockfall there was I would have packed a large pry bar just incase I need to move a boulder that can't be moved by hand. All it takes is 1 to ruin the start of your day or even worse trying to get home. We parked just after the bridge around 37km for an ascent of Yalakom Mountain.
Drove as far as KM35.75. Road is in good shape for the most part except it crosses many many areas exposed to rockfall & landslides from above. The road was never steep so even an SUV with decent tires can make it, might just need to move more rocks out of the way. Air down & drive slow across the rock slide areas, the rock is sharp shale.
Be sure to take the time to stop & chat with Christine who is the First Nations land steward, she is a lovely lady & can explain the history of the area.
Be sure to take the time to stop & chat with Christine who is the First Nations land steward, she is a lovely lady & can explain the history of the area.
