Road Bulletins

I drove as far as the Eaton Lake trailhead or KM16.5. The first 3KM of this road is actually paved and probably the worst part of the road. Some serio...

Heath Anderson - Sep 28, 2024

I drove as far as 5KM or the upper parking lot. Up to here its easily driven in any low clearance 2wd vehicle. There is the odd cluster of potholes an...

Heath Anderson - Sep 27, 2024

Decent condition and easily passable

Sven Freitag - Sep 28, 2024

There are signs at the south end saying the road is deactivated. Drove the southern end for the first time during the snow free season. First couple o...

Sven Freitag - Sep 28, 2024

South and centre sections used to be overgrown and impassable, but brush was cleared this year. Road surface of centre section still rough, but was ab...

Sven Freitag - Sep 29, 2024

Major road that seems well maintained, had a few soft spots along the way.

Sven Freitag - Sep 29, 2024

Good condition

Sven Freitag - Sep 28, 2024

Potholes, but don't really need high clearance until just after 10.5 km. There's a cross ditch to reach the gate. I didn't attempt. Will require high ...

Gavin Siu - Sep 29, 2024
DEPOT
495d

Several washouts and cross ditches starting at 1.5 km will require high clearance. I probably should have turned back, but I wanted to see the boundar...

Gavin Siu - Sep 29, 2024

Description only for section west of 12km intersection.
From the Gorman Bros cutblock eastbound to 12km, road has innumerable waterbars and tank trap...

Tim K - Sep 20, 2024

Traveled southbound. Road ends just north of 4km.

Tim K - Sep 19, 2024
SKUHUN
497d

Traveled eastbound. Mixed good to degraded conditions until around 9km where a fresh and wide road was recently built. Lots of earthworks involved and...

Tim K - Sep 19, 2024

Traveled eastbound. Starts as a rough doubletrack that weaves its way through cattle country. Plenty of ruts and cattle guards. Starts to open up and ...

Tim K - Sep 19, 2024

Travelled eastbound. Well-defined ATV trail. At approx 1.6km, stay right to avoid private property.
At approx 1.7km (1286m) trail becomes very steep...

Tim K - Sep 20, 2024
RENATA
497d

Traveled northbound from 23km. Great condition, great views.

Tim K - Sep 21, 2024

Maintained road, currently seems to be a number of commercial trucks up and down this area so radio monitoring is recommended.

Paul Lezica - Sep 24, 2024

No issues with 2WD

Paul Lezica - Sep 24, 2024

ATV trail that crosses the Siwash Creek (marked as Bridge Out). Creek is shallow and crossing is at grade (no embankments). Trail is fairly rough in m...

Tim K - Sep 20, 2024

Road is cleared as it is used as a snowmobile track during winter but does have some rougher spots, but an average 4WD vehicle should make it to the s...

Paul Lezica - Sep 24, 2024

Small road but no issues in 2WD

Paul Lezica - Sep 24, 2024

As good as it gets. Open and well graded.

Tim K - Sep 20, 2024

In excellent shape up to the turnoff for the Hell Creek jade mine road. Likely doable in any crossover SUV.

Andrew Enns - Sep 20, 2024

The very beginning of the road where it branches off Route 40 is a bit rough due to constant rockfall from above, but the rest of the road is in surpr...

Andrew Enns - Sep 20, 2024

There's a somewhat deep and very short and gnarly waterbar right where the road takes off from Slim Creek FSR. For the next 3 kilometers are numerous...

Andrew Enns - Sep 21, 2024

Passable with 2WD.

Also, Upper McPhail actually turns into the snowmobile trail (you will pass the snowmobile cabin) and does go right to the top ...

Paul Lezica - Sep 24, 2024

Lots of water bars, requires ATV or serious 4WD

Sven Freitag - Aug 08, 2020
KLUSKUS
499d

Well maintained to at least km 146, but there is washboard and lots of loose gravel

Sven Freitag - Sep 14, 2024

First 6 km were in good condition

Sven Freitag - Sep 15, 2024
NE2100
499d

I only walked this road. Seems like it could possibly be driven, the road base was in decent shape but thick with alder, no room to turn around either...

Heath Anderson - Sep 24, 2024

This road is kinda rough, but nothing to stop a crossover type vehicle up to the Slesse memorial trailhead. The first KM or 2 is smooth, put pothole r...

Heath Anderson - Sep 24, 2024