Road Bulletins

Gated at Blackwater Road, seems okay to travel by bicycle. Eastern half after summit subject to weather

Neil Hodgson - Aug 08, 2024
MAIN A
498d

Generally all good for 4wd

Neil Hodgson - Aug 08, 2024

Road deactivated at Mandalay creek, Passable with atv/bike

Neil Hodgson - Aug 08, 2024
MASTER A
498d

Active hauling

Neil Hodgson - Aug 08, 2024
MASTER B
498d

good surface

Neil Hodgson - Aug 08, 2024

Active logging, beware

Neil Hodgson - Aug 08, 2024

Lots of Texas Culverts

Neil Hodgson - Aug 08, 2024
AM # 7
498d

lightly used, but in great condition

Neil Hodgson - Aug 03, 2024

August 6 notice from Village of McBride says that the bridge at 2.1km is 0 load rated. No date known on when this might be addressed

Erik Jensen - Aug 06, 2024
EM1120
500d

Near to 80 heavy waterbars have been added recently from approximately 1k onward to the impasse. Some of the deeper water bars were challenging in a l...

Joe McKeen - Aug 05, 2024

Impasse has been filled, easily made it through with a stock 4runner and some momentum. Pin stripping gets bad near the top, if you care about this st...

Ryan Lynne - Aug 06, 2024
OWL CREEK
502d

The road is good to the Chain lakes trailhead. It is very steep in places so 4wd should be used. There are some new waterbars since last September so ...

Martin Ortmayr - Aug 03, 2024

2 notable washouts, first at ~4.5 km and 2nd maybe another km past. If you can make it past the first one you can probably make it past the second as ...

Alex Barth - Aug 03, 2024
BW12-1
503d

4WD will have no issue getting to end of the road. AWD should be fine with good driver - there was a Subaru outback at trailhead. Some steep, rocky se...

Amber Gilmore - Aug 02, 2024
DORAN MAIN
505d

[From Matt J] - Easy and smooth 4x4 to trailhead. Any seasoned mountain access driver could make it up here with 2wd. But 4x4 is nice as there are som...

SWBC Peak Baggers - Jul 30, 2024

Drove all the way to the top (1300m) in a stock 4runner didn't use 4-low until the last few switch backs. Great views of Pyroclastic Peak.

Changing...

Ryan Lynne - Jul 28, 2024

Drove all the way to the top (1300m) in a stock 4runner didn't use 4-low until the last few switch backs. Great views of Pyroclastic Peak.

Ryan Lynne - Jul 28, 2024

Medium sized water bars, lots of small plants growing in the centre. no real pinstriping though, and nothing most crossovers can't handle. road goes b...

Tareef Dedhar - Jul 28, 2024

Good expect for moderate water bars, some of which are off-angle meaning one might lift a tire, and one or two of which are slightly washed out, but s...

Tareef Dedhar - Jul 28, 2024

Road is in good condition, steep in places and has lots of drainage ditches. AWD or better recommended. A 2wd could make it but make sure you have a b...

Mike Barrass - Jul 26, 2024

Road is managed by the province. Good shape from Blairmore to the Carbondale River

Greg Jones - Jul 29, 2024

This 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, 2024

[From Lis M] - Quick condition update since there’s some decent info on the area. The road is in excellent conditions, any car can make it up there bu...

SWBC Peak Baggers - Jul 27, 2024
G-Main
508d

Bridge at 2km mark is reportedly back in and road is AWD condition up to Bierman Creek (~8km)

SWBC Peak Baggers - Jul 27, 2024

Road 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

Not a ton to add on top of Anton's nice report. The road is quite rough with TONS of alder. It is seriously bad, I really think this road will be lost...

Heath Anderson - Jul 26, 2024
WL2000
508d

Just drove past on Bench road. They were actively logging at the time and it was a mud pit, however no gate at either end was seen.

Heath Anderson - Feb 16, 2024
ARMY
508d

I drove this road in a BMW 3 series without issue. I particularly remember KM2.25 to 3.25 or the straight stretch being smooth as new pavement.

Heath Anderson - Feb 16, 2024
BENCH
508d

On this day I only drove from KM 0 to Foley Creek FSR or 2KM. The road is in good condition in this section with only some small potholes to dodge. As...

Heath Anderson - Jul 26, 2024
CC5000
508d

Presumably active logging up this spur. Foley Creek FSR was graded up to this point, and had a shut gate at the very beginning.

Heath Anderson - Jul 26, 2024