Bluff Trail is part of a network of four hiking and walking trails exploring the northeast slope of Hudson Bay Mountain in the community of Smithers, BC, Canada. The trail system is one of the more popular hiking destinations in the Bulkley Valley region providing a good opportunity to view small wildlife, birds and the community of Smithers from alpine mountain slopes.

The Bluff Trail provides many alternate hiking routes along the way by connecting to other existing trails in the Hudson Bay Mountain system. Although some hikers prefer the loop route of the Bluff Trail arriving back at the same parking lot. Others connect to another existing trail on the mountain finishing their adventure at a different parking lot. (good idea to leave a car at both ends you would think). The trail system is well marked with blue signs with letters (indicating trail and road junctions).

At the base of the Hudson Bay Mountain, south of Smithers BC there are 4 major trailheads leading up the mountain - the Boyle, Simpson Gulch, Bluff and the Duthie Trailheads. Following the Bluff Trail hikers can plan a one-way adventure exploring 1 of the 3 routes connecting to the Duthie Trail. One way trail routes should take no more than 1-2 hours to complete.

There are 3 trails which make up the Bluff Trail system: the Bottom, Upper Bluff and Lower Bluff Trails. All are indirectly connected and eventually lead to the Duthie Trailhead or loop back to the Bluff parking lot. The trail explores the Northeast Slope Trail System on Hudson Bay Mountain and like all hikes requires good preparation and planning.

The Bottom Trail of the Bluff follows the base of the mountain trekking, through forests, to Junction T where you continue hiking underneath the bluff and eventually hooking into the trail again after taking a left at Junction R leading to the Duthie Trail. Here some hikers decide to veer right and loop back exploring the Lower Bluff or Upper Bluff trail returning to the Bluff parking lot.

The Lower Bluff and Upper Bluff hikes are steeper and further up the mountain. Both routes interconnect eventually leading to the 620 metre bluff viewpoint. From the scenic vantage point the trails lead down to the Duthie Trailhead or back to the Bluff Trailhead parking lot.

How to get to the Bluff Trail: From Highway 16 many of the main streets in Smithers will connect to Railway Ave at the base of Hudson Bay Mountain and the Bluff Trail parking lot. Preferred access route would be to turn south onto Toronto Street from Highway 16 . Continue down Toronto and take a right onto Railway Ave. At the end of the street turn left on Zobnick Rd, cross the railway tracks and take an immediate left leading to the Bluff Trailhead parking lot.