| Seymour
Ridge Trail is part of a massive trail network
exploring the lower slopes of a very popular local recreation
mountain found just west of the community of Smithers, British
Columbia, Canada called Hudson Bay
Mountain. Within the alpine forest boundaries on the south
facing slopes of the mountain is a park called the Smithers Community
Forest.
The Smithers Community
Forest extends over 4, 620 hectares and explores many different
types of eco systems thriving in the region. The trails crisscross
and connect providing many opportunities for various types of
views of the Bulkley Valley.
The Seymour Ridge Trail is one of the many trails
in the area. The hiking trail is a small series of switchbacks
leading to a ridge called the Bald Spot Lookout at 750 metres
in elevation. The duration of the hike to the viewpoint is about
an hour each way.
The route takes all explorers up a mountain so
you should expect some uphill hiking. It is not hard hike, but
it is not a real easy hike either. make sure to pack some water,
wear some good hiking boots and bring a real good camera on this
hike.
The Seymour Ridge Trail is a, sometimes muddy hike,
leading to views of Seymour and Bigelow Lakes and the surrounding
lower Bulkley Valley. The region is totally covered in trails
used heavily by hikers in the summer and and xc skiers in the
winter. Some of the trails in the vicinity of the Seymour Ridge
route are Dahlie Creek Connector, Waterfall and Goldeneye Trails.
The Seymour Lake Trail and the rest of the trails
in the Smithers Community Forest is a fantastic opportunity for
the public to see how recreation, timber and wildlife values of
a forest are managed together by a community.
In the winter, it is not uncommon to see sledders
sliding down the nearby hills or people skating on the frozen
surface of Seymour Lake.
Contact information for
the local Smithers, BC accommodations, tours, guides, golf
courses, attractions, eco activities, artists, transportation
companies, realtors, etc. are posted under the links listed
to your right. =) |
How to
get to the
Seymour Lake Trail: From Highway 16 many of the
main streets in Smithers will connect to Railway Ave south of
Smithers. From Railway Avenue follow the Ski Smithers signs up
the mountain while traveling on the Hudson Bay Mountain Road.
Continue up the mountain for 10 minutes and on your left is Seymour
Lake and on your right will be a big yellow billboard map sign
with Seymour Lake Trailhead on it.
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