That seemed to be a perfect plan for a 2 day trip.
Marble mountain hike bc.
The trail is well maintained perfect for running and hiking.
Marble bay park this park is located in the meade creek area.
Cross country skiing about 10 minutes from marble mountain resort is one of the best cross country ski facilities in canada.
Located near the end of marble bay road you ll see a gravel parking lot on your right hand side along with a sign giving information on the hike.
Every year california bighorn sheep migrate between alpine areas in the marble range and steep cliffs of the fraser river canyon in edge hills provincial park.
The approximate one kilometre trail leads you to the top of little bald mountain where you have stunning views of cowichan lake and the larger bald mountain peninsula.
The migration is dictated by food availability.
The terrain between marble mountain and flat ridge appeared to be high alpine meadows so that d serve as a perfect bivy site.
There is a lovely meadow just below the limestone crest at the head of marblerock creek in the neigbourhood of n49 41 626 and w125 39 301 that could certainly signal the boundary of the plateau but i think most people would take the connecting ridge between morrison spire and mt mcbride as the western edge.
The marble range is excellent as mule deer summer range.
Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
There was a newer bc rec sites and trails sign above the deck and the building had clearly been restored with care.
This 2 3 hour hike is about as easy as mountain hiking comes.
The summit of marble mountain is 1 700 feet above the humber river which cuts a winding path through the majestic humber valley to the bay of islands.
The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from august until september.
The limestone canyon in which marble canyon provincial park is located is a rare geological formation in british columbia and this is not some small sport climbing bluff at its full height marble canyon is over 800 metres 2 600 feet high and many.
At the top at 1970m 6463 feet is the jesmond fire lookout.
Marble range provincial park was established in 1995 and then in 2013 additional lands were added.
Marble mountain is a 12 6 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near strathcona d british columbia canada that features a river and is rated as difficult.
Much of the route is in the forest but the last kilometer opens up.
Before it was a park the mountains were used for hunting hiking snowmobiling mining guiding and ranching the northern end of the mable range is at the big bar lake road on the edge of the cariboo plateau.
Marble canyon is located within marble canyon provincial park located in the pavilion mountain range in south central british columbia.
