Trail Ventures BC Southern Chilcotin Mountains Trail Map - GPS Based - hiking, backpacking, mountaineering, mountain biking, horeseback riding in the South Chilcotin - Locator Map with Big Creek Provincial Park and Spruce Lake Protected Area; Copyright: Trail Ventures BC Inc.

LOCATOR MAP (click here to enlarge this image)

 
Trail Ventures BC Southern Chilcotin Mountains Trail Map - GPS Based - hiking, backpacking, mountaineering, mountain biking, horeseback riding in the South Chilcotin - Chilcotin Trail Map Road Detail; Copyright: Trail Ventures BC Inc.

EXCEPTIONAL ROAD DETAIL

 
Trail Ventures BC Southern Chilcotin Mountains Trail Map - GPS Based - hiking, backpacking, mountaineering, mountain biking, horeseback riding in the South Chilcotin - Chilcotin Trail Map Trail/Route Detail; Copyright: Trail Ventures BC Inc.

EXCEPTIONAL TRAIL/ROUTE DETAIL

 
Trail Ventures BC Southern Chilcotin Mountains Trail Map - GPS Based - hiking, backpacking, mountaineering, mountain biking, horeseback riding in the South Chilcotin - Chilcotin Trail Map Legend; Copyright: Trail Ventures BC Inc.
MAP LEGEND
MAP FEATURES & INFORMATION

The first GPS based, topographic trail map for the South Chilcotin Mountains (SCM).

Published in 2005 by Trail Ventures BC (TVBC).

1:75,000 main map covering approx. 1900 sq. km (44.4 km E to W and 42.8 km N to S) including the Spruce Lake Protected Area (SLPA), the southern part of Big Creek Provincial Park (BCPP), and the popular Mud Lakes area. 1:30,000 Spruce Lake area inset map. Locator map with access info. Map area stretches from Dash Ck to Carpenter Lake (N to S), and from Mud Lakes to the headwaters of Taseko River (E to W).

Topographic map with elevation colouring and hill shading. Contour interval: 50m on main map and 30m on Spruce Lake inset map.

All roads, tracks, trails, routes and majority of mountaineering routes were GPSed from 2003 to 2005. Most logging spur/access road junctions are shown however many of these spur roads, beyond the junctions, were not mapped as indicated on the map.

This map was prepared with attention to detail. Roads are rated according to road conditions: paved, 2WD, 2WD High clearance, and 4WD. 2WD High clearance vehicles are recommended. Likewise, trails and routes are rated to help guide users through the map area: track, primary trail, secondary trail, route and mountaineering route. This detail will be of particular use in this area where trail conditions can vary considerably over short distances. In addition, small side creeks and trailside pond positions, not indicated on any other maps, are shown. This is because TVBC is the first map maker to map these trails and routes on foot – most of them several times.

Locations of campgrounds, campsites, cabins, footbridges, major creek crossings, floatplane landings, gates, and mine workings are shown.

Trailhead locations are shown and UTM positions are given.

Cabins: private cabins and cabins open to the public are indicated. Only one cabin is purely a public cabin – the Taylor Cabin.

Grids: UTM (Zone 10U) and lat/long. Map projection/datum: NAD83. UTM gridlines plus gradations on the outside of map frame; and lat/long gradations on inside of map frame.

Glacier positions are not shown. Glaciers exist only within the eastern section of this map. Note: most NTS 1:50,000 maps were last updated in 1979 and many glaciers in this map area have receded since then. For more accurate and up-to-date glacier position info check the 1:20,000 provincial basemap at http://maps.gov.bc.ca/. Browse to ‘Provincial Basemap’. To zoom to this map area: browse ‘Find Location’ > ‘Place Name’ then input either ‘Vic Lake’, ‘Lorna Lake’ or Leckie Lake’. Click on the name to zoom the map.


This map will appeal to horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking, mountaineering, backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, fishing, and wildlife viewing enthusiasts. Out-of-park activities involving dirtbike, quad, snowmobile (sleds) and 4WD in areas such as Mud Lakes will also benefit from this map.

Trails not shown on this map:

  • Trails leading W from Powell Pass, Iron Pass, ‘Ram Mtn’, and Warner Pass to the Taseko Lakes area
  • Trail heading N from Lone Valley into Hungry Valley
  • Tyaughton Lake/Pearson Ridge area trails
  • Upper section of Leckie Ck Trail (overgrown)
  • Most upper section of Gun Ck Trail – TVBC did GPS a very faint trail/route on the N side of Gun Ck here but apparently the trail crosses Gun Ck and follows the creek on its S side in this area. TVBC will be checking this out.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TVBC would like to thank Matt English of ESRI Canada for his many contributions to the making of this map. Such an undertaking would not have been possible without his help and guidance. We also thank ESRI for their provision of the ArcGIS 9.0 software used to create this map.

© Copyright 2005 by Trail Ventures BC Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this map may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means without the written permission of the publisher.