British Columbia trails · Alexander Mackenzie Trail
Alexander Mackenzie Trail
A 64.6-mile network in British Columbia, with 6,112 ft of climbing. Reaches Long Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by Recreation Sites & Trails BC.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 65% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 21.5. It gives back about 14,197 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Long Lake (lake)
- Hump Lake (lake)
- Fish Lake (lake)
- Datletlal Lake (lake)
- Sitkatapa Lake (lake)
- Bluff Lake (lake)
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Getting there
Alexander Mackenzie Trail access. 52.43426, -126.18768 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:13 a.m., the sun rises at 7:48 a.m. and sets at 6:32 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:06 p.m. (PDT) — 10 h 44 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 64.6-mile route works out to roughly 26 h 59 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.