British Columbia trails · Augerpoint Trail

Augerpoint Trail

A 9.3-mile out-and-back in British Columbia, with 5,739 ft of climbing. Reaches Ruth Masters Lake and other lake destinations.

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Length

9.3 mi

Elevation gain

5,739 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

60%

Steepest mile

+1,715 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

6.8 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Surface

Ground;Rock

Bikes

Horses

Elevation profile

The climbing leans toward the first third: 52% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.1.

3-D terrain

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Ruth Masters Lake (lake)
Jack Shark Lake (lake)

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Terrain graded T4 (SAC scale) — exposed or hands-on hiking reported on part of this route.

Sections reported faint or hard to follow — carry a map or download this area offline.

Getting there

Augerpoint Trailhead. 49.68371, -125.54277 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:09 a.m., the sun rises at 7:41 a.m. and sets at 6:33 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:05 p.m. (PDT) — 10 h 52 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 18.5-mile round trip works out to roughly 12 h 36 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.