British Columbia trails · Burke Ridge Trail

Burke Ridge Trail

A 4.8-mile network in British Columbia, with 920 ft of climbing. Reaches Bennie Lake and other lake/viewpoint destinations.

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Length

4.8 mi

Elevation gain

920 ft

Difficulty

Hard

Max grade

60%

Steepest mile

+496 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

2.1 mi

Shape

network

Surface

Dirt

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,205 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Bennie Lake (lake)
Coquitlam Mountain Overlook (viewpoint)
Burke South Summit Viewpoint (viewpoint)
Christine Lake Overlook (viewpoint)
North Burke Summit's Middle Viewpoint (viewpoint)
North Burke Summit’s Lower Viewpoint (viewpoint)
North Burke Summit’s High Viewpoint (viewpoint)
North Burke Summit’s North Viewpoint (viewpoint)

Heads up

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.

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:58 a.m., the sun rises at 7:30 a.m. and sets at 6:22 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:54 p.m. (PDT) — 10 h 53 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.8-mile route takes roughly 2 h 13 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:43 a.m. — 8 h 39 min before sunset.