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British Columbia trails · H.B.C.Brigade Trail

H.B.C.Brigade Trail

A 15.5-mile out-and-back in British Columbia, with 4,976 ft of climbing. Reaches Palmer Pond. Managed by Recreation Sites & Trails BC.

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Length
15.5 mi
Elevation gain
4,976 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
59%
Steepest mile
+1,549 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
8.5 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Managed by
Recreation Sites & Trails BC

Elevation profile

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The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 4,655 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of H.B.C.Brigade Trail

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

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Terrain graded T3 (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

Peers Creek/HBC Trail — parking nearby. 49.38028, -121.30416 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:52 a.m., the sun rises at 7:24 a.m. and sets at 6:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:49 p.m. (PDT) — 10 h 52 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 31.1-mile round trip works out to roughly 16 h 29 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.

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