British Columbia trails · Highland
Highland
A 47.4-mile point-to-point in British Columbia, with 3,153 ft of climbing. Reaches Chatterton Lake and other lake/viewpoint destinations. Managed by Recreation Sites & Trails BC.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 15.8. It gives back about 7,294 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Chatterton Lake (lake)
- Hayhurst Lake (lake)
- Browne Lake (lake)
- Long Meadow Lake (lake)
- Damer Lake Viewpoint (viewpoint)
- The Monolith (viewpoint)
- Eddy's View (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Highland access — parking nearby. 50.20934, -119.23264 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:44 a.m., the sun rises at 7:17 a.m. and sets at 6:07 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:40 p.m. (PDT) — 10 h 50 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 47.4-mile route works out to roughly 19 h 08 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- McCulloch Snowmobile Trails + Highland — 3.5 mi loop, 296 ft gain
- Highland + The SteepRT + Interstellar — 3.8 mi loop, 838 ft gain
- No Boats + Highland + Purple Haze — 3.8 mi loop, 1,144 ft gain