British Columbia trails · Knucklehead
Knucklehead
A 40.6-mile network in British Columbia, with 4,195 ft of climbing. Reaches The Knuckles and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by Recreation Sites & Trails BC.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 13.5. It gives back about 6,883 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- The Knuckles (summit)
- Beta Lake (lake)
- Gamma Lake (lake)
Getting there
A-Branch Cabin — parking nearby. 49.89822, -124.17308 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:04 a.m., the sun rises at 7:36 a.m. and sets at 6:27 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:00 p.m. (PDT) — 10 h 51 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 40.6-mile route works out to roughly 17 h 08 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Sunshine Coast — 7.7 mi
- Emma Lake Power Divide — 16.1 mi