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British Columbia trails · Phillips Ridge Route

Phillips Ridge Route

A 15.5-mile out-and-back in British Columbia, with 4,422 ft of climbing. Reaches Phillips Ridge and other lake/summit destinations.

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Length
15.5 mi
Elevation gain
4,422 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
60%
Steepest mile
+1,401 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
8.8 mi
Shape
out-and-back

Elevation profile

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The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 4,337 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Phillips Ridge Route

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

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

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:10 a.m., the sun rises at 7:42 a.m. and sets at 6:34 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:06 p.m. (PDT) — 10 h 52 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 30.9-mile round trip works out to roughly 15 h 52 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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