British Columbia trails · Plateau Trail
Plateau Trail
A 10.7-mile out-and-back in British Columbia, with 989 ft of climbing. Reaches Kwai Lake and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,913 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Kwai Lake (lake)
- Meadow Lake (lake)
- Panther Lake (lake)
- Johnston Lake (lake)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:08 a.m., the sun rises at 7:41 a.m. and sets at 6:32 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:05 p.m. (PDT) — 10 h 52 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 21.3-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 53 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:33 p.m. — 1 h 59 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Grass Lake Trail + The Ridge/Monument Mountain + Plateau Trail — 4.9 mi loop, 1,926 ft gain
- HP2 Trail + Plateau Trail + The HP Connector Trail — 3.1 mi loop, 288 ft gain
- The HP Connector Trail + Plateau Trail + The Ridge/Monument Mountain — 5.5 mi loop, 1,180 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Augerpoint Trail — 7.5 mi
- Marble Meadows Trail — 11.5 mi
- Phillips Ridge Route — 15.1 mi
- Beaufort Crest Trail — 29.0 mi