British Columbia trails · Wapiti Trail
Wapiti Trail
A 33.8-mile point-to-point in British Columbia, with 2,083 ft of climbing. Reaches Wapiti Falls and other lake/waterfall destinations. Managed by Recreation Sites & Trails BC.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 11.3 and mile 22.5. It gives back about 7,101 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Wapiti Falls (waterfall)
- Barber Lake (lake)
- Duke Lake (lake)
- Fellers Lake (lake)
- Lost Moraine Lake (lake)
- Onion Lake (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:53 a.m., the sun rises at 7:29 a.m. and sets at 6:07 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:43 p.m. (MST) — 10 h 37 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 33.8-mile route works out to roughly 13 h 33 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.