Marriott Basin
Statistics
Summer Trail
| Total Distance: |
14.0 km (return) |
| Estimated Time: |
5 hours |
| Average Grade: |
6.6% |
| Structure: |
Linear - Return |
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Elevation Gain:
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460 m |
| Start Elevation: |
1340 m |
| Max Elevation: |
1800 m |
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Winter Route
| Total Distance: |
14.0 km (return) |
| Estimated Time: |
4 hours |
| Average Grade: |
6.6% |
| Structure: |
Linear - Return |
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Elevation Gain:
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460 m |
| Start Elevation: |
1340 m |
| Max Elevation: |
1800 m |
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Directions
Follow Highway 99 North to Mount Currie, then turn right for Lillooet. 5 km past Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, just past the Cayoosh Creek bridge, turn left onto the Cayoosh Creek Forest Service Road. You will know if you're in the right place if you see a large salt shed very close (50m) to the turnoff. If you have 4WD, travel the FSR 2 km to the trailhead - the road was recently brushed out by the Whistler ACC in Fall 2011.
Details
The distance above is from the start of the 4WD.
This is the same approach to Rohr Lake and Mt. Rohr (the trail junctions off to Rohr about an hour after the end of the road. The sign marked Aspen is the way to Marriot and the sign marked Rohr obviously leads to Rohr lake)
The Wendy Thompson Memorial Hut is located past the west end of the lower lake, follow the trail up through trees, 20min from the lake.. Contact the ACC Whistler Section online through links at accwhistler.ca to reserve the hut.
A note on the descent. Hikers and snowshoers will want to come down the way the way they went up. Skiers, however, once below the lake and into the flat meadow, should keep skiers left as much as possible, staying high. If you follow this correctly, you will end up in the middle of a boulder field which in good condition is a pleasant ski down. From there the trail is easy to pick up and you'll be on the road in minutes.
Photographs
GPS Waypoints
| Trailhead |
N50.40479 W122.46272 |
10U 538181 5583777 |
| Trailhead Sign / Plaque |
N50.40547 W122.46163 |
10U 538258 5583853 |
| Rohr Lake Trail Junction |
N50.41057 W122.45823 |
10U 538495 5584422 |
| Tricky Creek Crossing |
N50.41736 W122.45709 |
10U 538571 5585177 |
| Top of Hill After Meadows |
N50.42164 W122.46133 |
10U 538266 5585651 |
| Tarn #1 |
N50.42234 W122.46228 |
10U 538198 5585728 |
| Tarn #2 |
N50.42299 W122.46292 |
10U 538152 5585800 |
| Creek Crossing Near Lake |
N50.42654 W122.46802 |
10U 537787 5586192 |
| Wendy Thompson Hut |
N50.42987 W122.47465 |
10U 537313 5586559 |