Alouette to Stave trail
North end of Alouette L to Stave L
Statistics
| Total Distance: |
4.0 km (return) |
| Estimated Time: |
3 hours |
| Average Grade: |
11.5% |
| Structure: |
Linear - Return |
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Elevation Gain:
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270 m |
| Start Elevation: |
120 m |
| Min Elevation: |
80 m |
| Max Elevation: |
350 m |
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Directions
Directions identical to Robie Reid trail .
Details
Follow the RR trail to the creek crossing at the north end of Alouette L . Instead of heading west parallel to the lakeshore walk in a NW direction and in less than a km you will intersect an old but obvious trail that has several sections of elevated walkways made from hand split cedar , steps , and a bridge across the creek ( Not useable and easily bypassed ). After the bridge the trail steepens as it climbs the ridge and is somewhat harder to follow although there is some old flagging . Once across the saddle and starting down the slope towards Stave you pick up an old overgrown roadbed that disappears into the water at the edge of a small lake that can be bypassed by bushwhacking along the slope on its left (West) . The road reappears at the other end of the lake and though parts of it are creekbed can be followed to an old collapsed cabin on the Stave shore .
Glacier Bay can be accessed from that point in about 2 hours by heading north along the Stave shore.
GPS Waypoints
| Gates on Hydro service road |
N49.37116 W122.32570 |
10U 548952 5468936 |
| Trailhead |
N49.37774 W122.32403 |
10U 549067 5469668 |
| Creek crossing at North end of Alouette Lake |
N49.39060 W122.31809 |
10U 549485 5471102 |
| Cabin |
N49.39060 W122.32198 |
10U 549203 5471099 |
| Alouette to Stave trail (bushwack to here) |
N49.39178 W122.32413 |
10U 549046 5471229 |
| Alouette / Stave divide |
N49.39939 W122.31665 |
10U 549581 5472080 |
| Stave lakeshore |
N49.40973 W122.29723 |
10U 550979 5473243 |