August 23ish-30ish whipsaw southeast BC

[Abdu]

Hi everybody,

I'm thinking of planning a trip down to whipsaw with my friend michael, almost like a mini-mackenzie before we do the mackenzie next year and was seeing if there would be any interest among the group for both of us have never really been down there but it is a good 100km loop trail out in Princeton,BC looking at being gone for around a week so if anyone is interested let me know.

Total mileage is around 2100km give or take

Cheers,
Abdu

[binch]

Oh now this sounds like fun!!!!    I'm tentative but will confirm when I return in June ;-)

I'm in!   I've added it to my Calendar  ;-)

[Chris]

Throw me down as tentative also, ill know closer to if I can make it !

[Abdu]

Sounds good bill and chris, I gotta make time to concrete the drive plan and see if there is any issues with camp sites or logistics, I will also try and get concrete numbers for around august 1 to commit

[Chris]

Sounds good, iv been a couple of times, let me know if i can help!

[Red90]

If you go here, you can see a detailed track and waypoints.  It includes some other trails, but you can just look at Whipsaw.

https://www.gaiagps.com/map/?loc=7.0/-116.9255/50.8254&pubLink=SPthqMeh2MErk0TanyzRMfzz&folderId=08e1e538-ff96-4778-9b17-f32e65415a12

[Abdu]

So taking a look at fires because I forgot those exist for some reason looks like at this time Princeton and the surrounding area are on evacuation order i may tentatively cancel the trip for now but see how fires and the like are going worse case I think the alternative idea I have is doing a camping roadtrip to Drumheller and going out to ghost after

[JohnnyO]

Interested and watching closely as this comes together.  I might be able to join in at the tail end, August 28 to 30. Coming from Calgary.  Have tent will travel!


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[Red90]

FYI. Off road driving is prohibited currently.

 https://blog.gov.bc.ca/bcwildfire/off-road-vehicles-to-be-prohibited-in-the-kamloops-fire-centre/

As of 12 p.m. (noon) PDT on August 10, 2026, the operation of any off-road vehicle for recreational purposes on Crown land will be prohibited and all on-highway vehicles must remain on road surfaces as defined in the Forest Planning and Practices Regulation.

[Cruzer]

Is there any plans on this happening next year?

[binch]

Is there any plans on this happening next year?

If the area is accessible I'm sure there would be someone interest in doing the trail again.  We just need someone willing to organise the event and set a date ;-)